Did New Delhi just refute US claims on India-Pak mediation?
Within a minute of Trump's tweet, the White House and Vice President JD Vance also shared Turmp's post.US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, joined, saying "Over the past 48 hours, VP Vance and I have engaged with senior Indian and Pakistani officials, including Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif", among others. He also claimed India and Pakistan have agreed to start talks on a "broad set of issues at a neutral site".TRUCE TALKS HELD DIRECTLY: INDIA ASSERTSIndia, which confirmed the ceasefire at 6 pm, stated that Pakistan had initiated the talks on Saturday evening by dialling India and that the talks were held directly between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of both countries.advertisementIn a cryptic message tagged with #IndiaFightsPropaganda, the government appeared to counter the US announcement that seemed to take credit for the truce, asserting that the ceasefire 'was worked out directly between the two countries'. The post also addressed Rubio's assertion that India and Pakistan had agreed to engage in broader dialogue."Stoppage of firing and military action between India and Pakistan was worked out directly between the two countries."Pak DGMO initiated the call this afternoon after which discussions took place and understanding reached."No decision to hold talks on any other issue at any other place," the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting tweeted.However, according to sources, the United States played a key role in de-escalation by exerting direct pressure on Pakistan, linking the provisional release of a $1 billion IMF loan to its immediate acceptance of the ceasefire, with the remaining amount contingent on full compliance.Furthermore, the US has officially recognised India's revised war doctrine, which declares that any future terrorist attack will be considered an act of war.India targeted terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir recently, days after Pakistan-based terrorists killed 26 people -- mostly tourists -- in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam. The Pakistani army escalated the situation further with drone and missile attacks, which were intercepted by Indian defence systems. The surprise truce came amid fears that the conflict could spiral into a broader war.Tune InMust Watch
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