Trump Says India-Pakistan Situation ‘little Bit Less Heated Right Now

The US president said his offer to mediate in the dispute was still out there. United States President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated his offer to help India and Pakistan resolve the Kashmir dispute, in Jammu and Kashmir.

“India and Pakistan are having a conflict over Kashmir as you know. I think [it] is a little bit less heated right now than [what] was two weeks ago,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday, PTI reported. “I get along with both countries very well. I am willing to help them if they want. They know that. That [offer] is out there. Tensions between India and Pakistan have ratcheted up since New Delhi revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status on August 5. Pakistan, which has fought three wars with India for Kashmir since Independence, did not take the decision well. Pakistan retaliated by suspending bilateral trade and downgrading ties with India. It raised the matter at the United Nations Security Council and threatened to take it to the UN Human Rights Council and the International Court of Justice as well. India has maintained its decisions are its internal matter.