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Trump Takes Credit Again for India-Pakistan Ceasefire, But India Says Otherwise
US President Donald Trump has once again patted himself on the back for stopping the recent India-Pakistan conflict. This time, he made the bold claim right next to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a press conference in London.
Speaking casually, Trump said, "We did seven [deals], and most of them weren’t thought to be settleable. We did India, we did Pakistan—two nuclear countries—and that was purely for trade. You wanna trade with us, you have to get along, and they were going hot and heavy."
Trump keeps pointing to the tense standoff in May between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. He says he used America’s trade power as leverage to broker the India-Pakistan ceasefire, helping de-escalate things quickly.
Just last month, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt echoed Trump’s words during a briefing. She highlighted how Trump turned trade into a tool to end the Indo-Pak conflict after Operation Sindoor. "For the India and Pakistan conflict, he used trade in a very powerful way as leverage to bring that conflict to an end," Leavitt said. "He’s very proud of all these achievements and honored to restore peace around the world."
The whole trouble started with a heartbreaking terror attack on April 22 in Pahalgam, where 26 civilians lost their lives. India hit back hard with Operation Sindoor—precision strikes on terrorist hideouts in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). Things heated up fast, but a ceasefire soon followed.
But here’s where the stories clash: India insists no foreign leader twisted their arm to stop. Instead, they say Pakistan’s Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) reached out first to India’s counterpart, asking to end the hostilities. That’s how the truce came about.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi set the record straight on July 30 during a Lok Sabha debate on Operation Sindoor. "No leader in the world told India to stop its operation," Modi declared. He added that India has shown nuclear blackmail won’t work anymore, and the country won’t bow to threats.
Modi shared a personal story too. "On the night of May 9, the US Vice President tried to call me for an hour, but I was in a meeting with my army chiefs, so I couldn’t pick up. When I called back, he warned that Pakistan might launch a big attack. I told him straight: If Pakistan does that, it’ll cost them dearly. We’ll hit back even harder."
This back-and-forth highlights the ongoing debate over who really brokered peace in the India-Pakistan tensions. As Trump boasts about his role, India’s leaders emphasize their strong, independent stand against terrorism and cross-border threats.
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