Zelenskyy By His Side, Trump Again Claims He Stopped India-Pakistan War

Last Updated:August 18, 2025, 23:56 IST

Trump has once again claimed that he stopped India-Pakistan war in May, despite New Delhi's outright rejection of his claims.

Trump-Zelenskyy meeting: Trump again claims he stopped India-Pak war (Reuters Image)

US President Donald Trump raked up the India-Pakistan conflict again on Monday and claimed that he “ended six wars" during the as many of months of his presidency.

Trump, an aspirant for the Nobel Peace Prize, has claimed on over 25 occasions that he mediated a “ceasefire" between India and Pakistan during Operation Sindoor using trade as a tool.

His repeated remarks were outrightly rejected by New Delhi, even by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who set the record straight on the floor of the Parliament, where he made it abundantly clear that “no world leader asked India to stop Operation Sindoor".

Despite being called out for his unsubstantiated claims, Trump has continued to go on with his statements on India-Pakistan war – the latest in front of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who was at the White House along with several European leaders to find a solution for a war in his country, miles away from Islamabad.

Trump acknowledged that he had thought Russia-Ukraine war was the “easiest one" but it turned out to be a “tough one".

“The war (Russia-Ukraine) is going to end. When it ends, I can’t tell you but the war is going to end and this gentleman wants it to end and Vladimir Putin wants it to end. I think the whole world is tired of it. We are going to get it ended. I have ended 6 wars and I thought that maybe this would be the easiest one. And it’s not the easiest one. It’s a tough one…India-Pakistan, we are talking about big places," Trump told reporters, with Zelenskyy by his side.

“You take a look at some of these wars, you go to Africa and take a look at that. Rawanda and the Congo – that has been going on for 31 years. We have done a total of 6, not including the fact that we totally obliterated the future nuclear capability of Iran…I feel confident that we are going to get this war off," he added.

India has made it clear that it was the Pakistani DGMO who reached out to his Indian counterpart on May 10, seeking a ceasefire. After this, both countries reached an “understanding" to halt the military operations.

Ashesh Mallick

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August 18, 2025, 23:56 IST

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