Truce Holds as India and Pakistan Claim Diplomatic Victory

Sun Jun 22 2025 01:45:44 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Truce Holds as India and Pakistan Claim Diplomatic Victory

Both nations emphasize their individual successes following U.S. mediation efforts.


As tensions ease, India and Pakistan express divergent perspectives on the cease-fire agreement brokered by the Trump administration.



The fragile truce established between India and Pakistan appears to be sustaining its integrity as it enters its second day. Following a spate of violence characterized by military confrontations, both countries are now asserting their victories from the recent four-day conflict.

On Saturday, President Trump announced that the two nations had conceded to a cease-fire facilitated by U.S. mediation, effectively ceasing hostilities that had prompted drone and missile attacks, as well as severe shelling across their borders. In a celebratory note released on Sunday, Trump commended both nations for demonstrating "strength and wisdom" in halting aggressive actions that could have precipitated significant loss of life and destruction.

Additionally, he pledged to ramp up trade relations with both countries and expressed his commitment to facilitating discussions aimed at resolving the historically fraught Kashmir dispute that has persisted for over seventy years.

While Pakistan, once a close ally of the United States, expressed appreciation for American mediation, the Indian government responded cautiously. It emphasized that the cease-fire was reached directly through dialogues between its own officials and their Pakistani counterparts, hinting at dissatisfaction with the portrayal of U.S. involvement. Historically, India has maintained that its interactions with Pakistan should remain a bilateral affair, independent of external mediation.

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