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Times of Oman
an hour ago
- Business
- Times of Oman
Trump again claims credit for India, Pakistan cessation of hostilities
Washington, DC: US President Donald Trump once again claimed credit for brokering the cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan, asserting that he used trade as a negotiation tactic. Speaking at the Oval Office during an event marking Elon Musk's departure from his advisory role at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Trump said, "We stopped India and Pakistan from fighting. I believe that could have turned out into a nuclear disaster, and I want to thank the leaders of India and Pakistan, and I want to thank my people. Also, we talk trade, and we say we can't trade with people who are shooting at each other and potentially using nuclear weapons. They're great leaders in those countries, and they understood and they agreed." Trump's remarks come amid continued debate over the role of international influence in recent de-escalation efforts between the South Asian nations. Meanwhile, India has clarified that the cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan took place on May 10 following contacts between the two DGMOs and while there were conversations between Indian and US leaders on the evolving situation since Operation Sindoor was launched, the issue of trade or tariff did not come up in any of those discussions. Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India's position on the stoppage of military action has been well-articulated. "Our position on this particular issue that you mentioned has been well articulated. I would refer you to our position that was made clear on May 13. From the time Operation Sindoor commenced on 7th May till the understanding on cessation of firing and military action on May 10, there were conversations between Indian and US leaders on the evolving military situation. "The issue of trade or tariff did not come up in any of those discussions. The External Affairs Minister has also made it clear that the cessation of firing was decided upon through direct contact with the DGMOs of India and Pakistan," Jaiswal said. India launched Operation Sindoor following the Pahalgam terror attack, conducting precision strikes on terror infrastructure across the border in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). India repelled subsequent Pakistani aggression and pounded its airbases. The two countries agreed to stop military action after the Pakistan DGMO contacted his Indian counterpart.
ABC News
18 hours ago
- General
- ABC News
If You're Listening: Why Pakistan fights India
India and Pakistan have agreed to a temporary ceasefire but tensions are still high. This is the second episode in a series where we look at both sides – why they want to fight, and what they have to lose.
Reuters
18 hours ago
- General
- Reuters
Indian Navy will lead New Delhi's response to any future Pakistani aggression, minister says
NEW DELHI, May 30 (Reuters) - India will use the firepower of its navy in response to any future aggression by Pakistan, India's defence minister said on Friday, weeks after the fiercest fighting in decades between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. Relations between India and Pakistan are tense after four days of fighting this month, which involved fighter jets, missiles, drones and artillery before a ceasefire was announced. "If Pakistan resorts to anything evil or unethical, it will, this time, face the firepower and ire of the Indian Navy," Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on the aircraft carrier INS Vikrant off the coast of the western Indian state of Goa. A spokesperson for Pakistan's military referred Reuters to a May 12 statement, which said there would be a "comprehensive and decisive" response whenever Pakistan's sovereignty was "threatened and territorial integrity violated". The latest fighting erupted after 26 people, mostly Indian tourists, were killed in an April 22 attack in Kashmir, a disputed Himalayan territory claimed by both nations. New Delhi blamed the attack on "terrorists" backed by Pakistan, which denied the charge. A ceasefire took effect on May 10 and a top Pakistani military official told Reuters on Friday that both countries were close to reducing their troop build-up along their border to pre-conflict levels. The Indian Navy has said it deployed its carrier battle group, submarines and other aviation assets in the northern Arabian Sea within 96 hours of the April 22 attack. Defence Minister Singh said 'Operation Sindoor', under which India launched the strikes on Pakistan, was paused, but not yet over. "We stopped our military actions on our own terms. Our forces had not even started showing their might," he said.
Russia Today
2 days ago
- Business
- Russia Today
Trump's trade offer led to India-Pakistan ceasefire
The US government has claimed in an official court submission that the ceasefire between India and Pakistan was agreed after President Donald Trump intervened and offered both countries 'access to the American market.' Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told the US Court of International Trade last week that the ceasefire 'was only achieved after President Trump interceded and offered both nations trading access with the United States to avert a full-scale war.' Lutnick also argued that narrowing the president's emergency tariff powers would weaken US global influence and threaten the fragile India-Pakistan truce. Lutnick was referring to the ceasefire announced by New Delhi and Islamabad on May 10, after a four-day military standoff between the two nuclear powers. India launched a military operation, codenamed Sindoor, on May 7, targeting nine cites in Pakistan which it referred to as 'terrorist camps.' The move was in response to a terrorist attack in Pahalgam in India's Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory in late April that killed 26 tourists, New Delhi maintained. Islamabad has denied any involvement in the Pahalgam attack. Trump was the first to announce the ceasefire in a social media post. He later claimed on several occasions that he had intervened at a critical moment in the standoff and had told both countries: 'I was 'gonna do a lot of trade with you, let's stop it.' Immediately after Trump's comments, Indian Foreign Ministry sources dismissed claims that the US had threatened to reduce trade as a means of brokering a ceasefire. Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri recently told a parliamentary committee that the US was 'neither involved nor informed' about the ceasefire between India and Pakistan. Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar in a series of interviews with European media outlets this week rejected the role of Trump in reaching ceasefire. 'The cessation of firing was agreed between the military commanders of both sides through direct contact,' he told Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Lutnick's court statement came amid efforts to negotiate a bilateral trade deal between India and the US. Indian Foreign Secretary Misri is currently in Washington for high-level talks on finalizing the trade pact before the deadline announced by Trump. The US in April imposed an additional 26% reciprocal tariff on Indian goods, but suspended it for 90 days until July 9, keeping the baseline 10% tariff in place.
Bloomberg
2 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Lutnick Defends US Tariffs as Key to India-Pakistan Ceasefire
Follow Bloomberg India on WhatsApp for exclusive content and analysis on what billionaires, businesses and markets are doing. Sign up here. The ceasefire between India and Pakistan earlier this month was only achieved after US President Donald Trump offered the two countries trading access, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said in a legal submission defending the White House's tariff policy.
