Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan following Operation Sindoor, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called for calm and a swift de-escalation. The US is closely monitoring the situation, triggered by a terror attack in Pahalgam, and has urged both nations to exercise restraint and re-establish direct communication.
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