Trump tariffs: Was US president 'irritated' India did not back ceasefire claim, nominate him for Nobel Peace Prize like Pak?
President Donald Trump meets with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday | AP
The Trump administration again on Thursday claimed it "stopped" the conflict between India and Pakistan, and on average, the US president has brokered one peace deal a month during his six months in office.
Briefing the media on Thursday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt mentioned the India-Pakistan conflict while talking about the US role in brokering peace between Thailand and Cambodia. "The two countries were engaged in a deadly conflict that had displaced more than 300,000 people until President Donald Trump stepped in to put an end to it," Leavitt said.
"The president has now ended conflicts between Thailand and Cambodia, Israel and Iran, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, India and Pakistan, Serbia and Kosovo, and Egypt and Ethiopia. This means President Trump has brokered, on average, about one peace deal or ceasefire per month during his six months in office. It's well past time that President Trump was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize," she added.
According to India, no third nation was involved in the ceasefire talks with Pakistan. However, acknowledging the US's role, Pakistan said US President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio played a "pivotal" role in de-escalating the situation. Pakistan had also said it would nominate Trump for the peace prize.
Tensions between India and Pakistan heightened after the former launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting terror launchpads along the Line of Control. India launched the military operation to avenge the killings of tourists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on April 22 by terrorists with alleged Pakistani links.
After days of heightened military activities, India and Pakistan agreed to stop firing on May 10 following talks between the DGMOs of both nations. US President Trump has been claiming credit for brokering the ceasefire.
Trump, in various instances, claimed that he stopped the war from turning nuclear. The US president had claimed he stopped the war using trade card. Trump said the fighting stopped after he told leaders of India and Pakistan that the US wouldn't trade with warring nations.
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