US Secretary of State Rubio: Washington Monitors India-Pakistan Situation ‘Every Single Day’

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that Washington closely tracks developments between India and Pakistan on a daily basis, while stressing that achieving and sustaining ceasefires in conflicts such as Ukraine is extremely difficult.

Speaking on NBC’s Meet the Press, Rubio said: “The only way to have a ceasefire is for both sides to agree to stop firing at one another. And the Russians just haven’t agreed to that.” He added that even when ceasefires are reached, they “can fall apart very quickly.”

Drawing comparisons, Rubio noted that the US routinely monitors tensions in other global flashpoints. “Every single day we keep an eye on what’s happening between Pakistan and India, what’s happening between Cambodia and Thailand,” he said.

The Secretary of State emphasized that Washington’s goal in Ukraine was not a permanent ceasefire but a comprehensive peace settlement. “What we’re aiming for here is a peace deal so there’s not a war now and there’s not a war in the future,” he said.

In a separate interview with Fox Business, Rubio again mentioned India and Pakistan, crediting President Donald Trump with prioritizing peace efforts. “We’ve seen it in Cambodia and Thailand. We’ve seen it in India-Pakistan,” he said — echoing a claim Trump himself has made in the past.

However, Indian officials have dismissed suggestions of foreign mediation in dealings with Pakistan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Parliament during discussions on Operation Sindoor that no foreign leader had asked India to halt the operation. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has also reiterated that there was no third-party involvement in securing the ceasefire with Pakistan.