India, May 10 -- Ahead of the India-Pakistan ceasefire announcement on Saturday, Hindustan Times spoke with Indian-American Congressman Ami Bera, a member of the Intelligence Committee of the US House of Representatives, about the escalating India-Pakistan conflict, the need for American diplomatic engagement to reduce tensions, and Pakistan's ongoing internal terrorism problem.

Could you tell us about your views on escalating tensions we've seen between India and Pakistan over the last week or two?

As a senior Indian American member of Congress, I saw the heinous attacks in April on innocent tourists in Kashmir. Obviously, we knew there would be some sort of response from the Indian government. And now this kind of back and forth is go...