Marked Silence From India On Trump’s Claim Of Brokering Ceasefire

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India-West News Desk

NEW DELHI – India has not backed any statement  by U.S. President Donald Trump that he was the one who brokered peace between India and Pakistan following Operation Sindoor.

Trump who has been looking to be seen as a peace broker and found it elusive in the Ukraine war and Gaza took credit and said his administration had averted a “nuclear war” through trade leverage and diplomatic pressure.

“We stopped a nuclear conflict. I think it could have been a bad nuclear war. Millions of people could have been killed, so I’m very proud of that,” Trump told reporters at the White House.

“They were going at it hot and heavy, and it was seemingly not going to stop,” he added.

Trump also claimed that his use of trade threats helped secure what he described as a “full and immediate ceasefire.”

“I said, come on, we’re going to do a lot of trade with you guys, let’s stop it, let’s stop it. If you stop it, we’ll do trade. If you don’t stop it, we’re not going to do any trade,” he said.

“People have never really used trade the way I used it. That I can tell you. And all of a sudden, they said, ‘I think we’re going to stop.’ And they have,” Trump continued.
“And they did it for a lot of reasons, but trade is a big one. We’re going to do a lot of trade with Pakistan, we’re going to do a lot of trade with India.”

He also credited Secretary of State Marco Rubio for helping achieve what he described as a major diplomatic breakthrough as well as Vice President JD Vance who just days earlier had stated publicly the conflict was none of America’s business.

Despite the dramatic tone of Trump’s remarks, India has not publicly acknowledged any U.S. mediation. Government sources in New Delhi said that a reduction in hostilities followed a direct conversation between the Indian and Pakistani Directors General of Military Operations on May 10 — initiated by Pakistan after its losses during India’s offensive in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The Indian army has affirmed that it received a call from Pakistan.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his first address since the operation, also made no mention of U.S. involvement and reiterated that India would retaliate on its own terms in the event of further provocation.

While there seems to be no question that US officials were involved in speaking to both Pakistan and India, and Islamabad after claiming victory, praised the US, New Delhi’s stance is clear: decisions, particularly those concerning national security, remain wholly independent and guided by India’s strategic objectives. (with ANI inputs)