US President Donald Trump has once again said his administration helped prevent a major military conflict between India and Pakistan, asserting it defused tensions “through trade”
In remarks highlighting what he described as his foreign policy success, Trump said, “We stopped a lot of wars. And these were serious — India and Pakistan, that was going on. Planes were being shot out of there. I think five jets were shot down, actually.”
Trump was referring to the heightened tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours in 2025, following the Pahalgam terror attack and subsequent airstrikes.
Calling the episode a potential flashpoint for nuclear conflict, Trump said, “These are two serious nuclear countries, and they were hitting each other… and it was getting bigger and bigger.” He claimed his administration stepped in diplomatically, using economic leverage to encourage de-escalation.
“We said, you guys want to make a trade deal. We’re not making a trade deal if you’re going to be throwing around weapons — and maybe nuclear weapons,” Trump recalled. “Both very powerful nuclear states.”
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