Indian foreign minister refutes Trump’s repeated claims on Pakistan ceasefire — ApsnyNews India

Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar has dismissed claims by US President Donald Trump that he brokered a ceasefire between India and Pakistan during their military confrontation in May, using trade as an incentive.

He made the remarks on Monday while addressing the lower house of parliament on India’s military confrontation with Pakistan – Operation Sindoor – which followed a terrorist attack on April 22 in Indian-administered Kashmir that claimed 26 lives. 

“I want to make two things clear – one, at no stage in any conversation with the United States, was there any linkage with trade and what was going on,” Jaishankar said. “Secondly, there was no call between the prime minister and President Trump from the 22nd of April – when President Trump called up to convey his sympathy – and 17th of June when he called up the prime minister in Canada to explain why he could not meet him.”

The South Asian neighbors were involved in a military conflict from May 7 to 10. Before they formally announced a ceasefire, Trump claimed on Truth Social that a deal was reached following a “long night of talks” mediated by Washington. 

Trump, along with other US government officials, have made the claim several times and even stated in an official court submission that the ceasefire was agreed after Trump intervened and offered both countries “access to the American market.” 

Earlier this month, Trump said five aircraft were shot down during the conflict, without specifying whose planes they were. He described the situation as tense, with both sides exchanging blows, and claimed that he “called them and said, listen, no more trade. If you do this, you’re not going to be good... They’re both powerful nuclear nations and that would have happened.” 

In a series of interviews with European media outlets following the ceasefire, Jaishankar dismissed Trump’s statements. “The cessation of firing was agreed between the military commanders of both sides through direct contact,” he told Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in May.