US President Donald Trump, on Monday, said the US had helped put a stop to escalation in military tensions between India and Pakistan by using trade as an instrument to broker peace.
“And we helped a lot, and we also helped with trade…. I said, if you stop it, we’re doing trade. If you don’t stop it, we’re not going to do any trade. People have never really used trade the way I used it. By that, I can tell you, and all of a sudden they said, I think we’re gonna stop. And they have,” Trump said at a briefing on Monday.
Trump’s reiteration of the US’ role in sorting out the intensifying tension between India and Pakistan after New Delhi did not acknowledge his claim of helping the two in reaching a ceasefire on Saturday.
It was Trump who first announced on Saturday that India and Pakistan had agreed on a full and immediate ceasefire. He claimed that the decision followed a night of talks mediated by the US.
India, however, did not react to Trump’s claims of mediation. In an official briefing, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri shared that the decision on pausing the firing was made by Pakistan on Saturday afternoon. “The Director General of military operations of Pakistan called the Director-General of military operations of India at 15:35 hours. It was agreed between them that both sides would stop all firing and military action on land and in the air and sea with effect from 17:00 hours today (Saturday). Instructions have been given on both sides to give effect to the understanding,” Misri said.
On Saturday, Trump had also said that he would increase trade “substantially” with both India and Pakistan in appreciation of their understanding that it was time to stop the current aggression.
Interestingly, on Saturday, the US President also said that he had not discussed the matter of increasing trade with India and Pakistan.
Published on May 12, 2025
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