Pakistan has warned that it will be considered "an act of war," if India make good on its threat to cut off its access to the water upon which its power grid and irrigation network rely.

India will identify, track and punish every terrorist and their backers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, two days after 26 men were killed in an attack on tourists by suspected militants in the Himalayan territory of Kashmir.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to track and “punish” the perpetrators of this week’s deadly attack on dozens of tourists in Kashmir, which officials accuse Pakistan of being involved in.