'Trump Has Ended Wars': White House Repeats Claims On India-Pakistan Ceasefire

Last Updated:July 22, 2025, 06:52 IST

Trump has repeatedly claimed to mediate a truce between the two nuclear-armed countries after tensions escalated following the Pahalgam terror attack.

US President Donald Trump. (AP file photo)

The White House has credited US President Donald Trump with brokering the ceasefire between India and Pakistan as tensions rose in May after the Pahalgam terror attack. Trump has repeatedly claimed to mediate a truce between the two nuclear-armed countries.

“Look at what the president has done on the world stage," White House Press Secretary told reporters. “He has ended wars, like India and Pakistan. He continues to work aggressively to end the war in Russia and Ukraine. He completely obliterated Iran’s nuclear sites. He has continued to hopefully negotiate a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza, to end that conflict and release all of the hostages."

This came days after Trump again claimed credit for stopping the four-day war between India and Pakistan using “trade deal" as a tool. He claimed, without naming the country that was at the receiving end, 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.

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.

Trump has repeated his unsubstantiated claims on brokering a ceasefire between the two countries on numerous occasions, despite India’s refusal. On the other hand, Pakistan has repeatedly thanked Trump for his intervention and even nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize.

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, by launching precise airstrikes on 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. In the ensuing four-day conflict, India damaged several of Pakistan’s airbases, bringing the enemy to its knees. An understanding was reached between the DGMOs of the two countries, bringing the brief conflict to an end.

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