He stated that a war between them would be “none of our business.”

"We want this thing to de-escalate as quickly as possible. We cannot control these countries, though," Vance said in an interview on Fox News show "The Story with Martha MacCallum."

"What we can do is try to encourage these folks to de-escalate a little bit, but we re not going to get involved in the middle of war that s fundamentally none of our business and has nothing to do with America s ability to control it," he added.

India is an important partner for Washington, which aims to counter China s rising influence, Reuters reported.

Analysts and some former officials have said U.S. involvement to achieve diplomatic goals in Russia s war in Ukraine and Israel s war in Gaza may make Washington leave India and Pakistan on their own in the early days of their tensions, without much direct pressure from the U.S. government.

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India launched airstrikes on six locations in Pakistan’s major cities. At least 31 innocent civilians martyred and 57 injured in the Indian attacks.

Pakistan armed forces shot down nearly 25 drones in various cities across the country including Lahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi and Gujranwala.

Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaj Asif said retaliation was "increasingly certain," on the second day of major clashes.

"Our hope and our expectation is that this is not going to spiral into a broader regional war or, God forbid, a nuclear conflict," Vance said on Thursday.