India-Pakistan ceasefire was bilateral: Misri to MP delegation on Trump's mediation claims

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri informed a parliamentary committee on Monday that the recent military confrontation between India and Pakistan remained within the bounds of conventional warfare, with no signs of nuclear posturing from Islamabad, news agency PTI reported, citing sources.

Responding to some opposition MPs who raised concerns over US President Trump’s repeated claims that Washington played a role in de-escalating the conflict, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said the decision to stop military operations was made bilaterally between the two nations.

Some MPs, the sources said, asked if Pakistan used Chinese platforms in the conflict. Misri said it did not matter as India hammered Pakistani air bases.

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The committee members also unanimously condemned the trolling of Misri following the stoppage of military actions and praised his professional conduct, the sources said.

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The meeting of Parliament’s Standing Committee on External Affairs, chaired by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, was attended by a number of lawmakers, including the TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee, the Congress’ Rajeev Shukla and Deepender Hooda, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, and the BJP’s Aparajita Sarangi and Arun Govil.

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The meeting comes against the backdrop of the Indian Armed Forces carrying out Operation Sindoor to avenge the Pahalgam attack and the subsequent military actions between the two countries.

India and Pakistan reached an understanding on halting all military actions on May 10.

With inputs from agencies