Lobbying by India .... Lobbying by Pakistan :::: Operation Sindoor ... plot thickens ::: But In US --- Lobbying Firm's Filings, No mention Of Trump Mediating In Op Sindoor

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In US Lobbying Firm's Filings, No Mention Of Trump Mediating In Op Sindoor. This is significant.

Newly accessed US government filings reveal an extraordinary lobbying blitz by Pakistan in Washington in April-May 2025, exposing the scale of diplomatic pressure Islamabad unleashed essentially to blunt India's military response during Operation Sindoor. 

Documents filed under the US Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), accessed by NDTV, show no instance in which New Delhi sought American mediation or raised the issue of a ceasefire in its official engagements.

The three-page filing, available in the public domain, chronicles a dense calendar of calls, emails and meetings facilitated in Washington between April and December 2025 by SHW Partners LLC, a lobbying firm headed by Jason Miller, a former Trump adviser. The firm was engaged by the Indian Embassy, two days after the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, to support routine diplomatic outreach, including preparations for high-level visits, trade negotiations and coordination with US agencies. 

NDTV website reports that Pakistani diplomats and defence officials sought more than 50 meetings with senior US administration figures, lawmakers and influential media outlets between the launch of Operation Sindoor and the full implementation of the ceasefire after a Pakistan-sponsored terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam in April 2025. 

However, another report has surfaced claiming the Modi Govt also had hired a lobby group led by a former Trump adviser two days after the Pahalgam attack and intense parlays took place between the Indian embassy in Washington and the White House on the day the Operation Sindoor ceasefire was announced. 

But from Pakistan's perspective so much money was drained out and there was little results - or anything positive yielded.  

The records, filed under the US Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), indicate that Pakistan's ambassador to the United States and its defence attaché reached out repeatedly by emails, phone calls and in-person meetings to more than 60 officials and intermediaries.

The stated aim was to press Washington for intervention and to “somehow stop” India's military campaign following the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir. 

The Indian retaliation was not only full steam - it actually rattled Pakistanis - both civil and military. And worse the terror-hubs were left in the lurch devastated.  

The Pahalgam attack that took place in Kashmir on 22 April killed 26 people. On 24 April, India reportedly inked an agreement with SHW Partners LLC for a one-year contract for a monthly fee of $150,000.00 (for one year India would pay about Rs 16.2 crore).  

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The Pakistani outreach spanned Congress, the Pentagon, the State Department and prominent American journalists. Pakistani representatives discussed Kashmir, regional security, rare earth minerals, and broader bilateral ties, while also seeking interviews and background briefings with leading US media organisations.

Several entries describe the efforts as “ongoing representation of Pakistan”, underscoring the intensity and persistence of the campaign.

In November 2025, 'The New York Times' reported that Pakistan had signed contracts with six Washington lobbying firms worth roughly $5 million annually to gain expedited access to the Trump administration and secure favourable trade and diplomatic outcomes.

Weeks after Islamabad struck a deal with Seiden Law LLP working through Javelin Advisors, then-US President Donald Trump hosted Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir at the White House, a meeting widely seen as symbolising Pakistan's renewed access to the highest levels of US power.

Multiple diplomatic sources said the 2025 FARA filings confirm a broader pattern: Pakistan expanded its lobbying footprint across Capitol Hill and the US media ecosystem, with some individual contracts and outreach efforts running into hundreds of thousands of dollars.

While there are indications that spending tapered later in the year, the documents collectively paint a picture of a state under intense military and diplomatic pressure, one that turned urgently to Washington in hopes of restraining India's battlefield momentum, reports NDTV website. 

On Indian lobbying -- reports say while on May 7, India retaliated to the Pahalgam attack by destroying terror infrastructure inside Pakistan-controlled Kashmir and Pakistan. On May 10. US President Donald Trump announced that he had brokered a ceasefire between the two sparring nations.

The claim was denounced by India. Foreign Minister Dr S Jaishankar even had said - "The US was in US ..." ... implying New Delhi took the decision on merits on its own only after Pakistan DGMO had requested for a ceasefire on the morning of May 10th.

The same day, the Indian embassy reached out to White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, US trade representative Jamieson Greer and Ricky Gill at the National Security Council to discuss “media coverage” of the conflict, reported The Hindu.

It is unclear whether the calls were made before or after the ceasefire but they indicate close interaction on the day, according to the report. 

It is claimed that the firm, SHW Partners LLC, led by Jason Miller, agreed to provide India strategic counsel, planning and government relations assistance in dealing with the Trump administration, the Congress, academic institutions, and think tanks, according to the agreement.  

A close reading of the entries reveals that India's priorities during the period surrounding Operation Sindoor were sharply focused elsewhere: 

managing US media coverage of the operation, 

tracking the status of US-India trade talks, and 

arranging meetings for Indian parliamentary and ministerial delegations visiting the United States. 

Several entries also note the Indian Ambassador's willingness to engage American media outlets. Nowhere do the records indicate a request for third-party intervention, mediation, or a ceasefire.

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