Is Trump Really Behind India-Pakistan Ceasefire? EAM Jaishankar Clarifies Days After Mediation-OxBig News Network

In a giant growth days after the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has denied the declare made by US President Donald Trump that he performed a task in mediating a ceasefire between the 2 international locations and asserted that the understanding reached was a results of direct dialogue between the 2 international locations with none third-party intervention.

Speaking on the matter within the Netherlands throughout a media interview, EAM Jaishankar stated, “This is something that only India and Pakistan need to settle directly.” He underscored that New Delhi is open to dialogue with Islamabad, however solely beneath severe phrases that prioritise an finish to cross-border terrorism. “We are always ready to talk, but the talks must be serious and should focus on stopping terrorism,” he added.

The feedback from the EAM are available response to Trump’s earlier remarks, the place the US President claimed that Washington had helped dealer peace in what he described as a “thousand-year conflict” between the 2 South Asian nations.

India has, nonetheless, been constant in sustaining that the Kashmir challenge and associated tensions are bilateral issues and don’t require exterior mediation. In a current interview, Jaishankar elaborated on the historic complexities of the India-Pakistan relationship, which dates again to the Partition in 1947.

He acknowledged that Pakistan’s sample of hostility started when it despatched fighters disguised as tribal militias into Kashmir, fighters who had been later recognized as Pakistani troopers, some in uniform and a few not. “Over many years, Pakistan has followed a path of extremism and has used terrorism across the border to put pressure on India,” Jaishankar remarked.

Tensions between the 2 neighbouring international locations witnessed recent escalation once more following a lethal terrorist assault in Pahalgam on April 22, which claimed the lives of 26 individuals, together with one Nepali nationwide.

In response to the dastardly terror assault, India launched ‘Operation Sindoor’, a precision counter-terror strike focusing on 9 key terror hubs throughout Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Over 100 terrorists affiliated with infamous outfits like Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen had been neutralised within the operation.

(With company Inputs)