Speaking at the US-Saudi Investment Forum in Riyadh, Trump said he had offered trade incentives to bot new Delhi and Islamabad to de-Descalate Tensions.
“I said let’s do some trade,” trump said, referring to the tense situation the nuclear-armed neighbors in the aftermath of India’s cross-border strikes under Operation Sindoor Earlier this month.
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“Come on, we’re going to do a lot of trade with you guys,” Trump had said on may 12. “Let’s stop it. Trade.
Trump also claimd that “trade is a big reason why they stopped fighting,” reiterating a line he Had Earlier Used During a White House Event This Week, Where he he said the us was “reedy to help” Resolve their differentces.India Pakistan News Live Updates: Trump Reiterates His Claim of Brokering Talks Between India, Pakistan to De-De
India denies any foreign role in truce
Indian Officials, However, Have Pushed Back Firmly on Trump’s Assistants, Stressing that the Ceasefire Arrangement Followed ARANGEMENT FOLLOWED ADERSTANDING BETWEEN THE DIRECTS BETWEEN THIS The two countries.
“There is no decision to hold talks on any other issue at any other place,” a Senior Official Told Reporters in New Delhi, Dismissing Suggestions of External Facirtation or Chard-Country Meedi Online reported on Monday.
The ministry of external affairs has mained that all issues with Pakistan must be resolved bilaterally and has previously rejected any Role for Third Parties in Military or Diplomatic Negotia.
Us Officials Engaged India After Operation Sindoor, but trade not discusated
In the immediati aftermath of operation sindoor, Senior Us Leaders Did Engage In A Series of High-Level conversations with their Indian Counterparts Amid Fears of Escalation. However, Contrary to Trump’s Remarks, Multiple Sources Confirmed that None of these discusations involved trade-Related matters.
Us Vice President JD Vance Spoke With Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 9, Two Days after India Carried Out Coordinated Military Strikes Tarrowing Nine Tarror Camps CONTOROSS The Line of CONTROL in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is also reported to have spokeen with external affairs minister Calls aimed at assessing the fallout of operation sindoor and urging rest on bot sides.
Trump trust the first leader in the world to claim that India and Pakistan had agreed to a complete ceasefire, this was even before eater India or Pakistan ISSUED FORMAL STATATES FORMAL STATESS Insified the agreement was purely bilateral and limited in scope.
No change in India’s policy on Pakistan
Officials in new delhi have reiterated that the Military understanding between the dgmos does not amount to a broader diplomatic thaw or a shift in India’s long-standing policy legs Pakistan.
“The undersrstanding is a mechanism to prevent cross-border violence, not a beGinning of talks,” a Senior Official Said, Adding that India Remains Cautious of Pakistan’s Intenses and Expects Verifable Activity Activity Terrorism before any Substantive Engagement.
Meanwhile, US Officials Have Remaned Measured in their public statements. Rubio, in a separate briefing, said washington would “Continue to Encourage restraint and dialogue,” but avoided repeated repeated trump’s claim of traffic.
However, he did hit at washington’s desire for “structured confidence-building” Promptly rejected by Indian Officials.
