US Edition‘Trump Being Trump’: Ex-US NSA on President Claiming Credit for India-Pakistan Ceasefire
- On May 21, 2025, US President Donald Trump claimed in a White House meeting that he brokered the ceasefire between India and Pakistan.
- The ceasefire came after fierce fighting triggered by India's Operation Sindoor, which was launched following the Pahalgam attack on April 22; however, India has not verified President Trump's involvement.
- Trump credited trade negotiations as central to settling the conflict, praising both Indian Prime Minister Modi and Pakistan’s leadership during his discussions with South African President Ramaphosa.
- Trump highlighted US involvement in resolving tensions between Pakistan and India, attributing the progress primarily to trade negotiations.
- Former National Security Advisor John Bolton remarked that Trump's credit-taking is typical and emphasized that India and Pakistan’s issues must be resolved bilaterally, consistent with official policy.
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'It is irritating, but nothing personal to India': Bolton on Trump claiming credit for Indo-Pak understanding
Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton has reacted to US President Donald Trump's claim to broker the understanding between India and Pakistan, saying that Trump has the tendency to take credit for everything. He added, "It's nothing personal to India. This is Donald Trump, who takes credit for everything." Bolton said, "I think he did have a call with Prime Minister Modi, and Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio …
"US Was In United States": S Jaishankar On Trump's India-Pak Mediation Claim
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reiterated that the recent cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan was the result of a direct bilateral arrangement, and not influenced by international mediation, particularly from the United States
Trump, again, claims credit for ending India-Pakistan conflict
Washington: President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed once again that he ended India-Pakistan hostilities, holding out to the two countries the lure of trading with the US. “I think I settled it through trade,” Trump said in a media interview in the White House with visiting South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, referring to the India-Pakistan hostilities. “We’re doing a big deal with India. We’re doing a big deal with Pakistan …What are yo…
'We settled it through trade': Trump brings up India-Pakistan ceasefire during meeting with Ramaphosa
Trump has been saying that he "helped" India and Pakistan reach a ceasefire along the border earlier this month, a claim that New Delhi has not confirmed. However, Pakistan has "thanked" the US president for his role in stopping the fight more than once
OUTSIDE VIEW: Trump’s unorthodox approach to diplomacy had to led to progress, as well as pitfalls
“I can settle anything,” Donald Trump declared Thursday in Qatar. He was talking about the conflict between India and Pakistan. But his boast alluded to other global flash points, from the war in Ukraine to the conflict in Gaza to…
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