Trump Takes Credit for Ending India-Pakistan Conflict — But Then Doesn’t Seem Totally Sure

 

President Donald Trump once again claimed credit for ending the fighting between India and Pakistan during a speech to U.S. troops in Qatar on Thursday — before quickly undercutting his own boast with: “I think it’s settled.”

The remarks came as Trump recounted the arrest of an ISIS fighter behind the the 2021 bombing at Kabul airport, where 13 U.S. service members were killed.

“So we brought this horrible person to justice, to American justice,” he said. “We caught the person that set off that bomb. And all of this is possible because of the work that you do with partnerships that you forge. And in this case did was Pakistan.”

Trump then pivoted to the India-Pakistan conflict, saying: “And by the way, I don’t want to say I did, but I sure as hell helped settle the problem between Pakistan and India last week, which was getting more and more hostile and all ever the sudden you will start seeing missiles of a different type and we got it settled, I hope. I hope I don’t walk out of here two days later and find out it’s not settled. But I think it is settled.”

India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on May 10 after four days of escalating military clashes sparked by a deadly Islamist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir. Both sides launched drone and missile strikes, hitting military targets across the contested border and deep into each other’s territory.

As the threat of full-scale war loomed, however, Trump announced a U.S.-brokered ceasefire over the weekend — an account Pakistan welcomed but India denied, insisting the decision was bilateral. Each nation has since claimed victory, while analysts debate what, if anything, either side gained.

Trump will depart Qatar Thursday and head to the United Arab Emirates, the last stop of his Middle East trip.

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