India also has a long-standing policy of refusing to allow foreign mediation when it comes to the status of Muslim-majority Kashmir - a disputed region claimed by both India and Pakistan in its entirety - which has been at the center of the latest conflict with Pakistan and which India regards as a strictly internal matter.

The Trump administration’s public descriptions of its role in the mediation seemed to touch some sensitive spots politically in India.

Through the media, both sides are trying to shape perceptions of what the fighting has achieved and who has “won”.  Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.