During the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, former President Donald Trump once again asserted his personal intervention in de-escalating the conflict between India and Pakistan, presenting this claim to a global audience.
In his inaugural address to world leaders at the General Debate during his second term as U.S. President, Trump declared, “In a period of just seven months, I have ended seven unendable wars.” He emphasized the longevity of these conflicts, stating, “Some were going for 31 years. Two of them, 31 think of it, 31 years. One was 36 years, one was 28 years.”
Trump further elaborated on his claims, asserting, “I ended seven wars, and in all cases, they were raging, with countless thousands of people being killed.” He listed several conflicts he claimed to have resolved, including those between Cambodia and Thailand, Kosovo and Serbia, the Congo and Rwanda (which he described as “vicious, violent war”), Pakistan and India, Israel and Iran, Egypt and Ethiopia, and Armenia and Azerbaijan.
This particular assertion regarding the India-Pakistan conflict traces back to May 10, when Trump initially posted on social media that a “full and immediate” ceasefire had been brokered after extensive Washington-mediated discussions. Since then, he has reiterated this claim of “helping settle” tensions between the two South Asian nations almost 50 times.
However, India has consistently and vehemently denied any third-party involvement in resolving the dispute.
The background to these events includes India’s initiation of Operation Sindoor on May 7, a targeted action against terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. This operation was a direct response to the deadly April 22 Pahalgam attack, which resulted in the tragic loss of 26 civilian lives.
Following four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes, India and Pakistan ultimately arrived at a mutual understanding for a ceasefire on May 10.
Indian authorities have steadfastly maintained that the cessation of hostilities with Pakistan was achieved through direct negotiations between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of their respective armed forces, underscoring bilateral resolution.
Both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar have publicly clarified India’s stance. Modi stated in Parliament that no foreign leader requested India to halt Operation Sindoor, while Jaishankar unequivocally denied any third-party involvement in facilitating the ceasefire with Pakistan during the operation.