US President Donald Trump once again invoked his controversial claim of diffusing tensions between India and Pakistan on Monday, suggesting his intervention may have prevented a conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.
“We did a job with India and Pakistan, and Serbia-Kosovo, Rwanda-Congo... this was all over the last three weeks. We stopped a lot of fights... I think a very big one, frankly—India and Pakistan—and we stopped that over trade,” Trump told reporters while hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a dinner at the White House..
“We are dealing with India; we are dealing with Pakistan. We said we are not going to deal with you at all if you’re going to fight, and they were... maybe at a nuclear stage. They are both nuclear powers," the Republican president added.
Trump’s remarks come despite India having repeatedly refuted any third-party mediation between New Delhi and Islamabad.
The PM Modi-led Centre continues to maintain that all issues with Pakistan, including trade and security, must be resolved bilaterally and without external involvement—a position it has reiterated on several occasions, particularly in response to Trump’s prior suggestions of US intervention.
The timing of Trump’s renewed claim is significant.
During the same dinner, Netanyahu revealed that he had officially nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.
“I have sent a letter to the Nobel Committee,” the Israeli Prime Minister announced, handing Trump a copy of the nomination letter in front of cameras. Netanyahu cited Trump’s role in various peace efforts as justification for the nomination.
This marks the second major endorsement of a Nobel Prize for the two-time US President in recent weeks.
In June, Pakistan had also announced its intention to recommend the US President for the prestigious award, citing his supposed efforts to de-escalate tensions in South Asia and elsewhere.
“We did a job with India and Pakistan, and Serbia-Kosovo, Rwanda-Congo... this was all over the last three weeks. We stopped a lot of fights... I think a very big one, frankly—India and Pakistan—and we stopped that over trade,” Trump told reporters while hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a dinner at the White House..
“We are dealing with India; we are dealing with Pakistan. We said we are not going to deal with you at all if you’re going to fight, and they were... maybe at a nuclear stage. They are both nuclear powers," the Republican president added.
Trump’s remarks come despite India having repeatedly refuted any third-party mediation between New Delhi and Islamabad.
The PM Modi-led Centre continues to maintain that all issues with Pakistan, including trade and security, must be resolved bilaterally and without external involvement—a position it has reiterated on several occasions, particularly in response to Trump’s prior suggestions of US intervention.
The timing of Trump’s renewed claim is significant.
During the same dinner, Netanyahu revealed that he had officially nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.
“I have sent a letter to the Nobel Committee,” the Israeli Prime Minister announced, handing Trump a copy of the nomination letter in front of cameras. Netanyahu cited Trump’s role in various peace efforts as justification for the nomination.
This marks the second major endorsement of a Nobel Prize for the two-time US President in recent weeks.
In June, Pakistan had also announced its intention to recommend the US President for the prestigious award, citing his supposed efforts to de-escalate tensions in South Asia and elsewhere.
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