Bangladesh, July 29 -- Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has publicly refuted repeated assertions by US President Donald Trump that he played a pivotal role in brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan during a recent military conflict in May. Jaishankars statements, delivered before Indias lower house of Parliament on July 28, directly contradict Trumps boasts of facilitating peace through trade incentives and diplomatic pressure.

The confrontation, known as Operation Sindoor, followed a deadly terrorist attack on April 22 in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 people, prompting India to carry out a limited but intense military operation across the Line of Control (LoC) against alleged militant camps in Pakistan-occupie...