Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, the U.S. has mentioned it’s not going to get entangled in a war that’s “fundamentally none of our business”.
While the U.S. can not management India and Pakistan, it will probably encourage the 2 nuclear-armed neighbours to de-escalate, Vice President J.D. Vance mentioned in a TV interview on Thursday (May 8, 2025).
“Look, we’re concerned about any time nuclear powers collide and have a major conflict,” Mr. Vance mentioned when requested how involved the Trump administration is a couple of potential nuclear war between India and Pakistan.
Mr. Vance quoted U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio who’ve mentioned that Washington needs the tensions to “de-escalate” as shortly as doable.
“We can’t control these countries though. Fundamentally, India has its gripes with Pakistan. Pakistan has responded to India. What we can do is try to encourage these folks to de-escalate a little bit. But we’re not going to get involved in the middle of war that’s fundamentally none of our business and has nothing to do with America’s ability to control it,” the Vice President mentioned.
“America can’t tell the Indians to lay down their arms. We can’t tell the Pakistanis to lay down their arms. And so we’re going to continue to pursue this thing through diplomatic channels. Our hope and our expectation is that this is not going to spiral into a broader regional war or, God forbid, a nuclear conflict, but sure, we’re worried about these things.
“But I feel the job of diplomacy, but additionally the job of cooler heads in India and Pakistan is to be sure this does not grow to be a nuclear war. If it occurred of course it could be disastrous. Right now we do not suppose that’s going to occur,” he mentioned.
Mr. Vance, Second Lady Usha Vance and their three kids had been on their first official go to to India when terrorists killed 26 individuals, principally vacationers, in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22.
Two weeks after the assault, India launched Operation Sindoor on Wednesday (May 7, 2025), targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
After the Indian military foiled the Pakistani attempts, the Defence Ministry said India remains “absolutely ready to defend its sovereignty and make sure the security of its individuals”.
Earlier on Thursday, Secretary of State Rubio spoke separately with India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, emphasising the need for immediate de-escalation.
In his call with Jaishankar, Mr. Rubio expressed U.S. support for direct dialogue between India and Pakistan and encouraged continued efforts to improve communications.
He reiterated his condolences for the horrific terrorist attack in Pahalgam and reaffirmed the U.S.’ commitment to work with India in the fight against terrorism.
In his conversation with Mr. Sharif, Mr. Rubio reiterated his calls for Pakistan to take concrete steps to end any support for terrorist groups.
Published – May 09, 2025 07:27 am IST
