No third party in ceasefire talks, says MEA
New Delhi, May 13: At a media briefing, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal spoke about position on Kashmir and explained how the ceasefire came about.
On President Trump’s remarks about Kashmir, Jaiswal said: “We have a longstanding national position that any issues pertaining to the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir have to be addressed by India and Pakistan bilaterally. That stated policy has not changed. As you are aware, the outstanding matter is the vacation of illegally occupied Indian territory by Pakistan.”
Speaking about the decision to stop firing and the suggestion of foreign mediation, he gave a detailed timeline: “The specific date, time and wording of the understanding was worked out between the DGMOs of the two countries at their phone call on 10 May 2025 commencing 1535 hrs. The request for this call was received by the MEA from the Pakistani High Commission at 1237 hrs. The Pakistani side had initial difficulties connecting the hotline to the Indian side for technical reasons. The timing was then decided based on the availability of the Indian DGMO at 1535 hrs.”
Jaiswal also highlighted the role of military action in leading to the ceasefire.
“You will of course appreciate that early on 10th morning, we had mounted an extremely effective attack on key Pakistani Air Force bases. That was the reason they were now willing to stop firing and military action. Let me be clear. It was the force of Indian arms that compelled Pakistan to stop its firing.”
US President Donald Trump claimed that his administration had helped stop a potential "nuclear conflict" between India and Pakistan, the Indian government clarified the sequence of events that led to the ceasefire and emphasised that the agreement was reached directly between military DGMO’s of both countries.
President Trump, speaking at a press conference in Washington had said:
"On Saturday, my administration helped broker a full and immediate ceasefire, I think, a permanent one between India and Pakistan, ending a dangerous conflict of two nations with lots of nuclear weapons." He added that the US would like to do “a lot of trade” with both countries if hostilities ceased.
Meanwhile, Indian government says the agreement to stop all firing and military action—whether by land, air, or sea—was reached between the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan. They confirmed that no third party was involved in the talks.
The ceasefire followed four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes between the two countries, raising tensions in the region. With the ceasefire now in place, attention is likely to shift back to diplomatic channels.
