Trump Repeats Claim of Averting India-Pakistan War, Revives Nobel Peace Prize Pitch
US President Donald Trump says Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked him for averting a conflict, a claim India has repeatedly rejected, insisting there was no third-party mediation.
US, Jan 10 : United States President Donald Trump has once again claimed that he played a decisive role in preventing a war between India and Pakistan, renewing his assertion that US intervention helped avert a large-scale conflict between the two nuclear armed neighbours.
Speaking to reporters at the White House on Friday, Trump said Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif personally thanked him during a recent visit to the United States. According to Trump, Sharif publicly credited him with saving “minimum ten million lives” by stopping a potential war.
Trump made the remarks while meeting senior oil and gas executives.
Nobel Peace Prize remarks revived
During the interaction, Trump also revisited his long-standing demand for the Nobel Peace Prize, arguing that his efforts to stop wars around the world deserved international recognition.
“Whether people like Trump or don’t like Trump, I settled eight wars big ones,” he said, claiming some conflicts had lasted decades. Referring to India and Pakistan, Trump alleged that aerial combat had already begun before he intervened.
“I can’t think of anybody in history that should get the Nobel Prize more than me,” Trump said, adding that he cared more about saving lives than awards. He claimed his actions had saved “tens of millions of lives.”
Trump has made similar claims repeatedly since May last year, asserting that US pressure prevented a full-scale India-Pakistan conflict.
India rejects third-party mediation claims
India has consistently rejected Trump’s version of events, firmly stating that there was no third-party mediation involved in de-escalating tensions with Pakistan.
According to Indian officials, the situation stabilised following direct military communication between the two countries. They said Pakistan’s Director General of Military Operations contacted his Indian counterpart on May 10, seeking a cessation of hostilities, which led to a ceasefire.
New Delhi has maintained that tensions escalated after India launched Operation Sindoor, targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan following the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 26 people.
India has reiterated that all issues with Pakistan are addressed bilaterally and without external involvement.
