WASHINGTON (Kashmir English): US President Donald Trump Wednesday claimed he stopped a war from “restarting” between nuclear-armed neighbours, India and Pakistan as he took pride in halting eight wars across the globe.
Addressing a joint press conference along with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is on an official visit to the US for the first time in seven years, at his Oval Office, Trump said: “I’ve stopped eight wars… I’ve actually stopped eight wars.”
“We stopped India and Pakistan”: Trump
President Trump said that he had done a lot of good with his office. “We stopped India and Pakistan. I could go through the list… I’m very proud. I stopped one that was almost ready to start again.”
Trump was clearly referring to the May 2025 India–Pakistan escalation when he said he “stopped one that was almost ready to start again.” The US did engage and helped secure a ceasefire.
Responding to a question, the US president said Pakistan and India were now “doing well”.
Moving on to Russia, the US president said: “I’m a little surprised at Putin. It’s taken longer than I thought.”
Earlier this year, India and Pakistan engaged in a military showdown, the worst between the nuclear-armed neighbours in decades.
