Trump Claims ‘Helped’ India-Pakistan Stop Nuclear War, Cites Trade As A ‘Big Reason’
US President Donald Trump has once again claimed credit for brokering the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, days.
After the two nations agreed to halt hostilities following heightened tensions triggered by the Pahalgam terror attack. Speaking at an event announcing the US-China trade deal, Trump said, “On Saturday, my administration helped broker an immediate ceasefire — I think a permanent one — between India and Pakistan, the countries having a lot of nuclear weapons.”
He said that Indian armed forces and Pakistani forces were “going hot and heavy at each other” and took credit for the ceasefire. “They were going at it hot and heavy, and it was seemingly not going to stop,” he said, while speaking to the press.
“We stopped a nuclear conflict. I think it could have been a bad nuclear war, millions of people could have been killed. So I’m very proud of that,” Trump told reporters at the White House. He said that he said he would stop trade if the war continued, without clarifying with whom the remarks were directed at.
Following Operation Sindoor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the armed forces that bullets must be responded to by artillery (Wahan se goli chalegi, toh yahan se gola chalega), government sources said.
India has firmly rejected any suggestion of third-party mediation on the Kashmir issue, stating that the only pending matter is for Pakistan to return territories currently under its illegal occupation.
On Saturday evening, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announced that India and Pakistan had agreed to an immediate cessation of all firing and military activity across land, air and sea. The announcement followed four days of intense cross-border drone and missile engagements.
The ceasefire was first publicly mentioned by Trump, who claimed that Washington had helped mediate the agreement. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio later issued a statement confirming that the governments of India and Pakistan had agreed to a full ceasefire and would begin talks on a broad range of issues at a neutral venue.
However, Indian government sources stated that the Indus Waters Treaty would remain suspended as long as Pakistan continues to sponsor terrorism against India.
The sources further clarified that any engagement with Pakistan would be strictly limited to military-level talks through the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs), with no scope for political negotiations.