US EditionJaishankar Refutes Trump's India-Pakistan Ceasefire Claims: ‘Was in the Room when JD Vance Spoke to PM Modi…’
INDIA, JUL 01 – External Affairs Minister Jaishankar denies trade leverage influenced India-Pakistan ceasefire, stating India acted on security grounds after Pakistan's May 9 assault, amid ongoing diplomatic clarifications.
- On April 22, terrorists attacked Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, killing 26 and aiming to destroy tourism and provoke religious violence.
- India launched Operation Sindoor on May 6-7, targeting terrorist bases in Pakistan linked to the Resistance Front and Lashkar-e-Taiba in response.
- Pakistan launched a massive assault on India the night of May 9, leading to swift Indian military retaliation and Pakistan's ceasefire request on May 10.
- External Affairs Minister Jaishankar, present during calls between US Vice President Vance and PM Modi, denied Trump’s claim that trade pressure led to the ceasefire.
- Jaishankar emphasized India’s refusal to yield to nuclear blackmail and stated the ceasefire resulted from India’s military actions, not external diplomatic pressure.
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Jaishankar again disputes Trump’s ‘South Asia’ ceasefire claim
WASHINGTON: Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, currently in Washington to participate in a Quad meeting, has again publicly challenged US President Donald Trump’s assertions that he brokered a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, following a military escalation between the two nuclear armed neighbours in May this year. In an interview with Newsweek, Jaishankar firmly denied Trump’s version of events, saying: “I can tell you that I …
‘I was in the room’: Jaishankar rejects Trump’s claims on India-Pakistan ceasefire
S Jaishankar asserted that despite warnings from Washington about a “massive assault” by Pakistan, India stood firm and responded militarily, refusing to be swayed by nuclear threats or diplomatic pressure.
Jaishankar refutes Trump's India-Pakistan ceasefire claims: ‘Was in the room when JD Vance spoke to PM Modi…’
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has refuted Donald Trump's claims that he secured ceasefire between India and Pakistan using trade negotiations. He also stressed that India would not tolerate nuclear blackmail from Pakistan.
I was there...: Jaishankar rejects Trump's repeated claims on India-Pak ceasefire
During his visit to the United States, S Jaishankar dismissed President Donald Trump's repeated claim of brokering an India-Pakistan ceasefire, stressing that Operation Sindoor was India's firm response to terror.
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