Trump reiterates claim of halting India-Pakistan war, seeks Nobel Peace Prize recognition
Washington: US President Donald Trump has once again reiterated his claim that his administration played a decisive role in stopping a war between India and Pakistan, calling it one of the major achievements of his second term in office.
Speaking in Washington while marking the completion of one year of his second presidential term, Trump listed the alleged de-escalation between the two nuclear-armed neighbours as a key foreign policy success.
According to Trump, India and Pakistan were on the brink of a full-scale war, and his intervention helped prevent a major catastrophe. “Within just 10 months, I stopped eight wars. No one else could have done that.
India and Pakistan, both nuclear powers, were engaged in conflict. That was a very big deal,” Trump said, addressing the media. He further claimed that during the conflict, as many as eight fighter jets were shot down, underlining the seriousness of the situation.
Trump also stated that the Pakistani Prime Minister, who visited Washington last year, had acknowledged the US role in preventing the escalation. He used this reference to reinforce his repeated assertion that American diplomacy under his leadership ensured peace in South Asia.
The US President has made similar claims more than 70 times in the past, often suggesting that Washington acted as a mediator between New Delhi and Islamabad. However, India has consistently rejected any third-party mediation in its bilateral issues with Pakistan, maintaining that all matters between the two countries must be resolved directly and bilaterally, without external involvement.
During an extended press conference at the White House that lasted nearly two hours, Trump also expressed strong displeasure over not being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He argued that his role in preventing large-scale conflicts, including the alleged India-Pakistan confrontation, merited global recognition. “I should have received the Nobel Peace Prize. By ending the India-Pakistan conflict, I saved at least a crore lives,” Trump claimed.
His remarks once again triggered debate among diplomats and political observers, particularly given India’s firm stance against international mediation. Analysts note that while the US has often engaged with both countries during periods of tension, New Delhi has never publicly accepted Washington’s claims of direct intervention in halting a war.
Trump’s repeated assertions are expected to draw reactions from both India and Pakistan, as well as from the international community, especially amid ongoing geopolitical tensions and renewed focus on global conflict resolution.
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