United States President Donald Trump on Thursday once again credited himself for stopping a war between India and Pakistan while reiterating his offer to mediate on the Kashmir dispute.
“I stopped a war between India and Pakistan and I stopped it with trade. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a story written about but it was pretty cool,” said the US President.
“They were getting ready… Pakistan was now… it was their turn to hit back and eventually they were gonna go nuclear. And I stopped it, I called each… I respect each leader greatly, I know them. I spoke to them and I talked about trade. And I told them you’re not trading with us if you’re gonna go to war, start throwing nuclear weapons around,” added Trump.
Donald Trump further added that both countries’ leadership understood what the consequences would be, and they stopped at his intervention.
Further speaking to the audience, Trump remarked, “I told them [India and Pakistan] they’ve had a long-time rivalry over Kashmir. I said I can solve anything. I’ll be your arbitrator. I asked them a question that how long this has been going on [Kashmir dispute]? They said 2,000 years.”
It must be noted that tensions between India and Pakistan came to their highest ever in the last 70 years after both countries exchanged ballistic missiles.
India targeted civilian infrastructure and civilians, leading to the deaths of more than 30 innocent Pakistanis, including women and children.
Pakistan destroyed 6 Indian fighter jets while launching its retaliation codenamed Bunyanum Marsoos (Wall of lead), targeting more than a dozen Indian military targets.
On May 10, the US President suddenly announced a ceasefire between India and Pakistan while vowing that America would increase its trade with both countries.
Trump, since that day, has on multiple occasions taken credit for the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, revealing that the “conflict could have gotten really bad.”
Donald Trump also gave a reality check to India by talking about the Kashmir dispute – the core factor behind instability in South Asia.
