New Delhi, May 23 -- India and Pakistan decided to to halt military actions earlier this month after negotiations 'directly' by the militaries of the two sides without the involvement of any other country, Union External Affairs minister S Jaishankar said on 23 May.

The 'understanding' after four days of conflict begining 7 May was trigerred after Indian military strikes that "hit [Pakistan] very hard" on the morning of May 10, Jaishankar told Danish broadcaster TV 2 during an interview while responding to a question on the role played by US President Donald Trump in mediating between the two countries.

The cessation of hostilities between the two nations came on 10 May after India's 'Operation Sindoor', launched in retaliation for the ...