US President Donald Trump once again claimed credit for stopping the India-Pakistan conflict in May last year, during his address to the 'Board of Peace' in Davos on Thursday.
The US President said that the world today is much more richer, safer and peaceful than it was an year ago. Delivering his address, Trump said, "We were very happy to stop the war that had started between India and Pakistan, two nuclear nations, and I was very honoured when the Prime Minister of Pakistan said President Trump saved 10-20 million lives by getting that stopped just before bad things were going to happen."
On Wednesday too, Trump had reiterated the claim during a special address at the World Economic Forum annual meeting.
In his claims, Trump is referring to the May 2025 escalation following India's Operation Sindoor -- a series of precision strikes on terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 26 civilians.
The US President has been repeating his claims of playing a key role in helping de-escalate tensions between India and Pakistan, arguing that trade and tariffs were instrumental to the US in preventing conflicts.
India, on its part, has consistently refuted Trump's claims, stating that the ceasefire was achieved bilaterally through the director generals of military operations (DGMOs), without third-party involvement.
India has also reiterated its long-standing position that any issues with Pakistan, including those related to Jammu and Kashmir, are to be resolved bilaterally between the two countries.
Addressing the Lok Sabha in July last year during a special discussion on Operation Sindoor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said no leader from any country had asked India to stop the operation, dismissing opposition allegations that New Delhi acted under US pressure.
Modi said it was Pakistan that pleaded with India to halt military action, saying it could not “suffer any longer”. He added that India had clearly conveyed to the US Vice President that if Pakistan attacked, India would respond with a major strike.
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