'They Were Going To Go Nuclear': Trump Again Takes Credit For India-Pakistan Ceasefire

Last Updated:January 21, 2026, 07:20 IST

Trump claims his intervention in May 2025 after Op Sindoor prevented a nuclear war between India and Pakistan, with Shehbaz Sharif crediting him for saving millions of lives.

US President Donald Trump. (File photo)

US President Donald Trump has again claimed that his intervention helped avert a possible war between India and Pakistan in May 2025, when tensions sharply escalated following Operation Sindoor.

Speaking to reporters at the White House on Tuesday, Trump claimed that during the first 10 months of his second term, he had brought an end to eight long-running conflicts, singling out tensions between India and Pakistan, who “were going to go nuclear."

He said the two nuclear-armed neighbours were on the brink of a major confrontation, alleging that eight aircraft had been downed and warning that the situation could have spiralled into a nuclear exchange. Recounting a recent meeting, Trump said Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had credited him with saving millions of lives.

“I ended eight unendable wars in 10 months…Pakistan and India. They were really going at it. Eight planes were shot down. They were going to go nuclear, in my opinion. The Prime Minister of Pakistan was here and he said, President Trump saved 10 million people and maybe much more than that," Trump said.

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