State Department reaffirms US support for India, Pakistan truce

The U.S. State Department on Tuesday reiterated President Donald Trump's stance on resolving "generational differences", which is being viewed as renewed calls for mediating the longstanding Kashmir dispute.

“We all recognize that President Trump in each step that he takes, it’s made to solve generational differences between countries, generational war,” said State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce, responding to a question about the president’s recent statements on Kashmir. “It shouldn’t surprise anyone that he’d want to manage something like that.”

Bruce declined to detail any plans for formal U.S. mediation or diplomatic initiatives, directing questions to the White House.

However, she called it “an exciting time,” referring to the ceasefire brokered between India and Pakistan last month. “Thank God but also thank Secretary Rubio and President Trump and the Vice President,” she said. “It’s a very interesting time.”

The remarks follow Trump’s message on Truth Social in May, in which he claimed credit for brokering the truce.

“They don’t give me credit for anything, but nobody else could have stopped it,” Trump said in a separate Oval Office exchange with reporters.

He also offered to help resolve the Kashmir issue, saying, “I will work with both of you to see if, after a ‘thousand years,’ a solution can be arrived at concerning Kashmir.”

Pakistan delegation visits Washington DC

The Trump administration has remained tight-lipped on the specifics of its involvement in defusing tensions, but recent diplomatic engagement with both India and Pakistan underscores a renewed U.S. interest in South Asian stability.

Last week, a high-level parliamentary delegation from Pakistan, led by former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, visited Washington D.C. for talks with senior officials.

State Department officials, including Under Secretary for Political Affairs Allison Hooker, met with the Pakistani delegation, Bruce confirmed. “They also discussed important issues to the bilateral relationship, including counterterrorism cooperation,” she said.

Bruce declined to say whether Pakistan gave any specific assurances about cracking down on militant groups. “I am not going to discuss the details of those conversations,” she told reporters.

The Pakistani delegation’s visit is part of what officials in Islamabad describe as a broad-based engagement campaign in the U.S. to counter India’s growing lobbying influence and present Pakistan’s view on recent regional tensions.

In parallel, Deputy Secretary of State Daniel Landau met with a visiting Indian parliamentary delegation and reaffirmed Washington’s “strong support of India in the fight against terrorism,” Bruce said.

Tensions between India and Pakistan flared earlier this year after a deadly incident in Indian-administered Kashmir, leading to four days of war.

Previous U.S. administration had focused on regional diplomacy, but Trump has claimed personal credit for dialing down hostilities, elevating the Kashmir issue on his foreign policy agenda.