At the end of the day, all you did was tell the whole world that you are feeling jumpy.
My mental attitude towards listening to others depends entirely on the quality of what those others have to say. You have only yourself to thank.
In case you didn't know, the PA artillery was extensively used against the communications network on the Indian side. The PAF couldn't be used, not wasn't used, because they were short of spares and had never been informed about the impending operation. Read Kaisar Tufail.
India never approached the US, so how you come to the conclusion that India asked the US to intervene is a mystery. You can read the Americans on the subject, and find out for yourself what a climbdown the political leadership made in front of the American president, when they found that their military was facing a major defeat.