US President Donald Trump on Tuesday reiterated that he had halted the conflict between India and Pakistan, restating his claim from the UN General Assembly podium before global leaders attending the 80th session.
“In just seven months, I ended seven wars that many believed could never be resolved. Some lasted 31 years, one for 36 years, another for 28 years,” Trump said in his first address to the General Debate during his second term.
Listing conflicts across regions, he added: “This includes Cambodia and Thailand, Kosovo and Serbia, Congo and Rwanda, Pakistan and India, Israel and Iran, Egypt and Ethiopia, and Armenia and Azerbaijan.”
Since May 10 — when he posted on social media that India and Pakistan had agreed to a “full and immediate” ceasefire after a “long night” of US-mediated talks—Trump has repeated many times that he “settled” tensions between the two countries.
India, however, has denied any third-party role.
On May 7, India launched Operation Sindoor against terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, following the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians. After four days of drone and missile strikes across the border, both sides agreed on May 10 to cease hostilities.
New Delhi has maintained that the decision followed direct talks between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the two militaries.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Parliament that no foreign leader had asked India to halt the operation, while External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar categorically stated that no third-party mediation was involved in reaching the ceasefire.
