Vice President JD Vance suggested the U.S. will not intervene in the conflict between India and Pakistan, arguing the dust-up is "fundamentally none of our business." (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Vance, however, said the U.S. does not believe the issue will devolve into a nuclear conflict as he called on both sides to de-escalate.
"America can't tell the Indians to lay down their arms. We can't tell the Pakistanis to lay down their arms. And so we're going to continue to pursue this thing through diplomatic channels. Our hope and our expectation is that this is not going to spiral into a broader regional war or, God forbid, a nuclear conflict."
The vice president's comments come after India attacked nine sites in longtime foe Pakistan’s territory in response to a terrorist attack that killed 26 mostly Indian tourists in the disputed Kashmir region.
India said it had intelligence that a terrorist group based in Pakistan was responsible for the attack.
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s military reported that the strikes killed at least 26 people – including women and children – and claimed India's action amounted to an "act of war." Pakistan said it shot down five Indian fighter jets in response, claiming that the move was justified given India’s strike.
India has since launched drones into Pakistan, which its military forces say they shot down. India has also called up its reservists to ready for the potential of a protracted conflict.
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Metal debris lies on the ground in Wuyan in India-administered Kashmir's Pulwama district on Wednesday, May 7. Pakistan's military claimed it shot down five Indian fighter jets. (Reuters/Sharafat Ali/TPX Images of the Day)
Vance has favored diplomatic negotiations with Iran to thwart its nuclear program and was on the attack at a White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in February.
"Right now you guys are going around forcing conscripts to the front lines because you have manpower problems," Vance told Zelenskyy. "You should be thanking the president for trying to bring an end to this conflict," he added during a meeting that devolved into a near-shouting match.
Trump, for his part, is seemingly behind Vance and his restraint-minded approach, naming the vice president as a potential successor to the presidency in an NBC interview last week.
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"You look at Marco, you look at JD Vance, who’s fantastic," Trump said on the future of the top of the Republican ticket, referring to Vance and Secretary of State and interim national security advisor Marco Rubio.
"Certainly you would say that somebody’s the V.P., if that person is outstanding, I guess that person would have an advantage."
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