India has rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that he helped New Delhi and Islamabad reach a ceasefire in exchange for trade concessions.

In this intense episode of Mahadangal, Chitra Tripathi moderates a fiery debate over US President Donald Trump’s controversial claim that his administration brokered a ceasefire between India and Pakistan.

The US-brokered ceasefire agreement will not go anywhere near addressing the fundamental grievances fueling the decades-long dispute over the status of Muslim-majority Kashmir.

A former Pentagon official, Michael Rubin, has claimed that Pakistan sought a ceasefire 'like a scared dog with its tail between its legs' after India's precision attack on terror camps. Rubin's statement contradicts US President Donald Trump's claim of brokering the ceasefire.

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Jaiswal also reaffirmed India’s long-standing position: any matters concerning Jammu and Kashmir are strictly bilateral and not subject to third-party mediation or leverage—particularly not through trade incentives. He emphasized that the core issue remains the vacation of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar over the US 's claims of having played mediator between India and Pakistan,