Trump Again Claims Credit for India-Pakistan Ceasefire, India Denies Third-Party Role
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump has once again reiterated his claim that he was instrumental in brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, citing trade leverage as the tool behind the resolution. Since May 10, Trump has made repeated references to what he describes as U.S.-mediated peace talks that brought about a “full and immediate” halt to hostilities between the two nuclear-armed nations.
In a recent Truth Social post, Trump boasted about settling multiple global conflicts, including tensions between India and Pakistan, by leveraging trade deals. He added that he used similar strategies to resolve conflicts in Rwanda-DR Congo, Thailand-Cambodia, and even Israel-Iran, saying, “You can fight all you want, but we’re not doing a trade deal,” which he claims pushed countries toward peace.
In a separate Newsmax interview, Trump stated he was averaging “a war a month” in terms of brokering peace and claimed to have prevented “millions of deaths.” He also said the India-Pakistan issue was settled via trade threats and negotiations, not through traditional diplomacy.
Trump’s White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt echoed his statements, saying the former president had brought peace to six major global conflict zones and should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
However, India has firmly denied any third-party involvement in halting Operation Sindoor, a retaliatory military action launched following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people, mostly tourists.
Speaking in Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi clarified that no foreign government had influenced India’s military decisions. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar further confirmed in the Rajya Sabha that there was no contact between Modi and Trump during the relevant timeline, and that the ceasefire was a unilateral Indian decision, entirely unrelated to trade negotiations.
The conflicting claims have stirred diplomatic debate, especially as Trump announced new trade tariffs—25% on Indian imports starting August 1—and a new trade agreement with Pakistan, citing potential U.S. involvement in the country’s untapped oil reserves.
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