U.S. President Donald Trump, on Wednesday (May 21, 2025), again claimed he had settled the latest hostilities between India and Pakistan following the killing of civilians in Pahalgam on April 22. Mr. Trump went on to counsel that commerce was concerned within the course of. The comment was made in passing throughout a largely confrontational bilateral assembly with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa within the Oval Office.
“If you take a look at what we did with Pakistan and India…we settled that whole…and I think I settled it through trade,” Mr Trump stated, including, that the U.S. was “doing a big deal” with India. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal held bilateral talks with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to expedite the primary part of a commerce settlement with the U.S.
The authorities has, nonetheless, repeatedly denied U.S. involvement. Earlier this week, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri informed a Parliamentary panel that Washington was “neither involved nor informed” concerning the cessation of hostilities. Responding to why Mr Trump was the primary to announce {that a} ceasefire had been reached, Mr Misri had stated that conversations held with the U.S. had been routine.
Trumpeting claims: On the U.S. President’s claims, India and Pakistan
“Somebody had to be the last one to shoot. But the shooting was getting worse and worse, bigger and bigger, deeper and deeper into the countries,” Mr. Trump stated.
Walks again declare
He then appeared to jestingly stroll again his declare.
“I hate to say we got it settled, and then two days later, something happens, and they say it’s Trump’s fault,” he stated.
Mr. Trump described the “leader of Pakistan” as “great” and likewise Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “a great guy”, and he and Mr. Ramaphosa agreed that Mr. Modi was a mutual good friend.
Mr. Trump then went on to explain how he was making an attempt to settle the warfare between Russia and Ukraine.
Published – May 22, 2025 01:12 am IST
