Overview

• The India-Pakistan conflict, triggered by an April 22 terror attack in Kashmir, escalated rapidly with military strikes and air combat between the two nations.
• Vice President JD Vance initially dismissed US involvement, calling the crisis 'fundamentally none of our business,' before reversing course as tensions intensified.
• US diplomatic efforts, led by Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, included high-level calls to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistani leaders.
• A US-brokered ceasefire was reached on May 10, but officials caution that the truce remains tenuous and requires ongoing diplomatic engagement.
• The crisis highlighted the tension between the 'America First' doctrine and the urgency of addressing potential nuclear escalation between two adversarial nations.