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Shashi Tharoor, Indian writer, member of the Indian Parliament and former senior UN official, speaks at the Council of Foreign Relations in Washington, DC, on June 5, 2025. Weeks after a military crisis, India and Pakistan are dispatching top lawmakers to press their case in the United States, where President Donald Trump has shown eagerness for further diplomacy. After crisscrossing the world, the delegations spent this week at the same time in Washington, which played a key mediatory role in a ceasefire after four days of fighting between the nuclear-armed adversaries. Tharoor said he heard "total support and solidarity for India" during his meetings with US lawmakers and a "complete understanding of India's right to defend itself against terrorism." (Photo by Oliver Contreras / AFP) (Photo by OLIVER CONTRERAS/AFP via Getty Images)