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Indian Express
2 days ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
Had ceasefire due to common sense of both govts: Pakistan ex-foreign minister
'We had a ceasefire because both governments had the common sense, and they decided that enough was enough,' said former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, while addressing a seminar virtually on India-Pakistan relations in New Delhi on Saturday. 'Give credit where it is due. It was not any DGMO. It was the highest level of India and Pakistan that wanted the war to an end,' added the former minister, who served under President Pervez Musharraf. On statements of President Donald Trump regarding mediating a ceasefire, Kasuri said that 'this wasn't the first time, but the fifth time (that the US had intervened between India and Pakistan),' starting from former US defence secretary Robert Gates, former President Bill Clinton, former US Secretary of State Colin Powell and former President Barack Obama. Ever since the ceasefire on May 10, President Trump has repeatedly claimed that he brokered peace between India and Pakistan after the four-day military hostilities. New Delhi has consistently maintained that the two sides halted their actions following direct talks between their militaries without any mediation by the US. The seminar, titled 'India Pakistan Relations: Dialogue For Peace', organised by Delhi-based Centre for Peace and Progress, came in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor, and had speakers from India and Pakistan interacting virtually on the future of ties. It also came just a day after the US designated The Resistance Front — a shadow outfit of banned terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba, which had claimed responsibility for the Pahalgam attack — as a foreign terrorist organisation. Kasuri also batted for 'discreet, back-channel National Security Advisor-level talks' between the two countries. 'If NSAs are not acceptable, anybody who has the confidence in the two governments, the two Prime Ministers should be (holding talks)… with the sole purpose of preventing the next war,' he said. Tanvir Sadiq, NC MLA from J&K, among the speakers from the Indian side, said there is stalemate right now in the ties, with the two countries just coming back from the brink of war. However, he said, 'Do you think this is an appropriate time for India and Pakistan to talk? Sadly, no. But do India and Pakistan have to talk? Definitely, yes.' However, without naming any third country, Sadiq batted for 'friends' of both countries to bring them together for talks. 'If you think India and Pakistan will sit on the table and discuss things that won't be possible. We will have to get friends of both India and Pakistan to make sure the two neighbours sit on the table,' added the legislator from Srinagar's Zadibal. Former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan, T C A Raghavan, said that the present crisis comes from a problem of a structural nature. 'Across the political spectrum in both countries, every shade of political opinion at some point of time or the other has been in government, and during those times, there has been an India-Pakistan problem,' he said, adding that it is not something which has happened only now. For 35 years, the nature of the structural problem has focussed itself on terrorism, he said. 'No formula can resolve it; you can live with it or work around it… There was a greater understanding of that problem in Pakistan 20 years ago than it is now,' he said, referring to ex-Pakistan President Musharraf assuring India of not using terrorism to advance his political aims. Divya A reports on travel, tourism, culture and social issues - not necessarily in that order - for The Indian Express. She's been a journalist for over a decade now, working with Khaleej Times and The Times of India, before settling down at Express. Besides writing/ editing news reports, she indulges her pen to write short stories. As Sanskriti Prabha Dutt Fellow for Excellence in Journalism, she is researching on the lives of the children of sex workers in India. ... Read More
News18
2 days ago
- Politics
- News18
Trump Repeats India-Pakistan Ceasefire Claims: ‘Five Jets Downed, Serious Nuclear Countries'
Last Updated: India has categorically denied Trump's claims of a mediation between New Delhi and Islamabad over a ceasefire in May. However, Trump has repeated his claims. US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) repeated his claim of stopping the four-day war between India and Pakistan using 'trade deal" as a tool. Trump has made this claim numerous times since May 10, the day an 'understanding" to halt the fight was negotiated among the two rival neighbours. Trump, without naming the country that was at the receiving end, claimed that five jets were downed in the India-Pakistan conflict. 'We stopped a lot of wars. And these were serious, India and Pakistan, that was going on. Planes were being shot out of there. I think five jets were shot down, actually. These are two serious nuclear countries, and they were hitting each other," Trump said. #WATCH | Washington, D.C.: US President Donald Trump says, 'We stopped a lot of wars. And these were serious, India and Pakistan, that was going on. Planes were being shot out of there. I think five jets were shot down, actually. These are two serious nuclear countries, and they… — ANI (@ANI) July 18, 2025 Trump's claims were refuted by India last month, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Donald Trump over a phone call. PM Modi had made it clear to Trump that India never accepted mediation, nor will it in the future. 'The discussion on halting military actions took place directly between India and Pakistan through existing military channels, at Pakistan's request. PM Modi emphasised that India has never accepted mediation, does not accept it, and will never accept it," Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri had said, sharing details about the exchange between the two leaders. Taking credit for the ceasefire again, Trump claimed he asked both warring nations to stop 'throwing around nuclear weapons". 'But India and Pakistan were going at it, and they were back and forth, and it was getting bigger and bigger, and we got it solved through trade. We said, you guys want to make a trade deal. We're not making a trade deal if you're going to be throwing around weapons, and maybe nuclear weapons, both very powerful nuclear states," he claimed. Trump has repeated his unsubstantiated claims on numerous occasions, despite India's refusal. India hit back at Pakistan on May 7 in response to the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, which claimed the lives of 26 civilians. The Indian armed forces struck terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, killing over 100 terrorists. Pakistan chose to strike back, targeting Indian civilian and military sites. However, most of the incoming drones were shot down. On May 10, Pakistan fired ballistic missiles at India, prompting India to hit their military sites. India damaged several of Pakistan's airbases, bringing the enemy to its knees. Pakistani DGMO reached out to his Indian counterpart that day and urged a ceasefire. India and Pakistan reached an 'understanding" to halt the military operations along the Line of Control and the International border. PM Modi, however, made it clear in his address to the nation that Operation Sindoor was only put on hold and was not over yet, and any terror attack in the future will be viewed as an 'Act of War", and will be dealt with accordingly. view comments First Published: July 19, 2025, 08:54 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Hans India
6 days ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Trump again claims he ended India-Pak conflict
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Monday once again claimed credit for stopping a possible war between India and Pakistan. He said he helped reduce tensions between the two countries by using trade talks as pressure. Speaking about the India-Pakistan situation, Trump said, "We've been very successful in settling wars. You have India and Pakistan. You have Rwanda and the Congo -- that was going on for 30 years. India and Pakistan would have been a nuclear war within another week, the way that was going. That was going very badly, and we did that through trade. 'I said, 'we're not going to talk to you about trade unless you get this thing settled,' and they did, and they were both great, great leaders, and they were great.' Trump has made this claim several times before. However, the peace move began when Pakistan's DGMO contacted his Indian counterpart and requested a halt to all military actions -- on land, in the air, and at sea. The situation had worsened after a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district on April 22. The attack in Pahalgam, carried out by Pakistan-backed terrorists, killed 26 people. The incident happened during the visit of US Vice President JD Vance to India. In response, India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7. The Indian Air Force carried out targeted strikes on nine major terror hubs inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Pakistan tried to retaliate with drones and missile attacks on Indian cities, but all were intercepted by India's air defence systems. There was no damage or loss of life. As a strong warning, the Indian Air Force later struck 11 Pakistani airbases, including key ones like Nur Khan and Rahim Yar Khan.
India.com
7 days ago
- Politics
- India.com
Nuclear war could have broken if…, Donald Trump makes Big claim, once again takes credit for stopping the India-Pakistan war, India says…
New Delhi: Despite India's denial, US President Donald Trump has once again taken credit for preventing a potential war between India and Pakistan. Talking to the media, President Trump stated that he eased tensions by leveraging trade negotiations as a means of pressure. He also claimed he helped settle the long-running conflict between Rwanda and Congo. Trump Repeats Claim of Preventing India-Pakistan War Speaking about the India-Pakistan situation, Donald Trump said, 'We've been very successful in settling wars. You have India and Pakistan. You have Rwanda and the Congo, that was going on for 30 years. India, by the way, Pakistan would have been a nuclear war within another week, the way that was going. That was going very badly, and we did that through trade. I said, 'we're not going to talk to you about trade unless you get this thing settled,' and they did, and they were both great, great leaders, and they were great.' It is important to note that Trump has made this claim several times in the past. However, the peace move actually began when Pakistan's DGMO contacted his Indian counterpart and requested a halt to all military actions — on land, in the air, and at sea. Operation Sindoor: India launched a fierce attack against Pakistan on May 7 under Operation Sindoor, targeting and destroying nine terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in retaliation for the terrorist attack in Pahalgam. Following this, Pakistan attempted to attack India, prompting a retaliatory strike by India, in which 11 Pakistani airbases were destroyed using BrahMos missiles. As a strong warning, the Indian Air Force later struck 11 Pakistani airbases, including key ones like Nur Khan and Rahim Yar Khan.
Mint
7 days ago
- Politics
- Mint
'We've been very successful in settling wars': Trump reiterates claim about stopping conflict between India and Pakistan
For the 21st time in 59 days, US President Donald Trump repeated his claim that he personally stopped a nuclear war between India and Pakistan. During Monday's meeting with NATO chief Mark Rutte, Trump stated the conflict 'would have been a nuclear war within another week'. Trump asserted he ended it by threatening to halt trade deals: 'I said, 'we're not going to talk trade unless you settle this''. Trump praised PM Modi and Pakistani leaders as "great" for complying. His claim traces back to May 10, when he announced a ceasefire after a "long night" of US-mediated talks. India has consistently denied Trump's version, maintaining the ceasefire resulted from direct military talks and not US pressure. In a 35-minute call last month, PM Modi told Trump India "does not and will never accept" third-party mediation. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri clarified Pakistan requested the truce after India's Operation Sindoor, retaliatory strikes for a terror attack killing 26 in Kashmir. No trade discussions occurred during the crisis, India insists, contradicting Trump's narrative of economic threats forcing de-escalation. Tensions erupted on April 22, 2025, when militants attacked civilians in Pahalgam, Kashmir. India blamed Pakistan-based terrorists and launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting terror camps in Pakistan-administered Kashmir with missiles and drones. Pakistan retaliated, triggering four days of cross-border strikes. On May 10, Pakistan's military called India's DGMO seeking a truce, leading to a direct ceasefire agreement. Trump immediately tweeted about his role, though India's government noted that the military resolved it without external help. India's opposition Congress party criticized PM Modi's silence on Trump's repeated claims. Spokesperson Jairam Ramesh noted Trump made the assertion "21 times in 59 days," asking when Modi would 'break his silence'. Meanwhile, Trump hosted Pakistan's army chief, a move analysts warned could strain US-India ties. The White House meeting marked unprecedented recognition of Pakistan's military influence.
