Trade pressure forced India and Pakistan to 'settle': Trump claims again of stopping Operation Sindoor

United States President Donald Trump on Monday again claimed that he "stopped" the recent military conflict between India and Pakistan using trade card, and both nations "settled". India had categorically denied the US president's claims.

 

During a meeting with the secretary general of NATO at the White House on Monday, Trump said he has been "successful" in settling wars. Claiming he stopped the conflict between India and Pakistan, President Trump said, "We have been very successful in settling wars. You have India, Pakistan...India and Pakistan would have been a nuclear war within another week, the way that was going. That was going very badly. We did that through trade."

 

The US president added, "I said, we're not going to talk to you about trade unless you get this thing settled. And they did." Trump said both nations have great leaders, and they agreed.

 

This is not the first time the US president has made claims of stopping the conflict between India and Pakistan in the aftermath of Operation Sindoor. India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 to avenge the killings of tourists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam.

 

Terrorists with alleged Pakistani links killed 26 people in Pahalgam on April 22. The deceased include 24 tourists, a Nepali citizen and a local horse owner. India announced a series of diplomatic measures against Pakistan soon after the incident and suspended the Indus Water Treaty. Notably, the terror strike happened during US Vice President J.D. Vance's visit to India.

 

On May 7, India carried out precision strikes and destroyed nine terror launchpads along the Line of Control. In retaliation, Pakistan targeted key Indian military assets along the border. After days of heightened military activity, both India and Pakistan agreed to stop firing on May 10. India said the decision was taken following a call between the Director General of Military Operations of both nations. 

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