India-Pakistan ceasefire LIVE: Centre announces multi-party delegations for diplomatic outreach; Trump again takes credit for role in India-Pakistan understanding

U.K., U.S. to continue working for enduring India, Pakistan ceasefire: Lammy

The U.S. and U.K. have been collaborating to institutionalize the ceasefire between India and Pakistan after the recent bout of fighting, the U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said. Islamabad has been locking horns with New Delhi in bouts of armed fighting after the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, which left 26 civilians dead.

BJP takes out ‘Tiranga Yatra‘ in U.P.’s Amethi

Leaders and workers of BJP in Amethi district of Uttar Pradesh organized ‘Tiranga Yatra‘ on Saturday, informed a party leader.

The yatra was taken out from Gauriganj Tiraha to Loktantra Senani Smarak. It was organized by BJP district president Sudhanshu Shukla.

UP Minister Mayankeshwar Sharan Singh, Zila Panchayat chairman Rajesh Agrahari, MLA Chandra Prakash Mishra Matiyari, party leader Amarendra Singh Pintu and many BJP workers and office bearers attended it.

Agrahari explained to the journalists, “I welcome the initiative taken by Smriti Irani, the former Amethi MP, of donating her pension to the Army.” Agrahari also urged traders to cease selling Chinese products and begin producing themselves. “We will confront Turkiye and China on the business front. I am also urging traders to enhance their productivity and push out the Chinese goods,” he said.

Dhankhar compares Op Sindoor with Osama bin Laden‘s assassination

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday compared Operation Sindoor with the assassination of Osama bin Laden by US troops in Pakistan.

Terming raids on nine terror camps in Pakistan as the “deepest-ever cross-border strike“ of India, the vice president reminisced about the September 11, 2001 terror attacks on the United States.

Without referring to bin Laden, he stated that on May 2, 2011, a world terrorist who plotted, directed, and conducted September 11 attacks within the US was “taken care of” by the US forces “in the same way”.

“Bharat has done it. And done it in front of the world,” he stated while speaking at an event of Jaipuria institutions here.

He stated that a new “global benchmark“ had been established. While upholding the theme of peace, the aim has been to target terrorism.

He added that Britain is collaborating 

the U.S. to provide for a ceasefire between India and Pakistan to be lasting and for “confidence-building measures“ and talks to occur, Foreign Minister David Lammy stated on Saturday.

We will keep working with the United States to make sure we obtain a lasting ceasefire, to make sure that there is dialogue occurring and to work through with Pakistan and India how we can achieve confidence and confidence-building measures between the two,” Mr. Lammy said in Islamabad at the conclusion of a two-day visit.

Inquired whether India‘s suspension of the Indus Water Treaty, the possibility of strangulating Pakistan‘s water supply, Mr. Lammy replied: “We would urge all parties to fulfill their treaty commitments.”

Nationalism comes into play, will not be found wanting:

Tharoor speaks on being made member of multi-party delegation for diplomatic initiative
With the Government suggesting his name to head a diplomatic outreach mission following Operation Sindoor, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor stated that when national interest is at stake and his services are called for, he will not be lacking.

Tharoor also stated he feels flattered by the Government’s invite to head an all-party delegation to five major capitals to place the country’s perspective regarding recent developments.

Pakistan back from brink

U.S. President Donald Trump has said his talking to India and Pakistan and bringing them back from the brink is a “bigger success” than he’ll ever be given credit for, saying there was “great hatred” among the two nations and tensions got to a point where the next phase was probably “nuclear”.

“A bigger success than I’ll ever be given credit for. Those are major nuclear powers. Those are not like a little bit, and they were angry,” Mr. Trump said in an interview to Fox News on Friday (May 16, 2025).

Mr. Trump was questioned regarding the “couple of foreign policy successes“ prior to his Middle East trip, when he reached for the phone and dialed India and Pakistan. Mr. Trump said, “I did, ya“.

India, Pakistan should meet like friendly neighbours, resolve their pending issues:

PM Shehbaz
India and Pakistan must sit together at the table like friendly neighbors and resolve their outstanding matters, including Kashmir, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stated on Friday (May 17, 2025) evening, as the nation marked ‘Youm-e-Tashakur‘ (Day of Thanks) to honor the military.

Referring to a special function in Pakistan, Mr. Shehbaz stated that India and Pakistan fought three wars and achieved nothing.

Should there be peace, then we can even work together in counter-terrorism,” stated the Prime Minister, who was the guest of honor at the ceremony, held among senior army officers.