India publicly "slaps" the US! After Trump claimed that, following American mediation, after a night of negotiations, he was pleased to announce that India and Pakistan had agreed to an immediate comprehensive ceasefire, and that the credit for the ceasefire between India and Pakistan was taken by the US, India made its stance clear! On May 12th, according to The Indian Express, although the Indian government quickly confirmed the news of the agreement, Indian officials emphasized that this agreement was directly reached between the military headquarters of India and Pakistan.
The Indian side stated that both sides did not decide to negotiate on broader issues at a neutral location, which directly contradicted the statement by Secretary of State Pompeo. Clearly, from India's statement, this clarification is essentially telling the US that it played no significant role in the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, and that the ceasefire was proactively促成by both India and Pakistan.
However, why did India "slap" the US in this way afterward? Some experts said that India clearly had a lot of grievances against the US. After the India-Pakistan conflict occurred, the US chose to remain neutral, which infuriated India greatly. Especially since Vice President Pence had just visited India, and India was a key part of the US Indo-Pacific strategy; the US did not firmly support India as it did with Israel's strikes against Hamas, which left India very disappointed.
On the other hand, India prides itself as an independent major power and claims to represent Southern countries. India obviously does not want to be dependent on others but prefers to display its ability to fully control the situation. In fact, in India's official statement, India's claim is that Pakistan took the initiative to call for a ceasefire, and India accepted Pakistan's proposal. If India acknowledged its reliance on the US, wouldn't this statement be exposed? Therefore, India is angry with the US, and also to save face. Facing India, which also values its face, the US was undoubtedly slapped this time.
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