Overview

• President Trump told reporters on July 7 that he halted the May India-Pakistan truce by warning he would suspend US trade if hostilities continued
• Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and the Ministry of External Affairs reiterated that the cessation of fire resulted solely from direct DGMO-to-DGMO military talks
• Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh has for the 21st time in 59 days urged Prime Minister Modi to publicly refute Trump’s assertions
• US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on July 8 credited President Trump with preventing and ending the India-Pakistan conflict during a White House cabinet meeting
• State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce declined to confirm Trump’s mediation claim, saying observers can judge events in real time rather than rely on commentary