Trump Repeats India-Pakistan Ceasefire Claims: ‘Serious Nuclear Countries, Jets Were Downed’

Last Updated:July 19, 2025, 09:06 IST

India has categorically denied Trump's claims of a mediation between New Delhi and Islamabad over a ceasefire in May. However, Trump has repeatedly repeated his claims.

Donald Trump repeats his claim on India-Pakistan ceasefire (Reuters Image)

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.

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 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.

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