The Indian Embassy in Washington reached out to three senior Trump officials on May 10, the day of the Operation Sindoor ceasefire, including White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Ricky Gill at the National Security Council to discuss “media coverage” of the conflict, says a filing by a U.S. lobby firm with the U.S. Department of Justice. While the filing, including 60 entries made in December 2025 on the DoJ’s Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA) website doesn’t divulge whether the calls were made before or after the ceasefire, they indicate close interaction on the day.
The Modi government has thus far repeatedly denied that the U.S. played any role in mediating the 4-day India-Pakistan conflict after the Pahalgam terror attack, despite several claims by U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s decision to award Mr. Gill for the role he played. In particular, the MEA has consistently denied Mr. Trump’s contention, repeated last week, that he had threatened to stop trade if the conflict wasn’t ended, and the call made to Mr. Greer to discuss Operation Sindoor is particularly significant.
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