Donald Trump, the president of the United States, has once again publicly claimed personal credit for stopping the recent military escalation between India and Pakistan. He has said that his intervention “stopped the war” and bemoaned the issue’s lack of media coverage.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emphasized that the ceasefire was negotiated directly between India and Pakistan, without any third-party mediation or involvement from the United States. This statement is in spite of the Indian side’s repeated and unambiguous denials of this.
This episode took place in the aftermath of Operation Sindoor, which was India’s methodical military response to a terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. A dramatic increase in hostilities resulted from India’s targeting of terrorist camps and hideouts in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. As a reaction, Pakistan
In the midst of these events, Pakistan’s Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) made two requests for a halt in hostilities to his Indian counterpart.
After days of intense cross-border military operations, the formal ceasefire agreement was reached on May 10 through established military communication channels. Indian sources have repeatedly insisted that this truce was not the product of US mediation but rather was requested by Pakistan because of the severe losses it sustained.
PM Modi made it clear that India does not and will never accept third-party mediation in its disputes with Pakistan during a 35-minute phone conversation with President Trump following Trump’s early departure from the G7 Summit in Canada.
Reporters were briefed by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri that Modi informed Trump that the two militaries made the decision to end hostilities after Pakistan’s pleas, not because of US intervention or trade negotiations.
Despite these explanations, President Trump has persisted in asserting that he “stopped the war,” attributing the role to Pakistan’s leadership and Prime Minister Modi, and claiming that his administration’s strategy—specifically, its use of trade leverage—helped negotiate the truce. Trump has also been upset that the media has not recognized his involvement, claiming that “not one story” has been published about his alleged intervention.
However, Indian officials have emphasized that the ceasefire was firmly negotiated on India’s terms after Pakistan suffered irreversible losses and had no option but to seek de-escalation as a result of the decisive retaliatory strikes.
Additionally, the Indian government has reaffirmed that no official trade talks or US-brokered agreements have occurred during the crisis and that Operation Sindoor is merely suspended, with Pakistan still being closely monitored.
The official Indian stance is still that the ceasefire was a bilateral decision, initiated by Pakistan under military pressure from India, and that the US did not mediate the agreement, despite President Trump’s continued claims of credit for ending the conflict between India and Pakistan.
