President Donald Trump said on Wednesday Washington's partner India and U.S. ally Pakistan have "gone tit-for-tat," and that he hoped the two nuclear-armed Asian neighbors could stop further escalations.

The violent crisis between India and Pakistan is exactly the kind of international emergency that would once have prompted a full-on US diplomatic drive to cool tempers and head off a wider war.

After the Pahalgam terrorist attack, India has responded strongly to Pakistan through Operation Sindoor. The tension between the two countries has reached the brink of full-scale war. India targeted terrorist bases in Pakistan.