Goa, May 22 -- External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has asserted that the recent ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan was reached solely through bilateral dialogue, without any external mediation, including from the United States. Speaking to Dutch broadcaster NOS, Jaishankar detailed India's response to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam-Operation Sindoor-which targeted nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Over 100 militants from groups like Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba were eliminated. While the operation remains "active in principle," it is currently dormant, signaling no ongoing military activity unless provoked.

Jaishankar clarified that the ceasefire was initiated by Pakistan via a h...