Trump Again Takes Credit For India-Pak Ceasefire During UK Visit

Donald Trump once again attributed the cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan to himself, this time during a joint press conference with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London.

"We achieved seven agreements, most considered unsolvable. We handled India and Pakistan, two nuclear-armed nations, purely through trade leverage. Our message was clear: if you want trade relations with us, you must cooperate with each other. They were engaged in intense conflict," Trump stated alongside Starmer.

Trump was referring to the India-Pakistan tensions from May, for which he has repeatedly claimed credit for negotiating a ceasefire between the nuclear neighbors by using trade as a diplomatic tool.

In August, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reiterated Trump's assertion about facilitating peace in the India-Pakistan conflict following Operation Sindoor.

During her briefing, Leavitt remarked, "For the India-Pakistan conflict, President Trump effectively utilized trade as leverage to end hostilities. He takes immense pride in these accomplishments and feels honored to serve as the United States president while restoring global peace."

The conflict escalated after terrorists killed 26 civilians in Pahalgam on April 22, prompting India's retaliatory precision strikes under Operation Sindoor targeting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

India has consistently maintained that Pakistan's Director General of Military Operations initiated contact with their Indian counterpart requesting cessation of hostilities, after which the ceasefire was established.

On July 30, Prime Minister Narendra Modi clarified that no international leader had instructed India to halt Operation Sindoor, which was conducted in response to the Pahalgam terror attack.

During a Lok Sabha debate on the operation, PM Modi emphasized that India has demonstrated that nuclear blackmail is no longer effective and that India would not submit to such tactics.

"Not a single world leader asked India to stop its operation. On May 9th evening, America's Vice President attempted to reach me for an hour, but I was in a military meeting and couldn't answer. When I returned his call, he informed me that Pakistan was preparing a major attack. I responded clearly that if Pakistan proceeded with this intention, they would face severe consequences. If Pakistan attacks, we will respond with greater force. That was my unequivocal position," Prime Minister Modi stated.