The United States across successive administrations has sought to build ties with India and Trump voiced solidarity after suspected Islamist gunmen killed 26 people in Indian-administered Kashmir, nearly all Hindus.
“It’s so terrible,“ Trump said Wednesday. “I get along with both. I know both very well, and I want to see them work it out. I want to see them stop.”
After the Kashmir attack, Rubio spoke to Pakistan's prime minister to urge condemnation and cooperation but also asked India's foreign minister to avoid escalation.
“There are other countries that are worried and may be in touch with their Indian and Pakistani counterparts, but when it comes down to it, it is the role and responsibility of the United States to help the countries find a face-saving way out of the crisis,“ said Curtis, now a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security.
Mike Pompeo, then Trump's secretary of state, later said that he defused tensions after an Indian official contacted him to voice suspicion that Pakistan was readying a nuclear strike.
Leverage with Pakistan
Pakistan denies responsibility for the attack.
Pakistan was stunned late in Biden’s term when his deputy national security advisor, Jon Finer, called its long-range missiles “an emerging threat” to the United States, Islamabad’s Cold War-era military partner.
“One of the motivating factors for Pakistan to de-escalate this situation is in order to have a better relationship with the United States,“ Curtis said.
“If the United States government were to be seen as either unsupportive of India or interfering in any way in Kashmir, it would be a serious setback to the US-India partnership. But the risk of escalation between two nuclear-armed neighbors is also real,“ she wrote in an essay.
Trump has largely sidelined career diplomats since his return, relying on his friend Steve Witkoff to crisscross the globe.
“The Trump administration has several global crises to deal with currently and would like to avoid another one right now,“ said Aparna Pande, a research fellow at the Hudson Institute.
“The Trump administration would also like the focus to remain on trade and commerce and the competition with China and any conflict detracts India, a partner in this endeavor, away from these efforts,“ she said.
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