Donald Trump has once again asserted that he played a key role in resolving conflicts around the world, including the recent ceasefire between India and Pakistan. This claim, which he has repeated numerous times since May 10, 2025, credits his administration with brokering a "full and immediate" ceasefire between the two South Asian neighbors after Washington-mediated talks.
In a recent post on Truth Social, Trump responded to criticism from radio host Charlamagne Tha God by listing his accomplishments, including "just ending 5 Wars, including a 31 year bloodbath between Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, where Seven Million people have died, and there was no end in sight". He also included "India and Pakistan" among these achievements. Speaking to Newsmax, Trump stated he "settled a lot of wars," and attributed his success to leveraging trade deals, saying he told the countries involved that the U.S. would not engage in trade with them if they continued to fight. "All of a sudden they end up not doing a war,” he claimed.
Trump's assertions have been met with strong support from some members of his administration. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt recently suggested that Trump should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in ending conflicts globally. She stated that Trump has "now ended conflicts between Thailand and Cambodia, Israel and Iran, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, India and Pakistan, Serbia and Kosovo, and Egypt and Ethiopia". Leavitt further claimed that Trump has brokered approximately one peace deal or ceasefire per month during his six months in office.
However, these claims have been directly contradicted by officials in India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated in Parliament that no foreign leader asked India to halt Operation Sindoor. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has also firmly denied any third-party intervention in bringing about the ceasefire with Pakistan. He clarified that the cessation of military action was not connected to trade, as Trump suggested. Jaishankar also noted that there were no phone calls between Modi and Trump between April 22 and June 16, the period encompassing Operation Sindoor.
Despite these denials, Trump has persisted in his claims. Since May 10, he has repeated nearly 30 times that he helped settle tensions between India and Pakistan, suggesting that he told the two countries that the U.S. would increase trade with them if they stopped fighting.
