United States President Donald Trump on June 6 praised the Pakistani leadership for acting responsibly and maturely during the recent India-Pakistan clashes last month.
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.
While talking to reporters in the Oval Office today, Donald Trump stated, “I am very proud of the fact that with India and Pakistan… I was able to stop that. Both are nuclear powers. That was close to getting out of hand.”
He further added, “I spoke to some very talented, very good people on both sides. They were whipping out nuclear weapons that may even effect us…Pakistan has very strong leadership, some people won’t like when I say that but it is what it is.”
The President also emphasised that he warned both countries that he would stop trade with them if they did not stop the hostilities.
