Overview

• In interviews on NBC News and Fox Business, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States “keeps an eye” on India and Pakistan “every single day” and warned that sustaining ceasefires after hostilities is highly challenging.
• Rubio linked the India–Pakistan truce to broader U.S. diplomacy, noting similar monitoring efforts in Ukraine, Cambodia–Thailand, and other conflict zones to pursue lasting peace deals.
• Since May’s ceasefire, President Trump has claimed roughly 40 times that he mediated the halt in fighting and used trade incentives to prevent what he described as a potential nuclear escalation.
• India’s government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, has consistently affirmed that the May truce was a bilateral military decision with no third-party role.
• Pakistan’s leadership, including Army Chief Asim Munir, has publicly credited Washington for the ceasefire and even nominated President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize during follow-up visits to the U.S.