NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD/TOKYO — After more than three days of high tension, residents of Pakistan and India woke up to relative calm on May 11. Cross-border drone, missile and jet attacks had given way to a ceasefire — first signaled by none other than U.S. President Donald Trump, claiming credit for the truce.
Trump’s exact part in the truce remains unclear: His claim was quickly rejected by New Delhi, while Islamabad welcomed his “constructive role.” Whatever happened behind the scenes, relief was palpable on both sides of the border as citizens began to resume going about their regular daily routines, be it making plans to watch cricket matches in Rawalpindi or organizing holiday arrangements in India.
