Trump Demands Nobel Prize for Halting India-Pakistan ‘War’ He Claims to Have Stopped

President Donald Trump used his address to the UN General Assembly to publicly campaign for a Nobel Peace Prize, citing his alleged role in stopping a war between India and Pakistan as a prime example of his peacemaking prowess. The claim, which has been consistently disputed by India, was one of two sharp critiques leveled against the country during his speech.
Trump told the assembled world leaders that he had intervened to prevent a major conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbors, counting it among seven such successful de-escalations he has orchestrated. This narrative directly contradicts India’s official stance that its decision to stand down from ‘Operation Sindoor’ was a sovereign one, made in response to a request from Pakistan, not at the behest of the United States.
While the Nobel pitch was a moment of political theater, Trump’s second mention of India was far more serious and damaging. He accused India and China of being the main financial enablers of the war in Ukraine. “China and India are the primary funders of the ongoing war (in Ukraine) by continuing to purchase Russian oil,” Trump stated, placing New Delhi at the center of a major international conflict.
This accusation serves as the justification for the heavy-handed economic tactics employed by the Trump administration. The US has already doubled tariffs on Indian imports to 50% and is threatening more. The message from Washington is clear: India’s economic partnership with Russia will come at a high cost, and the US will not hesitate to use its economic might to force a change in policy.
The Indian government has maintained a policy of quiet diplomacy, but Trump’s decision to air these grievances—one self-aggrandizing and the other condemnatory—on the UN stage puts Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a difficult spot. The speech highlights the unpredictable nature of the US President, who can simultaneously demand accolades for a disputed past action while condemning a current policy.