New Delhi, May 11 -- Former Union Home Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday raised questions over timeline of announcements, role of external parties in the cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan.

He said it was "intriguing" that India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, during the special briefing, did not refer to mediation initiated by US President Donald Trump between the two neighbouring countries.

Referring to the "ceasefire" announced by Trump yesterday evening, Chidambaram narrated the chain of events leading to cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan and how they unfolded, stating that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted on X about meeting for talks between India and Pakistan a...