Trump repeated the claim during his address at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, where he said that in May 2025 he intervened to stop India and Pakistan from heading toward a nuclear conflict. “We saved millions of lives,” Trump said, asserting that the confrontation could have escalated into a large-scale war.
Reacting to the remarks, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh shared a video of Trump’s speech on social media platform X, questioning the government’s silence. “The count was 70 yesterday and is now up to 71 today,” Ramesh wrote, adding that a large Indian delegation was present at Davos when Trump made the statement.
Ramesh alleged that Trump, described by the Prime Minister as a close personal friend, has taken credit multiple times for what India has consistently maintained was a bilateral military decision. He also linked Trump’s claims to the sudden cessation of hostilities during Operation Sindoor on May 10, 2025.
Earlier the same day, Trump made similar remarks at a press conference in Washington, claiming that during the first year of his second term he had resolved several “unsolvable wars,” including tensions between India and Pakistan. He said the conflict could have cost 10 to 20 million lives and that his intervention prevented a catastrophe.
The Congress pointed out that this was the third time in two days that Trump had repeated the assertion. Party leaders argued that such statements undermine India’s long-standing position that no third party played a role in de-escalating the conflict.
China has also made a similar claim in the past. On December 30, 2025, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing had helped reduce military tensions between India and Pakistan in May. The Indian government promptly rejected the assertion, reiterating that the ceasefire was the result of direct communication between the two countries.
According to official Indian statements, hostilities ended after Pakistan’s Director General of Military Operations contacted his Indian counterpart following significant military losses. Both sides then agreed to halt military action across land, air, and sea starting May 10.
India has consistently maintained that Operation Sindoor, launched on the nights of May 6 and 7 against terrorist camps in Pakistan, and the subsequent de-escalation were handled without any external mediation.
Political analysts say Trump’s repeated claims have provided the opposition with ammunition to question the government’s foreign policy narrative, even as New Delhi continues to reject any suggestion of third-party involvement.
