India’s Foreign Secretary Denies US Role in Ceasefire with Pakistan
India’s Foreign Secretary Denies US Role in Ceasefire with Pakistan

India’s Foreign Secretary, Vikram Misri, stated that the United States played no part in the ceasefire between India and Pakistan. Indian media reported this on Tuesday. His statement came despite US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims of having helped settle the ceasefire. Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, had also thanked Trump.

Last month, a deadly attack occurred in Pahalgam, located in Indian-administered Kashmir. India accused Pakistan of carrying it out, although no evidence was provided. Pakistan denied the allegations and called for an independent investigation. As tensions escalated, reports suggested that American intervention had helped ease the standoff.

Misri Denies Foreign Role in Ceasefire Talks

However, during a meeting with the Parliamentary Committee on External Affairs, led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, Misri denied any foreign mediation. “The offer for a ceasefire came from Pakistan and no other country was involved,” the Hindustan Times quoted a senior lawmaker present at the meeting as saying.

When MPs asked about Trump’s public statements, Misri responded, “New Delhi had routine talks with the US, but there was no mediation.”

This was Misri’s first appearance before the 31-member panel. The meeting lasted over three hours and included many questions directed at him.

MPs Question India’s Silence on Trump’s Claims

Press Trust of India also cited sources saying Misri “reiterated the government’s stand that the decision to stop military actions was taken at a bilateral level,” denying any third-party involvement.

Panel members questioned why India had not publicly responded to Trump’s repeated claims. One MP asked, “Trump publicly claimed at least seven times that he facilitated the ceasefire. Why was India silent?” Another asked why India had “allowed Trump to repeatedly seize the narrative.”

India Today reported that members felt “India neither involved the US in the discussions with Pakistan nor was India involved in the US’s decision to announce it.”

The Times of India added that Misri explained Trump had made his claims on social media, not through any formal channels. This, he said, made it difficult for India to respond officially.

No Signs of Nuclear Escalation

During the in-camera session, Misri also said there was no chance of “restoration of normalcy with Pakistan in the near future.”

He added that there was no “nuclear signalling” from Pakistan during the military standoff. According to the Hindustan Times, Misri said the confrontation remained “entirely in the conventional domain and involved no ‘nuclear signalling’ from the other side”.

This comes despite Defence Minister Khawaja Asif’s earlier warning of an “all-out war” and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar’s recent remark that “a nuclear war was never an option for the government.”

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