How India threads the diplomatic needle - courting favour with Trump over issues like trade while asserting its own interests in the Kashmir conflict - will depend in large part on domestic politics and could determine the future prospects for conflict in Kashmir.

The president's comments came after the two countries agreed to a ceasefire following weeks of escalating clashes.

US President Trump has pledged to mediate the long-standing 'Kashmir' dispute between India and Pakistan. But what does his track record say when it comes to solving conflicts between countries? Here'