After meeting in Kyiv on Saturday, Ukraine's major European allies gave Russia an ultimatum: agree to an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine by Monday or face "massive" new sanctions.
"This is not the first time a third party has intervened. After the 1965 war, for instance, we went to Tashkent and signed an agreement with third-party involvement - the Soviet Union at the time... What was interesting this time was that President Trump announced it before anybody else, whi
Referring to the "ceasefire" announced by Trump yesterday evening, Chidambaram narrated the chain of events leading to cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan and how they unfolded, stating that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted on X about meeting for talks between Indi
Congress on Sunday said that US President Donald Trump's announcement of a "ceasefire" between India and Pakistan was an attempt to internationalise the Kashmir issue.
Congress President and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Malikarjun Kharge wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterating the Opposition's unanimous request for a special session of Parliament to discuss several issues.
Foreign Affairs Expert Robinder Sachdev reiterated India's stand that no third party has a role to play in Kashmir. He made the comments while speaking about US President Donald Trump's mediation offer on Kashmir.
Shrinate further stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should tell the Opposition about how cessation of hostilities was announced by American President Donald Trump.
Tilak Devasher, former member of the National Security Advisory Board, on Sunday said that US President Donald Trump, even during his first term, offered his mediation between India and Pakistan but it was turned down by India.
Congress MP Manish Tewari on Sunday opined that the cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan is not a "ceasefire" as it was not a war. He stated that India was "punishing" Pakistan for promoting terrorism and asserted that "Pakistan must stop encouraging terrorist activities again
Earlier on Saturday, India also played down the role of the US in achieving an agreement on cessation of hostilities saying that the understanding had been reached between DGMOs of the two countries.
Congress MP Manish Tewari on Sunday said that whenever there has been a conflict between India and Pakistan, there has been external intervention, which is a "hard truth" and it cannot be hidden. He asserted that a special parliament session is needed over the issue.