Multiple reports say U.S. Vice President JD Vance proposed using Indian troops in a peacekeeping role in Ukraine during a meeting at the White House. According to Hindustan Times and NDTV, Vance raised the idea as part of determining the U.S. role in the Ukraine war, and Trump responded by rejecting the proposal. Mint reports that the discussion took place at an Oval Office meeting on January 30, shortly after Trump began a second term, where Vance suggested deploying Indian troops as peacekeepers. Mint further says Trump dismissed the plan, reportedly stating that “Indians won’t do that” and that India would not fund the mission. NDTV similarly reports that Trump shut down the plan, framing the exchange around the question of what India would do in such a scenario. The accounts attribute the claims to details contained in a new book, but they do not cite official statements from the U.S. government or India in the material provided.