New Delhi, May 6 -- India and Pakistan should exercise maximum restraint and avoid a military confrontation that can "easily spin out of control", UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday against the backdrop of heightened tensions between the South Asian neighbours over the Pahalgam terror attack. Gutteres offered to mediate between the Indian and Pakistani governments and said the United Nations will support any initiative that promotes de-escalation and diplomacy. "Make no mistake, the military solution is no solution. And I offer my good offices to both governments in the service of peace. " he underlined. Guterres reiterated his condemnation of the Pahalgam terror attack of April 22 that killed 26 people, mostly tourists, a...