Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri has firmly denied any involvement by the United States in facilitating the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, asserting that the agreement was entirely a bilateral understanding between the two neighbours.
Briefing a parliamentary committee, Misri stated that then-U.S. President Donald Trump had no role in the de-escalation process. “President Trump did not seek our consent to intervene; he chose to appear on the stage uninvited—and he did,” Misri told the committee, according to sources present during the session.
His remarks directly refuted President Trump’s repeated claims that his administration had brokered the ceasefire. Trump had publicly declared on at least seven occasions that it was through his efforts that hostilities between the two countries were halted.
Misri further clarified that the confrontation between India and Pakistan remained within the realm of conventional warfare, and that India had observed no signs of a nuclear escalation or imminent strike from Pakistan.
According to Indian media reports, committee members persistently pressed for details on the number of Indian aircraft lost during the conflict. However, the Foreign Secretary declined to provide figures, citing national security considerations.
The testimony has cast serious doubt on the U.S. narrative of its role in South Asia’s security landscape and has reaffirmed India’s longstanding position that its engagements with Pakistan remain strictly bilateral.
