Why US ramped up push for India-Pakistan ceasefire – and how it may have found an open door

One can be forgiven for being surprised by the Trump administration's reported role in helping broker the India-Pakistan ceasefire — something New Delhi categorically denied on May 13 with a spokesperson stating, "any issues pertaining to the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir have to be addressed by India and Pakistan bilaterally". Earlier, even top US officials had signalled that any American involvement in the crisis would be relatively hands-off. Recall President Donald Trump's comment that "they'll get it figured out one way or the other", and Vice President J D Vance's statement that "we're not going to get…