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Donald Trump claims credit score for averting a possible “nuclear battle”.
He asserts that his administration brokered a ceasefire between India and Pak
Commerce was not talked about in US discussions with Indian leaders, sources say.
New Delhi:
Donald Trump has taken credit score for having “stopped a nuclear battle – a nasty one” within the brink of time. Each India and Pakistan have “numerous nuclear weapons”, stated the US President, including that the 2 nations had been going at it “scorching and heavy”.
Giving himself a pat on the again, President Trump stated it was “my administration that helped dealer a full and fast ceasefire. I believe a everlasting one”. Each India and Pakistan had been “highly effective and unwavering”, the US President acknowledged.
“It may have been a nasty nuclear warfare, the place tens of millions of individuals may have been killed,” he stated, thanking Vice President Vance and Secretary Rubio for his or her efforts. “They labored very arduous on that,” he stated.
TRUMP GOING OFF-SCRIPT?
President Trump, who was studying from a paper in a file he delivered to the press briefing, maybe to be correct and measured as he walked the diplomatic tightrope, immediately went off-script as he spoke spontaneously with out wanting on the paper shortly after a minute into the temporary.
In a shocking declare Mr Trump ended up saying “I stated, come on, we will do lots of commerce with you guys, each nations, so let’s cease it. Cease it if you need commerce. If you happen to do not cease, we’re not going to do any commerce.” He went on to say that “Folks have by no means used commerce the best way I’ve used it – after which hastily they stated ‘we will cease’. They may have performed it for lots of causes, however commerce was a giant one.”
#WATCH | US President Donald Trump says, “…I am very proud to let that the management of Indian and Pakistan was unwavering and highly effective, however unwavering in each instances – they actually had been from the standpoint of getting the power and the knowledge and fortitude to completely… pic.twitter.com/rFbznHMJDF
— ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2025
Authorities sources have advised NDTV that there was no point out of commerce within the discussions. Rejecting the off-hand comment by the US President, they stated, “After Operation Sindoor commenced, US Vice President JD Vance spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Might 9. Secretary Rubio spoke to the overseas minister S Jaishankar on Might 8 and Might 10 and to Nationwide Safety Adviser Ajit Doval on Might 10. There was no reference to commerce in any of those discussions.”
‘NUCLEAR BLACKMAIL WON’T DETER INDIA’
Lower than an hour after Donald Trump’s “may have been a nasty nuclear warfare” comment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about that India won’t tolerate “nuclear blackmail”, and has revised its doctrine to fight terror with the graduation of Operation Sindoor. In line with what PM Modi known as “the brand new regular”, he stated, “Operation Sindoor isn’t just an operation, however a doctrinal change in India’s coverage to fight terror.”
He added that “India will strike wherever terror bases are positioned, and shall accomplish that decisively if our nation is attacked.”
“India won’t tolerate any nuclear blackmail. India will strike exactly and decisively on the terrorist hideouts creating underneath the duvet of nuclear blackmail,” PM Modi stated in a warning to Pakistan, and a message to the world.
‘CEASEFIRE NOT PERMANENT’
With none direct point out of Donald Trump’s White Home press briefing, the place President Trump claimed that this was a “everlasting ceasefire”, PM Modi stated Operation Sindoor shouldn’t be over, it has solely been suspended based mostly of Pakistan’s assurance that it’ll act on dismantling terror infrastructure within the nation.
“Pakistan should know that the strikes will not be over, they’ve solely been suspended after Pakistan promised it’s going to take motion in opposition to terrorists and terror services,” the prime minister stated, including that “Within the coming days we are going to measure each step of Pakistan on the criterion that what kind of angle Pakistan will undertake forward.” If Pakistan backtracks or misleads, “Let me repeat once more, that we’ve solely suspended our retaliatory motion,” he asserted, suggesting resumption of precision strikes to decimate Pakistani terror camps.
PM Modi additionally cautioned Pakistan that henceforth “India won’t differentiate between the federal government sponsoring terrorism and the masterminds of the phobia assault.”
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