When asked whether New Delhi had any influence over Trump’s involvement in India-Pakistan matters or its diplomatic statements, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri quipped, “He certainly isn’t seeking my approval”read moreIndia’s Foreign Secretary told lawmakers on Monday (May 19) that there was no indication that Pakistan intended to launch a nuclear strike.According to lawmakers present at the briefing, Misri made it clear that the tensions remained in the domain of
conventional attacks
, and that the ceasefire request had originated from Islamabad.Vikram Misri, addressing members of the Indian Parliament’s Standing Committee on External Affairs, said the United States played no role in the ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan following this month’s military hostilities, rejecting US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims of brokering peace and preventing a nuclear conflict.STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADCeasefire request came from PakistanIndia launched Operation Sindoor in the early hours of May 7, carrying out precision strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan in response to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam that left 26 people dead. In retaliation, Pakistan attempted to target Indian military positions over the next three days. Indian forces responded with heavy counter-attacks on multiple Pakistani military sites before a ceasefire was declared on May 10.Misri told the committee that Pakistan’s Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) had reached out directly to his Indian counterpart to request a ceasefire. The foreign secretary emphasised there was “no American intervention” during the hostilities or the de-escalation process.More from India
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Trump didn’t broker India-Pakistan ceasefire, MEA gives timeline of how it happenedIndia issues rebuttal to Trump’s statementWhen asked whether New Delhi had any influence over Trump’s involvement in India-Pakistan matters or its diplomatic statements, Misri quipped, “He certainly isn’t seeking my approval,” according to a report by News18.Trump had claimed on his social media platform Truth Social that the United States had mediated a long night of talks between India and Pakistan, resulting in a full and immediate ceasefire. He also said his administration had helped prevent a nuclear conflict between the two countries, calling it a diplomatic breakthrough.India, however, issued a six-point rebuttal to Trump’s assertions. The Ministry of External Affairs said that the ceasefire agreement was the outcome of a direct military-to-military conversation between the two DGMOs, without involvement from any third party.India has consistently maintained that its operations were targeted, conventional responses to cross-border terrorism, and that the ceasefire came after Islamabad sought de-escalation.TagsDonald TrumpIndia-Pakistan TensionNuclear weaponsEnd of Article
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