India on Tuesday rejected US President Donald Trump’s mediation provide for Kashmir whereas asking Pakistan to vacate the illegally occupied Kashmir. India additionally reiterated that any difficulty regarding Jammu and Kashmir have to be addressed bilaterally with Pakistan with out third-party interference. Ministry of Exterior Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal mentioned that the excellent difficulty is the vacating of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
“We’ve a long-standing nationwide place that any points pertaining to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir need to be addressed by India and Pakistan bilaterally. That acknowledged coverage has not modified. The excellent matter is the vacating of illegally occupied Indian territory by Pakistan,” Jaiswal mentioned.
Answering a question, he mentioned there have been conversations between Indian and US leaders on the evolving army scenario from the time Operation Sindoor commenced however commerce didn’t come up in any of those discussions.
US President Donald Trump mentioned on Monday that his administration performed a vital position in brokering an instantaneous cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan, following escalating tensions between the 2 nuclear-armed neighbours.
India’s precision strikes on terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and PoJK got here in response to the Pahalgam terror assault during which 26 folks had been killed. The federal government had mentioned that the perpetrators will face extreme punishment and over 100 terrorists had been killed in Operation Sindoor.
Indian Armed Forces successfully repelled Pakistan’s subsequent army aggression and pounded a number of airbases in Pakistan. The 2 nations have now reached an understanding to cease firing and army motion after Pakistan DGMO reached out to his Indian counterpart.