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India Today
09-07-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Comments speak for themselves: US firm on Trump's India-Pak truce claim
With all actions happening in front of the world in real-time, it is for everyone to see and form their own opinion instead of relying on comments, US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said when asked about President Donald Trump's repeated claims about brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan following the nuclear countries' four-day conflict in May."So many comments speak for themselves. That's one of the good news aspects of our modern world is that people can see what's really occurring. You are not reliant on a comment to know what has really happened. The world is playing out in front of us in real time on big screens and small screens," she has consistently denied any role by the US in brokering a ceasefire, but Pakistan has thanked Trump for his efforts in the same. "Everyone will have an opinion. That is an opinion. Some opinions are wrong; mine rarely are. But other people's opinions can be wrong," she added, in what appeared to be a snub to India. Bruce said that with events happening before the public, and with the advent of technology, it is easier for people to analyse and have better clarity."The exponential speed of change in technology that now I would watch television on my phone that is in my hand is natural for so many. But it reminds many of us of how quickly things will change, how much information we can get, and the seriousness of making up our own minds when it comes to the things the world puts upon us. Donald Trump is here to make that easier and help use this to make things clear," Bruce further said that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance are in the same dynamics as Trump, and all the leaders strive to ensure that the world is better when they leave. "And they will be recognised for that," Bruce has repeatedly claimed that he persuaded India and Pakistan to end the conflict, which began after New Delhi's Operation Sindoor on May 7 in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack. India, however, has denied the claims every time. During a 35-minute phone conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Trump in June, the former clarified that the US had no role in brokering the truce. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who met Rubio last week in the US, also dismissed Trump's on the other hand, has praised the US President for his efforts in brokering a ceasefire with India, and even nominated him for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.- EndsTune InMust Watch IN THIS STORY#Donald Trump#Narendra Modi#Subrahmanyam Jaishankar#India-Pakistan#Pakistan#Operation Sindoor
Time of India
08-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Trump claims again he stopped 'big' fight of nuclear powers India and Pakistan
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel US President Donald Trump once again invoked his controversial claim of diffusing tensions between India and Pakistan on Monday, suggesting his intervention may have prevented a conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.'We did a job with India and Pakistan, and Serbia-Kosovo, Rwanda-Congo... this was all over the last three weeks. We stopped a lot of fights... I think a very big one, frankly—India and Pakistan—and we stopped that over trade,' Trump told reporters while hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a dinner at the White House..'We are dealing with India; we are dealing with Pakistan. We said we are not going to deal with you at all if you're going to fight, and they were... maybe at a nuclear stage. They are both nuclear powers," the Republican president remarks come despite India having repeatedly refuted any third-party mediation between New Delhi and PM Modi-led Centre continues to maintain that all issues with Pakistan, including trade and security, must be resolved bilaterally and without external involvement—a position it has reiterated on several occasions, particularly in response to Trump's prior suggestions of US timing of Trump's renewed claim is the same dinner, Netanyahu revealed that he had officially nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.'I have sent a letter to the Nobel Committee,' the Israeli Prime Minister announced, handing Trump a copy of the nomination letter in front of cameras. Netanyahu cited Trump's role in various peace efforts as justification for the marks the second major endorsement of a Nobel Prize for the two-time US President in recent June, Pakistan had also announced its intention to recommend the US President for the prestigious award, citing his supposed efforts to de-escalate tensions in South Asia and elsewhere.
India Today
24-06-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Trump's penchant for 'peacemaking' sees another messy ceasefire boast
Did US President Donald Trump pull off an India-Pakistan on Israel-Iran by abruptly announcing a ceasefire? Even as both nations traded missiles, Trump unilaterally declared a truce between Israel and Iran, a move that not only surprised his own administration, but the sides involved as after Trump's announcement, the strikes haven't stopped, highlighting the fragility of the no secret that, ever since assuming the presidency, Trump has positioned himself as a "peacemaker and unifier", promising to end the world's hottest conflicts and usher in global peace. His recent remarks show that he firmly has his eyes on the Nobel Peace Prize. advertisement However, that fixation seems to have led Trump to jump the gun in unilaterally declaring ceasefires in some recent conflicts and claiming credit for it. For example, his assertion about brokering the India-Pakistan ceasefire last month laid bare the stark disconnect between his claim and let's see the sequence of events that unfolded in the Israel-Iran ISRAEL-IRAN CEASEFIRE?The two countries were still firing missiles at each other when Trump took to his social media platform, Truth Social, to announce an elaborate ceasefire deal."Israel and Iran came to me, almost simultaneously, and said, 'PEACE!' I knew the time was NOW," Trump said as he announced what he described as the end of the "12-day war" between the rival Qatar also played an important role in mediating with Iran, it was never mentioned by even put out a timeline. "Officially, Iran will start the ceasefire and, upon the 12th hour, Israel will start the ceasefire and, upon the 24th hour, an official end to THE 12-DAY WAR will be saluted by the World," Trump post caught Iran as well as some of his own top administration officials by surprise. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi swiftly asserted in an X post that no such agreement had been reached. "As of now, there is NO agreement on any ceasefire," Araghchi three hours later, Iran issued a statement indicating that hostilities from its side were paused. Iran said its military had fought until the "very last minute", indicating the abruptness of the ceasefire also seemed to have a tough time overcoming the sudden and abrupt announcement, which was reflected in it acknowledging the truce deal hours after Trump's agreeing to the deal, a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Israel achieved its objectives, including "removing" the threat of Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile RAMP TO IRANTrump also suggested that the US worked behind the scenes with Iran to give it an exit ramp to veer off the escalation path after the bombing on its nuclear US President thanked Iran for giving "early notice" of its missile strikes on the Al Udeid air base in Qatar - the largest strategic asset of the US military in the Middle East. It signalled that Iran wanted to show its strength, while not escalating the situation."I want to thank Iran for giving us early notice, which made it possible for no lives to be lost, and nobody to be injured," the US President said. "Most importantly, they've gotten it all out of their system, and there will, hopefully, be no further hate," he further AS PEACEMAKER?The ceasefire, if it holds, will to a certain extent dampen the criticism that the US faced when it joined the war and reinforce Trump's portrayal of himself as a peacemaker.A similar abrupt and unilateral announcement by Trump of a ceasefire between India and Pakistan last month was met with fury in New India repeating on several occassions that the truce was negotiated directly, Trump continued to take credit on several global forums, alleging that it used the trade bogey to stop a war between two nuclear Prime Minister Narendra Modi's straight talk with Trump, that at no point during Operation Sindoor was trade or mediation discussed with the US, has done little to deter the US has, however, earned Trump a nomination from Pakistan for the Nobel Peace Prize, with Islamabad crediting his "decisive diplomatic intervention" during the his campaign, Trump promised to be a peacemaker. His second term also started in that fashion as his administration secured a long-sought ceasefire in Gaza. However, it fell apart in weeks. The US has also made little progress toward a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.- EndsTune InMust Watch
India Today
21-06-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Won't get Nobel for halting India-Pak war: Trump at it again after PM fact-check
US President Donald Trump rued that he won't get a Nobel Peace Prize for "stopping" the war between India and Pakistan, repeating the claim despite being fact-checked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the issue days ago. Trump's rant on Truth Social came as Pakistan formally nominated him for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize."I won't get a Nobel Peace Prize for stopping the War between India and Pakistan... I won't get a Nobel Peace Prize, no matter what I do," Trump said while listing a series of key diplomatic peace outcomes that he claimed to have brokered. advertisementThe US President stuck to his version of events days after PM Modi set the record straight by telling him that at no point during the hostilities with Pakistan last month, was trade or mediation on the issue discussed with the US administration. India has made it clear on several occassions that the ceasefire was directly negotiated between the two nations upon Pakistan's insistence. It came as India struck vital military sites and airbases inside Pakistan as part of its Operation Sindoor.'WON'T GET NOBEL PRIZE NO MATTER WHAT I DO'The eccentric US President began his lengthy post by announcing that he and Secretary of State Marco Rubio had secured a "wonderful" treaty between Rwanda and Congo that would halt the war characterised by "violent bloodshed and death"."Representatives from Rwanda and the Congo will be in Washington on Monday to sign documents. This is a Great Day for Africa and, quite frankly, a Great Day for the World!" Trump by the US and Qatar, Rwanda and Congo agreed to a truce to end decades of conflict that killed thousands of people in the region and displaced hundreds of thousands of InMust Watch
