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'Stopped war': Trump again makes a claim India has repeatedly refuted on 4-day Pakistan clash
US President Donald Trump has once again claimed credit for averting a war between India and Pakistan, drawing sharp criticism from the Congress, which questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's continued silence on the matter.
Speaking at a reception at the White House on Tuesday (July 23, 2025), Trump said, 'We stopped wars between India and Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.' He further claimed that five aircraft were shot down during the India-Pakistan confrontation and that the situation was close to spiraling into a nuclear conflict. 'It was going back and forth. I called them and said, 'No more trade. If you do this, it's not going to be good.' They're both powerful nuclear nations, and that would have happened. I stopped it,' Trump asserted.
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#WATCH | US President Donald Trump says, "We have stopped wars between India and Pakistan. They were probably going to end up in a nuclear war. They shot down five planes in the last attack. It was back and forth, back and forth. I called them and I said no more trade if you do… pic.twitter.com/r5BRaO11aF — ANI (@ANI) July 23, 2025
The congress said that this marks the 25th time in the past 73 days that Trump has repeated his claim of preventing a war between the two South Asian neighbours.
Reacting to the remarks, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh took a swipe at PM Modi, saying while Trump has made a 'silver jubilee' out of his claim, the Indian prime minister remains conspicuously silent. 'He has trumpeted his claim 25 times in 73 days, yet the Prime Minister of India has not uttered a word—choosing instead to travel abroad and destabilise democratic institutions at home,' Ramesh said in a post on X.
He also slammed the Modi government for refusing to give firm dates for a parliamentary debate on the Pahalgam-Sindoor issue, adding that the PM has not committed to responding in the House.
Trump also expanded his list of purported diplomatic achievements, claiming the U.S. had 'taken out Iran's entire nuclear capability' and stopped conflicts in Kosovo and Serbia.
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While Trump has frequently credited his trade diplomacy for de-escalating global tensions, there has been no official confirmation from New Delhi or Islamabad regarding his role in the alleged ceasefire or the reported aerial engagement.
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