‘It didn’t leak from us’: Ex-CDS hints Pakistan may have leaked Operation Sindoor ceasefire details to US

Key Points:

• Former Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan rejected US President Donald Trump’s claim of mediating the ceasefire between India and Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, stating the ceasefire was agreed directly between the two countries’ Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs).
• Chauhan emphasized that no third party was involved in the military decision, and questioned how information about the ceasefire reached the US before India’s public announcement, suggesting a possible leak from the Pakistani side.
• Trump claimed the US pressured India and Pakistan into a ceasefire through diplomatic and economic threats, including tariffs, but India has consistently denied US mediation and disputed Trump’s claims about aircraft losses and trade-related negotiations.
• India’s Ministry of External Affairs and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have confirmed the ceasefire was negotiated solely at the DGMO level, with Modi stating no world leader requested India to stop military action.
• Pakistan acknowledged the US role in supporting the ceasefire, appreciating its “constructive role,” while the conflict stemmed from India’s Operation Sindoor launched in response to a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.