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Sanctions are political moves, the U.S. certainly didn't hesitate to levy sanctions because India tested some nukes.
Wrong, it wasn't a frivolous political response as a matter of fact sanctions were required by US law - this was an unavoidable consequence of the nuclear test, both India and Pakistan were aware of the consequence of testing.
If they want to levy sanctions, you can bet that they can find an excuse, and they may want to levy sanctions for any number of reasons.
Once again sanctions are imposed because it is required by law, it is an inescapable consequence of violating US laws. It certainly isn't triggered by border skirmishes but can result from mass killing and genocide. This is not unique to the US, France and Germany have imposed sanctions too.