There has always been tension between India and Pakistan; the crisis following the Kashmir terror attack will also be resolved – President Donald Trump

There has always been tension between India and Pakistan; the crisis following the Kashmir terror attack will also be resolved – President Donald Trump
Washington, April 26, 2025

According to a report by CBS News, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that there has always been tension between Pakistan and India. He added that the two neighboring countries will resolve the matter between themselves.

“They’ve been fighting in Kashmir for a thousand years,” he told reporters aboard Air Force One. “There’s been tension at that border for 1,500 years. They’ll figure it out somehow.”

He further said, “There is a lot of tension between Pakistan and India, but there always has been.”

When asked whether he would contact the leaders of the two countries, he did not give a direct answer but said he is “close” with both India and Pakistan, and knows the leaders of both nations.

Tensions escalated between the two nuclear-armed neighbors after 26 people were killed on Tuesday in Indian-administered Kashmir by unidentified gunmen. Among the dead were 25 Indian tourists and one local resident.

New Delhi described the incident as a “terrorist attack” and claimed it was “linked to cross-border elements,” accusing Pakistan of aiding the attackers.

However, Islamabad distanced itself from the attack, saying it was “deeply concerned” and expressed condolences to the victims’ families.

Following the incident, New Delhi unilaterally suspended the long-standing Indus Water Treaty, under which both countries share the waters of six rivers in the Indus basin.

On Thursday, Pakistan reacted strongly, stating that the water-sharing agreement—signed in September 1960 with World Bank mediation—cannot be unilaterally suspended. Pakistan warned that any attempt by India to block or divert water flow into Pakistan would be considered an “act of war.”

Both countries have suspended visa services for each other’s citizens, expelled military advisers, and Islamabad has closed its airspace to Indian airlines.