US President Donald Trumpstated he simply heard about India’s Operation Sindoor on Pakistan and hoped that the escalation ends rapidly. “It is a disgrace. We simply heard about it as we have been strolling within the doorways of the Oval.Simply heard about it,” Trump stated as he was requested to remark after India launched a significant navy operation focusing on terror infrastructure in Pakistan. The operation, codenamed as Operation Sindoor, got here in a direct response to the Pahalgam terror assault that left 26 folks useless, together with 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen.“I assume folks knew one thing was going to occur primarily based on just a little little bit of the previous,” Trump stated.“They have been combating for a very long time. They’ve been combating for a lot of, many a long time. And centuries, truly, if you concentrate on it. I hope it ends in a short time,” Trump stated.
US stance on India-Pakistan after Pahalgam
After the Pahalgam assault, the US stated it stands robust with India in opposition to terrorism. Trump earlier stated he is sure that India and Pakistan will work out of the present disaster. “I’m very near India and I’m very near Pakistan, as you realize. And so they’ve had that struggle for 1,000 years in Kashmir. Kashmir has been occurring for 1,000 years, most likely longer than that. And it was a foul one yesterday, although, that was a foul one.Over 30 folks,” Trump stated earlier. US secretary of state Marco Rubio spoke to S Jaishankar and Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif after the Pahalgam assault and urged them to “de-escalate tensions”. “Secretary Marco Rubio spoke with Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif. The Secretary spoke of the necessity to condemn the fear assault on April 22 in Pahalgam. Each leaders reaffirmed their continued dedication to holding terrorists accountable for his or her heinous acts of violence,” his workplace stated in a press release.“The Secretary urged Pakistani officers’ cooperation in investigating this unconscionable assault. He additionally inspired Pakistan to work with India to de-escalate tensions, re-establish direct communications, and preserve peace and safety in South Asia,” the assertion stated.
