The brief but deadly military exchanges between India and Pakistan last week reignited long-standing tensions over the disputed region of Kashmir, drawing a surprise offer of mediation from US presidentDonald Trump – an overture that has stirred discomfort in New Delhi.
India has not openly responded to Trump’s suggestion that he could help find a “solution” to the matter of Kashmir, a Himalayan region that is administered in part and claimed in its entirety by both countries. Its resistance to the idea has instead come through unofficial channels and carefully-worded statements from government sources.
