VP Vance: India and Pakistan should defuse tensions, according to U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who also stated that a conflict between the two countries would be “none of our business” because the United States cannot manage its nuclear-armed neighbors. “As soon as possible, we want this situation to defuse. However, we are powerless over these nations,” Vance stated during an interview on the Fox News program “The Story with Martha MacCallum.”
India-Pak War ‘Not Our Fight’
“What we can do is try to encourage these folks to de-escalate a little bit, but we’re not going to get involved in the middle of war that’s fundamentally none of our business and has nothing to do with America’s ability to control it,” he said. While Pakistan is still a U.S. ally despite its lessened significance following Washington’s withdrawal from neighboring Afghanistan in 2021, India is a crucial ally for Washington, which seeks to offset China’s growing influence.
Analysts Say US Focused on Gaza, Ukraine
Analysts and some former officials believe Washington may choose to let India and Pakistan handle their conflict independently during its early stages, aiming to focus on diplomatic goals in Israel’s war in Gaza and Russia’s war in Ukraine. Pakistan’s defense minister warned that further retaliation was ‘increasingly certain,’ as both countries blamed each other for drone attacks on Thursday, marking the second day of heavy hostilities. The clashes killed nearly four dozen people over two days.
Islamist extremists killed 26 people in India-administered Kashmir on April 22, sparking the most recent escalation in the decades-old India-Pakistan conflict. New Delhi blamed Islamabad for the incident, which it rejected and demanded an independent investigation.
US Pushes for Peace as Tensions Rise
“Our hope and we expect that this is not going to spiral into a broader regional war or, God forbid, a nuclear conflict,” Vance stated on Thursday. In recent days, Washington has maintained constant communication with both. On Thursday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the prime minister of Pakistan and the foreign minister of India, pushing them to defuse the situation and engage in direct communication. Rising tensions are a disgrace, according to U.S. President Donald Trump. He expressed his hope that the two nations would halt their “tit-for-tat” on Wednesday. Both nations were urged by the State Department to strive for what Washington refers to as a “responsible solution.”
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