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Trump hopes India-Pakistan clash ends quickly after Indian strikes
Soon after the precision attack, National Security Advisor Ajit K Doval spoke over phone with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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Lalit K Jha - Tue, 06, May 2025
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony of Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 6, 2025. / REUTERS/Kent Nishimura
US President Donald Trump on May 6 hoped that the armed clash between India and Pakistan would end quickly.
Trump told reporters soon after India announced that it had conducted military strikes on nine sites in Pakistan in retaliation for the deadly terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam.
"We just heard about it (Indian military strike on Pakistan). Just as we were walking in the doors of the Oval. I guess we knew something was going to happen based on little bit of the past. They've been fighting for a long time. You know, they've been fighting for many, many decades," Trump told reporters when asked about it.
.@POTUS reacts to India's airstrikes into Pakistan: "We just heard about it as we were walking through the doors of the Oval... They've been fighting for a long time... I just hope it ends very quickly." pic.twitter.com/HfrKm49tP8
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 6, 2025
“No, I just hope it ends quickly," Trump said when asked if he had any message for the two countries.
Soon after the precision attack, National Security Advisor Ajit K Doval spoke over phone with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is the acting US National Security Advisor.
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“Shortly after the strikes, NSA Shri Ajit Doval spoke with US NSA and Secretary of State Marco Rubio and briefed him on the actions taken,” the Indian Embassy here said in a statement. Terrorists killed 26 civilians in Jammu & Kashmir on April 22 in a brutal and heinous attack. One of the tourists was a Nepali citizen.
“India has credible leads, technical inputs, testimony of the survivors and other evidence pointing towards the clear involvement of Pakistan-based terrorists in this attack,” the Indian Embassy said.
It was expected that Pakistan would take action against terrorists and the infrastructure that supports them. Instead, during the fortnight that has gone by, Pakistan has indulged in denial and made allegations of false flag operations against India, the Indian Embassy here said.
“India’s actions have been focused and precise. They were measured, responsible and designed to be non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani civilian, economic or military targets have been hit. Only known terror camps were targeted,” said the Indian statement.
Earlier, the Indian Ministry of defence said altogether nine sites were targeted in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir and Pakistan from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed. “Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution,” said the Indian Defence Minister.
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