Donald Trump (AP)
US President Donald Trump on Sunday once again reiterated his claim that he has played a key role in resolving several long-standing conflicts worldwide, including the dispute between India and Pakistan, as he flew to the Middle East.Trump also referred to the ongoing conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan, alluding that he would resolve the issue as he is good at “solving war.” He went on to claim that the Gaza ceasefire will be the eighth conflict which he has ended.“This will be my eighth war that I have solved, and I hear there is a war now going on between Pakistan and Afghanistan. I said, I’ll have to wait till I get back. I am doing another one. Because I am good at solving wars,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. “Think about India, Pakistan. Think about some of the wars that were going on for years. We had one going for 31, one going for 32, one going for 37 years, with millions of people being killed in every country, and I got every one of those done, for the most part, within a day. It’s pretty good…,” he added.Trump also spoke about the Nobel Peace prize, stating, “It’s an honour to do it. I saved millions of lives. In all fairness to the Nobel committee, it was for 2024. This was picked for 2024. But there are those who say you could make an exception because a lot of things happened during 2025 that are done and complete and great. But I did not do this for the Nobel. I did this for saving lives.”He further claimed that he resolved some conflicts using economic measures, including trade and tariffs.“I settled a few of the wars just based on tariffs. For example, between India and Pakistan, I said, if you guys want to fight a war and you have nuclear weapons, I am going to put big tariffs on you both, like 100 per cent, 150 per cent, and 200 per cent. I said I am putting tariffs. I had that thing settled in 24 hours. If I didn’t have tariffs, you could have never settled that war,” Trump added. However, New Delhi has consistently rejected the notion that the United States intervened in Operation Sindoor or the resulting ceasefire with Pakistan. Since the ceasefire was announced following Operation Sindoor in May 2025, Trump has repeatedly asserted that he was instrumental in halting the India‑Pakistan conflict – often attributing this to his use of trade and tariffs as leverage.India maintains that the decision to pause hostilities was reached via direct talks between the two sides’ military leadership, without third-party mediation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has categorically stated in Parliament that no country asked India to halt its counter‑terror operation. The ministry of external affairs has affirmed that trade or tariff negotiations with the US had nothing to do with Operation Sindoor. The conflict was triggered after a dastardly terror attack on April 22 in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, which claimed 26 lives, mostly tourists. Backed by groups believed to be from across the border. In response, on May 7, India launched Operation Sindoor, striking multiple terrorist camps in Pakistan‑occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Pakistan. A ceasefire was announced on May 10, after direct dialogue between the directors general of military operations (DGMOs) of both countries, on request of Pakistani DGMO.The remarks come as Trump embarks on a Middle East trip, to mark the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. He will also co-chair the Gaza peace saummit along with his Egyptian counterpart President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Go to Source
