United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, highlighting US support for counter-terrorism with India. He urged both nations to ease tensions and called on Pakistan to investigate the recent Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives.
Rubio expressed condolences to Jaishankar and reaffirmed US backing for India’s anti-terror efforts, while condemning the April 22 attack in his call with Sharif and advocating for peace in South Asia.