US President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed to play a role in disposing of the growing tension between India and Pakistan.
According to Trump, the situation was getting “more and more hostile”, but somehow managed to get it “settled”.
Speaking to American soldiers on a basis in Doha, Qatar, Trump mentioned that the two countries were happy with trade discussions, suggesting that focusing on trade rather than conflict could be a way.
“I don’t want to say that I had done, but I am sure Narak helped to resolve the problem between Pakistan and India last week, which was becoming more and more hostile, and suddenly, you would start looking at a different type of missiles, and we settled it,” Trump said.
After a deadly attack in Pahalgam in Kashmir, tension between India and Pakistan increased, killing 26 people. India accused Pakistan of supporting the attack, leading to a series of diplomatic and military functions, including the Indus Water Treaty and the suspension of Operation Sindoor.
The US President mentioned that the situation was “out of control” but believed that his efforts contributed to a resolution.
“I hope I will not go out here and find out after two days that it has not been decided, but I think it has been decided, and we have talked to them about business. Let’s do business instead, and Pakistan was very happy with it, and India was very happy with it, and I feel that they are on the way …”
He also commented on the historical nature of the controversy. “They have all been fighting for almost 1000 years in fairness. So I said, I know. I can solve it. I can solve it; let me solve it, and let’s all meet them all together. You’ve been fighting for about 1000 years? Oh, it’s a lot.
In particular, Pakistan was formed on 14 August 1947 as a result of the partition of India, inspired by the demand of a separate Muslim state. Partition was officially approved by the Indian Independence Act 1947, formed both Pakistan and India as an independent dominance.
The All-India Muslim League led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah played an important role in advocating the creation of Pakistan.
Earlier today, Foreign Affairs expert KP Fabian said India’s decision to join Pakistan was not the result of American mediation post operation vermilion.
He said that the US played an important role in pushing Pakistan towards ceasefire talks yet.
Speaking to ANI, Fabian clarified that the US did not provide direct arbitration between India and Pakistan. Instead, Americans have stripped Pakistan naked in the right direction, encouraging them to talk directly with India.
“America did not mediate; they might have pushed Pakistan at some points for ceasefire. It was not America, ‘You should talk about it, India will do so, Pakistan will do it,’ – It will be called mediation. However, Pakistan is not even pushing towards seafier talks. Media;
After the rapid border-limit enmity between India and Pakistan, a ceasefire was broke into a ceasefire on May 10, the US has yet played an important role in pushing Pakistan towards the ceasefire talks.
Efforts behind the US administration, especially vice -president JD Vance and state secretary Marco Rubio, included extensive communication with Indian and Pakistani officials. Vance allegedly called Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urged him to consider de-eskalation options, while Rubio spoke to India’s Foreign Minister, S Jaishankar and Pakistan Army Chief, General Asim Munir.
These diplomatic efforts eventually discussed a possible ceasefire to the Director General of Pakistan’s military operations to reach the DGMO of India.
While the US tried to take credit for the ceasefire, Fabian suggested that his role was more fine.
According to Fabian, when US President Trump announced that he had spoken to both sides and a ceasefire agreement, the Indian government was “quite upset” with the claim.
India took decisive action, making Pakistan uncertain about its next steps. Pakistan faced a dilemma: increase the situation or look for a ceasefire. The US stepped into, urged Pakistan to request a ceasefire. The US then informed India about Pakistan’s request, but India emphasized direct communication from Pakistan.
“When President Trump said before the announcement, he had spoken to both sides overnight and we agreed to the ceasefire, our people were very upset with it. America did not mediate. We were strict from our actions, and Pakistan did not know what they had to do, or they were asking to join India.
Pakistan’s Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) eventually approached its Indian counterpart, and two DGMOS agreed to negotiate, paving the way for ceasefire.
Fabian highlighted India’s firm Rukh, eventually demanded a ceasefire for Pakistan. Diplomatic efforts concluded in a delicate peace between the two countries.
He expanded how the situation came to light diplomatically. “During that time, the US asked Pakistan to ask for a ceasefire. The US then told us that Pakistan is asking for a ceasefire, and we said that it is fine, quite good, but we want to hear that they should directly tell us that they want a struggle.
Operation Sindoor was launched by the Indian Armed Forces in the early hours of May 7, targeting nine terrorist sites in Pakistan and Pakistan -occupied Jammu and Kashmir (Pojk). The operation was a ventilative response to the May 5 terrorist attack in Pahgam in Jammu and Kashmir, killing 26 civilians, including a Nepali Rashtriya, and injuring several others.
In response, Pakistan crossed the border across the line of control and attempted drone attacks with the border areas.
India retaliated with a coordinated strike, damaging radar infrastructure, communication centers and air areas in the Pakistani airbase. (AI)