The government on Wednesday (December 31, 2025) refuted a statement by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that China had “mediated” an end to the India-Pakistan conflict in May, repeating its rejection of similar assertions by U.S. President Donald Trump over the year. Although the Ministry of External Affairs did not put out a formal response to the speech by Mr. Wang where he had made the claim, officials said India’s position against any “third-party mediation” has not changed.
Mr. Trump has repeated his claim of mediating between the two countries using trade deals as leverage more than 60 times in the past seven months, including most recently during talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this week. Last week, the U.S. State Department gave White House official Ricky Gill its “Distinguished Action Award” for his contribution to “internal coordination and diplomatic outreach” during the India-Pakistan conflict this year.
When contacted, a senior MEA official said that India has consistently held that the ceasefire on May 10 was requested directly by Pakistan and accepted by India through the Director-General of Military Operations (DGMO) channel, and no other country had played a role in the outcome.
