China’s mediation claim punctures Modi’s ‘no third party’ mantra
Beijing: After US President Donald Trump repeatedly claimed that Washington stopped a potential war between India and Pakistan, China has now said that it mediated tensions between the two countries following their military clashes earlier this year.
According to Kashmir Media Service, China’s assertion has dealt another blow to the Modi regime’s long-held claim that New Delhi does not accept any third-party role in disputes with Pakistan.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in a post shared by Chinese Foreign Ministry on X stated that Beijing played a mediating role in easing India-Pakistan tensions after their clashes in May, alongside its involvement in several other global conflicts. The remarks came months after US President Donald Trump also said that Washington helped avert a potential war between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.
“To build peace that lasts, we have taken an objective and just stance, and focused on addressing both symptoms and root causes. Following this Chinese approach to settling hotspot issues, we mediated in northern Myanmar, the Iranian nuclear issue, the tensions between Pakistan and India, the issues between Palestine and Israel, and the recent conflict between Cambodia and Thailand,” Wang said.
India and Pakistan were locked in a brief but intense military standoff in May following a attack in the Pahalgam area of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. New Delhi launched what it termed “Operation Sindoor,” while Pakistan responded by asserting its right to self-defence. The confrontation ended after four days.
Experts have described the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang’s statement as another blow to India’s mantra of bilateralism.
