15-05-2025
'Treading Cautiously': Govt Sources Respond To Trump's 'Ceasefire' Claims, Say US 'Important Trade Partner'
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Sources said the Centre knows it can respond to US President Donald Trump in its own way or sidestep as they have clarified that no mediation will be allowed on the Kashmir issue
India is 'treading cautiously" when it comes to US President Donald Trump's claims on the 'India-Pakistan ceasefire" during a military standoff between the two neighbours, top government sources told News18.
Trump had announced that India and Pakistan agreed to a 'full and immediate ceasefire" and claimed that it happened after a long night of talks 'mediated by the United States".
According to the sources, as far as Trump's social media post is concerned, India is treading cautiously on it as these are 'sensitive diplomatic matters".
'The US is a very important trade partner, one of the most important and powerful allies that India has. Be it trade, tariffs, tech collaborations, investments or visas, a smooth relationship with the US is vital for India's growth story," the sources told News18.
The sources said the central government knows it can respond to Trump in its own way or sidestep it as they have clarified that no mediation will be allowed on the Kashmir issue.
They said ceasefire talks started with Pakistan 'pleading" for de-escalation, as India never wanted escalation unless provoked.
'No less than the PM himself has said this twice that only terror and PoK are on the table for discussion. In many ways, the Indian government has made it clear that it has handled this on its own with Pakistan and will continue doing it on its own terms," they added.
'NO COMPARISON TO KARGIL'
'There is no comparison to what we were during Kargil. We have increased our capabilities by leaps and bounds, and that was showcased by the DGMOs in two successive press conferences. Not just high precision strikes at nine terror bases, but also on Pakistan airbases. Visual evidence has corroborated India's claims," they said.
Trump has said his administration stopped a 'nuclear conflict" between India and Pakistan, telling the two countries that America would do a 'lot of trade" with them if they ended hostilities.
'On Saturday (May 10), my administration helped broker a full and immediate ceasefire, I think, a permanent one between India and Pakistan, ending a dangerous conflict of two nations with lots of nuclear weapons," he said at the start of a press conference in the White House on May 12.
He started the briefing by describing the events that took place over the previous few days in the Indian subcontinent. India and Pakistan reached an understanding on May 10 to end the conflict after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes.
Indian government sources in New Delhi have been maintaining that the directors general of military operations (DGMO) of India and Pakistan reached an understanding to stop all firings and military actions on land, air and sea, with immediate effect. They said no third party was involved.
