Ex-CDS Anil Chauhan Says Pakistan May Have Leaked Ceasefire Details To US
· India · Hindustan Times, Zee News
Former Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan has rejected US President Donald Trump's claims of mediating the India-Pakistan ceasefire during Operation Sindoor, stating that the understanding was reached directly between the two countries' Directors General of Military Operations. Speaking at the Vivekananda International Foundation in New Delhi, Chauhan said the Indian DGMO had told his Pakistani counterpart he was unavailable until 3 pm, after which the two sides agreed on a 5 pm ceasefire with no third party involved. Chauhan questioned how the US posted about the ceasefire on social media before India could announce it, suggesting the information may have leaked from the Pakistani side. The May 10, 2025 ceasefire ended four days of hostilities between India and Pakistan following Operation Sindoor, and Trump has repeatedly taken credit for brokering the deal while linking it to American diplomatic and economic pressure. India has previously disputed Trump's claims about the s
Why it matters
The former CDS's direct public rebuttal challenges a sitting US president's repeated claims of personal credit for halting a South Asian military crisis, with potential consequences for India-US diplomatic signalling and for how the history of Operation Sindoor is officially recorded.
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