Newly examined public disclosures filed under the US Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) have cast doubt on US President Donald Trump's repeated claims—made more than 65 times—that he personally mediated a ceasefire between India and Pakistan during the brief military confrontation in May 2025, known as Operation Sindoor. The documents, accessed by NDTV and related to lobbying activities by SHW Partners LLC on behalf of the Indian Embassy in Washington, detail a dense schedule of calls, emails, and meetings from April to December 2025. These engagements focused on routine diplomatic matters such as trade negotiations, preparations for high-level visits, and media coordination but contain no reference to New Delhi requesting or discussing American mediation or ceasefire arrangements.

Operation Sindoor was launched by India on May 7, 2025, in response to a terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 22, which killed 26 civilians, mostly tourists targeted on religious grounds. The operation involved precision missile and air strikes on nine terrorist infrastructure sites linked to groups like Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. India emphasized that the strikes were non-escalatory, targeted only terror facilities, and avoided Pakistani military or civilian targets. The four-day conflict saw tit-for-tat actions, including Pakistani retaliation, before the two sides agreed to cease hostilities effective May 10, 2025, at 1700 hours IST, following direct communication between their Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs). Indian officials have consistently maintained that the de-escalation occurred through bilateral military channels, initiated by Pakistan's DGMO, without third-party involvement.

Trump has asserted his personal role in brokering the truce, including claims of using economic threats like tariffs to force both nations to halt the conflict, and has repeated this during international meetings and public statements. Despite these assertions, the FARA filings from the firm headed by former Trump adviser Jason Miller—engaged by India shortly after the Pahalgam attack—show no evidence of New Delhi raising the ceasefire issue or seeking US intervention in official interactions. A senior Indian government source described the lobbying as a standard, transparent practice common among governments in the US, with all disclosures publicly available on the Department of Justice website.

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The revelation highlights ongoing discrepancies between Trump's narrative and India's official position, which stresses direct bilateral resolution. While Pakistan has acknowledged some US engagement and pursued intensive lobbying in Washington during the crisis, India has rejected any external mediation, underscoring its commitment to handling such matters through established channels. The FARA documents reinforce New Delhi's stance that Operation Sindoor's conclusion was a result of military-to-military dialogue rather than American brokerage.

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