New Delhi, May 22 -- External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar today asserted that cessation of firing and military action during Operation Sindoor was negotiated directly between India and Pakistan.

In an interview with a Netherlands-based broadcaster, Dr Jaishankar said that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to him while US Vice President JD Vance talked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, highlighting that it is natural that nations call up amid conflict between two nations. The External Affairs Minister also stated that India had made it clear at that time to every nation, including the US, if Pakistan wanted the firing to stop, they had to convey it to India's general.

He added that India's retaliation on Pakistani airbases and ...