Archive · 7 Jan 2026
Pakistan Sought US Help During India's Operation Sindoor
India and Pakistan both tried to convince the US to support their sides during a military operation called Operation Sindoor.
Pakistan was worried that India's military actions were only paused and could resume.
They had lots of meetings with important people in the US government and media and spent a lot of money on these efforts.
India also hired a special company to help them talk to the US president and other officials.
The US president said he helped broker a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, but India said their military talks led to the ceasefire.
There's still some confusion about who really made the ceasefire happen and why the US president said he was involved.
Pakistan also made false claims that India had sought a ceasefire, but documents showed that it was actually Pakistan that asked for help.
Pakistan sought over 50 meetings with US officials and media outlets to halt India's Operation Sindoor and spent roughly $5 million annually on lobbying.
India hired a lobbying firm, SHW Partners LLC, led by a former Trump adviser, for about $1.8 million annually to manage access to top-tier Indian diplomats and influence the US administration.
The lobbying efforts were in response to a Pakistan-sponsored terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam that killed 26 people on 22 April 2025.
India retaliated to the Pahalgam attack by destroying terror infrastructure inside Pakistan-controlled Kashmir on 7 May 2025, eliminating over 100 terrorists.
US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between India and Pakistan on 10 May 2025, but India has consistently denied that the US played a role in the ceasefire, attributing it to military commander-level talks.
- Who
- Pakistani and Indian diplomats and defence officials
- What
- Lobbying efforts in the US to influence Operation Sindoor and related issues
- When
- April-May 2025
- Where
- Washington, US
- Why
- To press Washington for intervention and to manage the fallout of the Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor
- Operation
- Operation Sindoor
- Time Period
- April-May 2025
- Pakistan's Meetings Sought
- Over 50
- Pakistan's Lobbying Firms
- Six Washington lobbying firms
- Pakistan's Lobbying Budget
- $5 million annually
- India's Lobbying Firm
- SHW Partners LLC
- India's Lobbying Budget
- $1.8 million annually
- US President
- Donald Trump
- Pakistan Army Chief
- Field Marshal Asim Munir
- Pahalgam Attack Date
- 22 April 2025
- Pahalgam Attack Casualties
- 26 people
- India's Retaliation Date
- 7 May 2025
- Ceasefire Announcement Date
- 10 May 2025
- US Secretary of State
- Marco Rubio
- Terrorists Eliminated
- Over 100
- Pakistan's Concern
- Operation Sindoor was only paused
- PM Modi's Statement
- Operation Sindoor remains active and resolute
Sources
Inside Pakistan's Lobbying Blitz In US To Halt India's Operation Sindoor
Pakistan lobbied in US to ‘somehow stop’ India’s military response after Op Sindoor: Report
Operation Sindoor and tariff plot thickens with report on India’s lobbying firm in US - Telegraph India
Jairam Ramesh questions US role in Op Sindoor ceasefire amdi row over fresh revelations about lobbying
Trade, defence and diplomacy: What India paid its US lobbyists to do
Indian embassy took services of lobbying firm to engage with Washington on various issues
As Operation Sindoor paused, India activated lobbyists to reach out to Trump admin
Ronny Jackson, former White House doctor, identified as key link in US Pakistan’s $500 million mining deal
Pakistan made 60 pleas to halt Operation Sindoor, spent Rs 45 crores in lobbying, American DoJ documents reveal
