Washington/New Delhi/Moscow: The recent armed conflict between Pakistan and India continues to resonate globally after being a key topic during a phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kremlin officials confirmed on Wednesday.
“The Middle East was discussed, as well as the armed conflict between India and Pakistan, which has been halted with the personal involvement of President Trump,” said Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov in a Kremlin statement.
The hour-long conversation also covered the ongoing war in Ukraine, with President Putin reiterating Moscow’s firm stance on recent attacks targeting Russian airbases. However, the inclusion of the South Asian conflict underscores its growing geopolitical significance.
The military confrontation, which erupted after the killing of 26 tourists in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir’s (IIOJK) Pahalgam region — an attack India blamed on Pakistan — escalated rapidly. India launched unprovoked cross-border strikes for three days before Pakistan responded with Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos, downing six Indian Air Force fighter jets, including three Rafale jets, alongside dozens of drones.
After 87 hours of intense conflict, a US-brokered ceasefire was agreed upon on May 10, earning international praise for averting a wider war between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.
Since then, Pakistan has mounted a diplomatic offensive to present its narrative globally. Leading this effort is former Foreign Minister and Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, who is spearheading a nine-member parliamentary delegation visiting several countries to highlight Pakistan’s perspective and challenge India’s narrative on the conflict.
Speaking to the Overseas Pakistani community in New York, Bilawal warned of the “grave risks of escalation” in South Asia, emphasizing that any miscalculation could spark a nuclear conflict with devastating global consequences. He urged the international community to maintain pressure on India to abandon its aggressive policies and engage in “comprehensive dialogue” with Pakistan.
Bilawal also reiterated Kashmir’s central role in any lasting peace talks, calling it a “key component” that cannot be overlooked. In a recent interview with China’s CCTV News, he proposed establishing a permanent joint investigative forum between India and Pakistan to impartially examine terror incidents, including the Pahalgam attack, as a means to build trust and prevent future violence.
Reaffirming Pakistan’s commitment to peace, Bilawal underscored that Pakistan’s military actions were strictly defensive.
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Meanwhile, India’s political landscape shows cautious openness to dialogue. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who recently led a parliamentary delegation to Brazil, indicated that New Delhi might consider talks if Pakistan takes “demonstrable action against the infrastructure of terrorism” within its borders.
As diplomatic efforts continue, the international community watches closely, hoping the two neighbors can avoid further conflict and pursue a peaceful resolution to their longstanding disputes.
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