Washington: The latest conflict between India and Pakistan seems to be moving towards a full-fledged war. Attacks continued from both sides on the border on Thursday-Friday night. Pakistan tried to attack with missiles and drones, which was completely foiled by the already prepared Indian Army. Meanwhile, US Vice President JD Vance has given a statement and expressed concern about the threat of nuclear war between the two countries. Vance said that we hope that this does not turn into a wider regional conflict or a nuclear war.
In an interview on Fox News, Vance said on the latest tension between India and Pakistan that America is not going to get involved in this war. He said, 'What we can do is try to encourage these people to calm down a little bit, but we are not going to get involved in the middle of a war, which is basically none of our business and has nothing to do with America's ability to control it.'
Cannot ask India to lay down arms - Vance
Vance said, 'You know, America cannot ask the Indians to lay down their arms. We cannot ask the Pakistanis to lay down their arms. And so, we will continue to pursue this matter through diplomatic channels.' The US Vice President further said that our hope and expectation is that this does not turn into a wider regional war or, God forbid, a nuclear conflict. We are concerned about these things. The job of the calm minds of India and Pakistan is to ensure that this does not become a nuclear war and if it does, it will be devastating, but right now we do not think that is going to happen.'
Jaishankar spoke to US Foreign Minister
Amid tensions with Pakistan, Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has spoken to his US counterpart Marco Rubio. US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said that Rubio stressed the need to reduce tensions immediately. She said, 'Rubio expressed US support for direct dialogue between India and Pakistan and encouraged continued efforts to improve dialogue.' Bruce said, 'The Foreign Minister reiterated his condolences for the heinous terrorist attack in Pahalgam and reaffirmed America's commitment to work with India in the fight against terrorism.'
