‘I Should Get Eight Nobel Prizes’: Trump Repeats Claim of Mediating India-Pakistan Ceasefire
US President boasts of averting India-Pakistan crisis in bold claim.
United States President Donald Trump reiterated his assertion of single-handedly resolving the India-Pakistan conflict during a Cabinet Meeting on Tuesday, positioning it among eight wars he claims to have concluded. Trump emphasised that each resolution warranted a Nobel Peace Prize, expressing frustration over the international community's selective recognition of his diplomatic efforts.
In his remarks, Trump detailed a pattern of praise for potential peacemaking, stating, “Every time I end a war, they say, ‘if President Trump ends that war, he's going to get the Nobel Prize’.” He specifically highlighted the India-Pakistan standoff, alongside other conflicts, and lamented the oversight: “What about the other eight wars? India, Pakistan, think of all the wars I ended. I should get the Nobel Prize for every war, but I don’t want to be greedy.”
Trump further referenced the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war as a prospective ninth achievement, declaring, “We ended eight wars... But we're going to do one more, I think, I hope.” He invoked the endorsement of 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Venezuelan activist María Corina Machado Parisca, who reportedly affirmed his deserving status, underscoring his prioritisation of lives saved over accolades.
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The claims trace back to May 10, when Trump announced on social media that Washington had mediated a “full and immediate” ceasefire following intense cross-border exchanges. Since then, he has invoked the episode over 60 times, crediting U.S. intervention for de-escalating tensions that erupted after India's Operation Sindoor on May 7, a retaliatory strike against terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in response to the April 22 Pahalgam attack that claimed 26 civilian lives.
New Delhi has firmly rejected any narrative of third-party mediation, maintaining that the bilateral understanding reached on May 10 after four days of drone and missile confrontations was achieved independently. As Trump eyes further global interventions, his repeated Nobel allusions continue to stir debate on the authenticity and impact of his foreign policy triumphs.
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