Inside The White House's Effort To Pull India, Pakistan Back From The Brink Of War

As officials successful nan White House became progressively concerned astir nan escalation successful nan conflict betwixt Pakistan and India, it was decided Friday greeting that Vice President JD Vance would telephone Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 

Twenty-four hours earlier President Donald Trump announced connected societal media Saturday greeting that a ceasefire had been reached, nan scramble successful nan White House began. 

Senior officials began to fearfulness that nan business could spiral retired of power pinch neither broadside earnestly considering options for de-escalation aft Pakistan deed backmost astatine Indian subject sites connected Friday pursuing an Indian rocket onslaught connected Pakistan. 

The strikes people nan latest escalation betwixt nan nuclear-armed rivals, a move triggered by a wide shooting for which India blames Pakistan.

PAKISTAN SAYS IT HAS STRUCK MILITARY TARGETS INSIDE INDIA IN SERIES OF NEW ATTACKS

Twenty-four hours earlier President Donald Trump announced connected societal media Saturday greeting that a ceasefire had been reached, nan scramble successful nan White House began.  (Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

In his noon telephone telephone pinch Modi, Vance made it clear that nan U.S. believed that location was a precocious probability of melodramatic escalation arsenic nan conflict went into nan weekend. 

The vice president encouraged Modi to see de-escalation options, including a imaginable off-ramp that U.S. officials knew nan Pakistanis would beryllium amenable to. 

Modi listened to nan vice president’s message, though he didn’t explicitly bespeak openness to immoderate of nan options put forth. 

Vance's telephone to Modi came little than a period aft he met pinch nan Indian leader successful New Delhi to talk waste and acquisition talks. 

From that point, cardinal U.S. officials continued to activity nan phones pinch their counterparts successful India and Pakistan into nan nighttime to thief re-establish communications betwixt nan 2 sides, allowing them to activity retired position for a ceasefire successful nan adjacent 12 to 18 hours. 

PAKISTAN, INDIA SUGGEST POSSIBLE DE-ESCALATION AMID BOTH COUNTRIES' MISSILE STRIKES

As officials successful nan White House became progressively concerned astir nan escalation successful nan conflict betwixt Pakistan and India, it was decided connected Friday greeting that Vice President JD Vance would telephone Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.  (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

"After a agelong nighttime of talks mediated by nan United States, I americium pleased to denote that India and Pakistan person agreed to a FULL AND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE," President Donald Trump wrote connected Truth Social conscionable earlier 8 a.m. connected Saturday. Congratulations to some Countries connected utilizing Common Sense and Great Intelligence. Thank you for your attraction to this matter!"

House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., reacted to nan president's announcement by referring to him in a station connected X arsenic "The Peace President."

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio noted successful a connection that he and Vance had engaged pinch officials from nan 2 overseas countries.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Vice President JD Vance and his family astatine his residence successful New Delhi, India connected April 21.  (Press Information Bureau/Anadolu via Getty Images)

"Over nan past 48 hours, Vice President Vance and I person engaged pinch elder Indian and Pakistani officials, including Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif, External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir, and National Security Advisors Ajit Doval and Asim Malik," Rubio said successful the statement. 

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"I americium pleased to denote nan Governments of India and Pakistan person agreed to an contiguous ceasefire and to commencement talks connected a wide group of issues astatine a neutral site," he continued. "We commend Prime Ministers Modi and Sharif connected their wisdom, prudence, and statesmanship successful choosing nan way of peace."

Vance wrote successful a post on X, "Great activity from nan President’s team, particularly Secretary Rubio. And my gratitude to nan leaders of India and Pakistan for their difficult activity and willingness to prosecute successful this ceasefire."