Reacting to the brutal terrorist strike in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, US President Donald Trump called the attack “a bad one” and acknowledged the longstanding India-Pakistan conflict over Kashmir.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Rome, Trump remarked, “There have always been problems between India and Pakistan. They’ve been fighting over Kashmir for centuries. I know both countries and both leaders well—they’ll sort it out, one way or the other.”

His comments come amid surging tensions following the April 22 attack, which killed 26 people, mostly tourists, in one of the worst terror incidents in the region since Pulwama in 2019.

India responded strongly by suspending the Indus Waters Treaty, expelling Pakistani military officials, closing the Attari transit point, and revoking all Pakistani visas issued from April 27. Indian nationals in Pakistan have also been urged to return.

Pakistan, in retaliation, shut its airspace to Indian carriers and halted all trade links with India, even via third countries. Islamabad also condemned India’s move to suspend the water-sharing treaty, calling it an “act of war” if executed.

Meanwhile, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed relentless pursuit of the attackers, declaring, “We will hunt them to the ends of the earth.”

Saudi Arabia and Iran have reached out to New Delhi and Islamabad, offering to mediate and calm the crisis.

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