Overview

• India signed a $1.8 million annual contract with Jason Miller, a senior adviser to Donald Trump, to represent New Delhi’s interests in Washington DC.
• Pakistan retained Keith Schiller, Trump’s former bodyguard and ex-Director of Oval Office Operations, through Javelin Advisors under a $50,000-per-month subcontract within a $200,000-per-month agreement with Seiden Law.
• Both engagements follow the Pahalgam attack in Kashmir and India’s subsequent Operation Sindoor that intensified bilateral hostilities.
• On May 10, Donald Trump announced an India-Pakistan ceasefire offer and mediation proposal on Kashmir, which New Delhi rejected before securing its own lobbyist.
• New Delhi and Islamabad aim to leverage their lobbyists’ direct ties to Trump’s inner circle to influence US foreign policy and attract economic partnerships.