'I Don't Want To Say I Did, But I Sure Helped': Donald Trump On India-Pakistan Ceasefire

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Last Updated:May 15, 2025, 20:07 IST

The US president besides claimed that helium talked astir commercialized to some India and Pakistan arsenic a measurement to halt the war-like situation.

The US president besides claimed that helium talked astir commercialized to some India and Pakistan arsenic a measurement to halt the war-like situation. (X)

US President Donald Trump connected Thursday yet again reiterated his mediation efforts betwixt India and Pakistan, saying that helium “helped settle" the soaring tensions betwixt New Delhi and Islamabad.

While addressing a assemblage of US subject unit astatine al-Udeid Air Base successful Qatar, Trump said, “I don’t wanna accidental I did but I definite arsenic hellhole helped settee the occupation betwixt Pakistan and India past week, which was getting much and much hostile and each of a abrupt you’ll commencement seeing missiles of a antithetic benignant and we got it settled. I anticipation I don’t locomotion retired of present and 2 days aboriginal find retired that it is not settled, but I deliberation it is settled."

The US President besides claimed that helium talked astir commercialized to some India and Pakistan arsenic a measurement to halt the war-like concern that was unfolding betwixt the 2 states. “And we talked to them astir trade. Let’s bash commercialized alternatively of war. And Pakistan was precise blessed with that, and India was precise blessed with that and I deliberation they are connected the way. They person been warring for astir a 1000 years, successful each fairness. I said I could settee that up. I could settee anything. Let maine settee it up. Let’s get them each together," Trump said.

Trump’s reiterated his assertion aft India denied that determination were immoderate discussions of commercialized with the United States successful the discussions that took spot betwixt the 2 countries since India launched airstrikes connected panic camps successful Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

Trump Took Credit For Ceasefire

Immediately aft the ceasefire betwixt India and Pakistan past week, Trump had claimed helium mediated betwixt the 2 nations. Posting connected Truth Social, Trump had said, “After a agelong nighttime of talks mediated by the United States, I americium pleased to denote that India and Pakistan person agreed to a afloat and contiguous ceasefire. Congratulations to some countries connected utilizing communal consciousness and large intelligence. Thank you for your attraction to this matter!"

He had besides portrayed the ceasefire arsenic a large diplomatic success, stating that helium had prevented a imaginable atomic warfare and adjacent envisioned the leaders of India and Pakistan eating unneurotic successful peace.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had aboriginal issued a connection confirming that the governments of India and Pakistan had agreed to a afloat ceasefire and would statesman talks connected a wide scope of issues astatine a neutral venue.

The US President had made akin claims aft the ceasefire announcement. On Wednesday, Trump again said helium had “brokered" a woody betwixt India and Pakistan. “Just days ago, my medication successfully brokered a historical ceasefire to halt the escalating unit betwixt India and Pakistan, and I utilized commercialized to a ample grade to bash it," helium had said.

“I said, fellas, travel on, let’s marque a deal. Let’s bash immoderate trading. Let’s not commercialized atomic missiles. Let’s commercialized the things that you marque truthful beautifully," helium added.

India Rejected Trump’s Claim

However, the claims made by the US President were rejected by New Delhi. The Ministry of External Affairs clarified that the ceasefire was achieved straight done military-to-military channels betwixt the Directors General of Military Operations of India and Pakistan, without immoderate engagement of immoderate 3rd party, including the US.

India has firmly rejected immoderate proposition of third-party mediation connected the Kashmir issue, stating that the lone pending substance is for Pakistan to instrumentality territories presently nether its amerciable occupation.

On Saturday evening, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri had announced that India and Pakistan had agreed to an contiguous cessation of each firing and subject enactment crossed land, aerial and sea. The announcement followed 4 days of aggravated cross-border drone and rocket engagements.

Additionally, Prime Minister Narendra Modi successful his code to the federation station Operation Sindoor had said, “India volition lone prosecute with Pakistan connected 2 issues, coercion and the instrumentality of Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK), ruling retired immoderate anticipation of mean diplomatic dialogue.’

On Thursday, EAM Dr S Jaishankar said that India’s stance connected Pakistan remains accordant — strictly bilateral engagement– a nationalist statement for years and determination would beryllium nary displacement successful the stance.

Operation Sindoor

India launched “precision strikes" nether Operation Sindoor connected 9 panic targets successful Pakistan and PoK pursuing the Pahalgam panic onslaught that killed 26 civilians. The strikes killed astatine slightest 10 household members of JeM main Masood Azhar and 4 adjacent aides.

The sites targeted were the Pakistani bases astatine Rafiqui (Shorkot, Jhang), Murid (Chakwal), Nur Khan (Chaklala, Rawalpindi) Rahim Yar Khan, Sukkur and Chunian (Kasur). In the strikes, the aerial bases successful Skardu, Bholari, Jacobabad and Sargodha suffered extended damage.

Within a tightly coordinated 24-minute window, India targeted 21 panic camps linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) crossed 9 locations, 4 successful Pakistan and 5 successful Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK). The targets were not conscionable aimed astatine avenging the Pahalgam attack, but besides targeting panic sites wherever different specified attacks were planned.

India-Pakistan Soaring Tensions

In 1 of the biggest attacks successful Jammu and Kashmir, Lashkar-linked terrorists opened occurrence connected a radical of tourists successful Pahalgam connected Tuesday, April 22, sidesplitting astatine slightest 26 people, including overseas tourists, and injuring galore others. The Resistance Front (TRF), a Lashkar offshoot, claimed work for the attack, though it aboriginal backtracked aft monolithic planetary outrage.

After the attack, the diplomatic ties betwixt India and Pakistan were downgraded with New Delhi announcing respective punitive measures, including suspension of Indus Water Treaty, cutting Islamabad Mission strength, closing its airspace for Pakistani airlines and expulsion of its subject attaches. In response, Pakistan undertook tit-for-tat measures and suspended the Shimla Agreement.

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