Trump Wanted an India-Pakistan Ceasefire for 1 Reason
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As tensions ratcheted up over the last week of fighting, Pakistan did not consider deploying nuclear warheads to strike India, the country’s foreign minister Ishaq Dar told CNN on Monday.
The Indian government on Tuesday rejected Trump’s claim that he helped broker a ceasefire between India and Pakistan in exchange for trade concessions.
The ceasefire had been expected to bring a swift end to weeks of escalating clashes triggered by the mass shooting of tourists last month that India blames on Pakistan.
A key water-sharing pact between India and Pakistan remains suspended, four government sources told Reuters, despite the countries reaching a ceasefire agreement on Saturday after days of deadly fighting.