21-05-2025
'Settled It...': Trump Again Claims He Brokered India-Pak Ceasefire In Talks With Ramaphosa
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While holding talks with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during a meeting at the White House, Donald Trump reiterated the claim of brokering ceasefire deal.
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday yet again iterated his mediation efforts between India and Pakistan, saying that he was the one who settled the soaring tensions through trade.
While holding talks with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during a meeting at the White House, Trump reiterated the claim, which has been rejected by New Delhi.
'If you take a look at what we just did with Pakistan and India. We settled that whole thing and I think that settled it through trade. We are doing a big deal with India, doing a big deal with Pakistan," he said.
The US President further claimed that he had urged both the nations-India and Pakistan to stop fighting as the military actions were going worse and severe.
'I said what are you guys doing, somebody had to be the last one to shoot but the shooting was getting worse and worse, bigger and bigger, deeper and deeper into the countries," he added.
'I hate to say we got it settled and two days later something happens and they say it's Trump's fault. Pakistan has some excellent people and India has my friend Modi, he is a great guy," Trump added.
Trump Taking Credit For Ceasefire Deal
The US President has been reiterating everywhere that he was the one who not only just 'broker' the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, but also averted a 'nuclear conflict'.
He had also portrayed the ceasefire as a major diplomatic success, stating that he had prevented a potential nuclear war and even envisioned the leaders of India and Pakistan dining together in peace.
India Rejected Trump's Claim
India last week issued a firm six-point rebuttal to his claims, even laying out the sequence of events that led to the two DGMOs speaking on the phone and agreeing to cease hostilities.
The Ministry of External Affairs clarified that the ceasefire was achieved directly through military-to-military channels between the Directors General of Military Operations of India and Pakistan, without any involvement of any third party, including the US.
Earlier on Monday, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri told members of the Standing Committee on External Affairs that there was no indication of any nuclear attack from Pakistan and the United States was no where in the picture during the ceasefire talks.
Operation Sindoor
India launched 'precision strikes" under Operation Sindoor on nine terror targets in Pakistan and PoK following the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians. The strikes killed at least 10 family members of JeM chief Masood Azhar and four close aides.
The sites targeted were the Pakistani bases at Rafiqui (Shorkot, Jhang), Murid (Chakwal), Nur Khan (Chaklala, Rawalpindi) Rahim Yar Khan, Sukkur and Chunian (Kasur). In the strikes, the air bases in Skardu, Bholari, Jacobabad and Sargodha suffered extensive damage.
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First Published:
May 21, 2025, 23:36 IST
