Trump May Help Broker Peace Between India And Pakistan, Says US’s Nikki Haley

Ambassador of the United States to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has said that President Donald Trump and members of US National Security Council may help broker peace between arch-rivals India and Pakistan. She said this when asked if the US can help get India and Pakistan together for peace talks.

“It's absolutely right that this administration is concerned about the relationship between India and Pakistan and very much wants to see how we de-escalate any sort of conflict going forward,” Haley told reporters, adding that she won’t be surprised if Trump himself takes part in the peace process between the two countries.

“We very much think that we should be proactive in the way that we are seeing tensions rise and conflicts start to bubble up and so we want to see if we can be a part of that,” Haley said.

This marks an appeasement shift in the US stand on disputes between India and Pakistan. In the past few years, the US has stayed away from engaging in dispute resolution. India too, on issues such as Kashmir, has repeatedly rejected the idea of third party mediation, saying that the issue is a bilateral one. However, on the issue of terrorism emanating from Pakistan, India has sought a global response.