WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States is closely watching the situation between Pakistan and India, even after the recent ceasefire that stopped deadly clashes between the two countries.
Rubio explained that ceasefires are often fragile and hard to maintain in conflict zones. “Every day we monitor what’s happening between Pakistan and India, and between Cambodia and Thailand. Ceasefires can collapse quickly, especially after long wars like the three-and-a-half-year conflict in Ukraine,” he said in an interview on Sunday.
He stressed that while Washington keeps pushing for a truce in Ukraine, true peace can only come through a negotiated settlement, not just a temporary halt in fighting.
Earlier this year, Pakistan and India came dangerously close to a major war. On May 7, Indian forces carried out airstrikes inside Pakistan under “Operation Sindoor,” which Islamabad strongly condemned as aggression.
Pakistan quickly retaliated with “Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos,” striking multiple Indian military targets, shooting down six fighter jets — including three Rafales — and dozens of drones. The intense clashes lasted 87 hours before the United States stepped in to broker a ceasefire. President Donald Trump later announced the truce on social media, claiming credit for defusing the crisis. Pakistan welcomed his role and even recommended him for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, while India tried to downplay Washington’s involvement.
Security sources have since claimed that India launched “Operation Mahadev,” a covert campaign designed to stage fake encounters and present illegally detained Pakistanis as cross-border militants. The goal, they said, was to cover up India’s battlefield losses and suppress the Kashmiri freedom movement.
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