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Washington/IBNS-CMEDIA: Indian-origin lawyer and Trump adviser Ranjit “Ricky” Gill has suddenly found himself at the centre of geopolitical attention after receiving a US government award for his purported role in facilitating the India-Pakistan ceasefire following Operation Sindoor earlier this year.
Gill, currently serving as senior director for South and Central Asia at the US National Security Council (NSC) and special assistant to President Donald Trump, was conferred the NSC’s Distinguished Action Award earlier this week.
The honour has sparked intense debate in India, as it appears to subtly reinforce Trump’s long-standing claim that Washington mediated the May 10 ceasefire between the two nuclear-armed neighbours — a claim New Delhi has repeatedly and firmly denied.
