US Senator Mark Warner, steering the Senate Intelligence Committee, has pushed back against narratives inflating America’s hand in quelling India-Pakistan hostilities. Labeling such claims as counterproductive, he fears they could exacerbate mistrust and regional instability.
In exclusive remarks to IANS, Warner stressed that declassified info and official exchanges reveal a bilateral fix, not a US-orchestrated one. ‘Attempts at collaboration? Possibly. But not unilateral resolution as portrayed,’ he said, swatting down Trump intervention tales.
The crisis, while perilous given nuclear arsenals, echoed historical frictions rooted in terror incursions. ‘Established backchannels functioned as intended,’ Warner affirmed, advocating their reinforcement.
Overhyping US success, he argued, dents ally confidence—evident in simmering India tariff rows tied to ceasefire attribution grudges. Warner likened this to Trump’s Iran air strike hype, where tactical wins masked strategic shortfalls, with Tehran poised for nuclear rebound.
Diplomatic fallout looms, potentially hitting defense collaborations hard. India can’t abruptly realign dependencies, he noted. Pakistan’s hyperfocus on India, scapegoating it for internal failures, lags behind India’s pro-US younger demographics.
Warner called for measured narratives to safeguard India-US bonds and regional poise.