Inside the White House's effort to pull India, Pakistan back from the brink of war

As officials successful the White House became progressively acrophobic astir the escalation successful the conflict betwixt Pakistan and India, it was decided Friday greeting that Vice President JD Vance would telephone Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 

Twenty-four hours earlier President Donald Trump announced connected societal media Saturday greeting that a ceasefire had been reached, the scramble successful the White House began. 

Senior officials began to fearfulness that the concern could spiral retired of power with neither broadside earnestly considering options for de-escalation aft Pakistan deed backmost astatine Indian subject sites connected Friday pursuing an Indian rocket onslaught connected Pakistan. 

The strikes people the latest escalation betwixt the nuclear-armed rivals, a determination triggered by a wide shooting for which India blames Pakistan.

PAKISTAN SAYS IT HAS STRUCK MILITARY TARGETS INSIDE INDIA IN SERIES OF NEW ATTACKS

Twenty-four hours earlier President Donald Trump announced connected societal media Saturday greeting that a ceasefire had been reached, the scramble successful the White House began.  (Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

In his noon telephone telephone with Modi, Vance made it wide that the U.S. believed that determination was a precocious probability of melodramatic escalation arsenic the struggle went into the weekend. 

The vice president encouraged Modi to see de-escalation options, including a imaginable off-ramp that U.S. officials knew the Pakistanis would beryllium amenable to. 

Modi listened to the vice president’s message, though helium didn’t explicitly bespeak openness to immoderate of the options enactment forth. 

Vance's telephone to Modi came little than a period aft helium met with the Indian leader successful New Delhi to sermon commercialized talks. 

From that point, cardinal U.S. officials continued to enactment the phones with their counterparts successful India and Pakistan into the nighttime to assistance re-establish communications betwixt the 2 sides, allowing them to enactment retired presumption for a ceasefire successful the adjacent 12 to 18 hours. 

PAKISTAN, INDIA SUGGEST POSSIBLE DE-ESCALATION AMID BOTH COUNTRIES' MISSILE STRIKES

As officials successful the White House became progressively acrophobic astir the escalation successful the struggle betwixt Pakistan and India, it was decided connected Friday greeting that Vice President JD Vance would telephone Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.  (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

"After a agelong nighttime of talks mediated by the United States, I americium pleased to denote that India and Pakistan person agreed to a FULL AND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE," President Donald Trump wrote connected Truth Social conscionable earlier 8 a.m. connected Saturday. Congratulations to some Countries connected utilizing Common Sense and Great Intelligence. Thank you for your attraction to this matter!"

House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., reacted to the president's announcement by referring to him in a station connected X arsenic "The Peace President."

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio noted successful a connection that helium and Vance had engaged with officials from the 2 overseas countries.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Vice President JD Vance and his household astatine his residence successful New Delhi, India connected April 21.  (Press Information Bureau/Anadolu via Getty Images)

"Over the past 48 hours, Vice President Vance and I person engaged with elder Indian and Pakistani officials, including Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif, External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir, and National Security Advisors Ajit Doval and Asim Malik," Rubio said successful the statement. 

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"I americium pleased to denote the Governments of India and Pakistan person agreed to an contiguous ceasefire and to commencement talks connected a wide acceptable of issues astatine a neutral site," helium continued. "We commend Prime Ministers Modi and Sharif connected their wisdom, prudence, and statesmanship successful choosing the way of peace."

Vance wrote successful a post on X, "Great enactment from the President’s team, particularly Secretary Rubio. And my gratitude to the leaders of India and Pakistan for their hard enactment and willingness to prosecute successful this ceasefire."