India Pakistan News | None of our activities': US vice-president JD Vance while the India-Pakistan tension increases
JD vance on Pakistan India Tension: While tensions intensified between India and Pakistan after deadly cross-border strikes and military exchanges, US vice-president JD Vance said that he would not intervene directly, even if he pushes the two nuclear neighbors towards de-escalation.
“We are not going to get involved in the midst of a war that is fundamentally not our business,” said Vance in a television interview on Friday. “Listen, we are worried whenever the nuclear powers collide and have a major conflict,” he added.
It comes one day after India has launched strikes, Nicknamed the Sindoor operation, against the “terrorist infrastructure” in Pakistan and the cashmere occupied by Pakistan, following a terrorist attack on April 22 which killed 26 people in Pahalgam, in Jammu-et-Cachemire.
In retaliation, Pakistan tried to strike Several Indian military bases with missiles and drones Thursday evening – targeting stations in Jammu, Pathankot, Udhampur and other places – but has been thwarted by Indian Air Defense systems. New Delhi later said that it remained “fully prepared to defend its sovereignty and ensure the security of its inhabitants”.
Vance, whose family was on an official visit to India when Pahalgam's attack occurred, recognized the seriousness of the situation but considered it a regional dispute beyond Washington control. “We cannot control these countries,” he said. “Basically, India has its reproaches with Pakistan. Pakistan responded to India. What we can do is try to encourage these people to defuse a little. ”
He added that if Washington looks at the conflict with concern, he does not intend to dictate the terms on each side. “America cannot tell Indians to lay their arms. We cannot tell the Pakistanis to lay their arms. And so we will continue to continue this thing by diplomatic channels. ”
“Our hope and expectation is that it will not transform in a broader regional war or, to God does not please a nuclear conflict. But of course, we are worried about these things,” said Vance. “But I think that the work of diplomacy, but also the work of cooler heads in India and Pakistan, is to make sure that it does not become a nuclear war. If that happens, of course, it would be disastrous. For the moment, we do not think it will happen.”
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Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio intensified his diplomatic efforts, speaking separately Thursday with Indian Minister of External Affairs Jaishankar and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
According to the State Department, Rubio urged the two leaders to continue an “immediate de -escalation”. In his call with Jaishankar, Rubio reaffirmed the American condolences for the attack on Pahalgam and reiterated American support for the efforts to combat India terrorism. He also encouraged direct dialogue between New Delhi and Islamabad, highlighting the need for better communication.
In his conversation with Sharif, the Secretary of State pressed Pakistan to take “concrete measures” to dismantle support for terrorist groups operating in the region.
