US President Donald Trump on Monday said that “my administration helped broker an immediate ceasefire” between India and Pakistan, leading to a halt in all military actions across land, air, and sea.Speaking at the White House Trump told reporters, “On Saturday, my administration helped broker an immediate ceasefire, I think a maybe permanent one between India and Pakistan – the countries having a lot of nuclear weapons.”Trump further praised the leadership of India and Pakistan for showing strength and wisdom during a critical moment of tension. “I’m very proud to let you know that the leadership of Indian and Pakistan was unwavering and powerful, but unwavering in both cases – they really were from the standpoint of having the strength and the wisdom and fortitude to fully know and to understand the gravity of the situation,” he said.He also claimed that US trade leverage played a role in defusing tensions between the neighbouring countries stating, “We helped a lot, and we also helped with trade. I said. Come on, we’re going to do a lot of trade with you guys. Let’s stop it, let’s stop it. 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,” he added.Trump emphasised the importance of the ceasefire agreement, stating that the American administration had “stopped a nuclear conflict“.“We stopped a nuclear conflict. I think it could have been a bad nuclear war. Millions of people could have been killed,” he said.He also expressed gratitude towards US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio for their efforts in facilitating the peace process, saying “I also want to thank VP JD Vance and Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, for their work.”Trump further confirmed ongoing trade negotiations with both India and Pakistan, stating, “We’re going to do a lot of trade with Pakistan. We’re going to do a lot of trade with India. We’re negotiating with India right now. We’re going to be soon negotiated with Pakistan.”Operation Sindoor was launched on May 7 in retaliation to the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people. Indian Armed Forces targeted nine terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and killed nearly 100 terrorists, as claimed by defence minister Rajnath Singh.In response, Pakistan attempted attacks on Indian military targets on May 8, 9, and 10, prompting India to launch a counter-offensive, where key Pakistani military sites, including Rafiqui, Murid, Chaklala, Rahim Yar Khan, Sukkur, and Chunian, were hit by forces.
