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Jaiswal also reaffirmed India’s long-standing position: any matters concerning Jammu and Kashmir are strictly bilateral and not subject to third-party mediation or leverage—particularly not through trade incentives. He emphasized that the core issue remains the vacation of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

Despite disappointment over US equating India and Pakistan, former diplomats say bilateral ties remain resilient and rooted in shared strategic interests.

Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar over the US 's claims of having played mediator between India and Pakistan,

With US President Donald Trump reiterating his claims about having “successfully brokered” a “ceasefire” between India and Pakistan, the Congress on Tuesday said he was not only hyphenating the two countries but also comparing Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Pakistani counterpart Shehbaz Sharif.

With last-minute U.S. mediation, cooler heads prevailed between India and Pakistan. But a flare-up is inevitable.