Trump repeats India-Pakistan ceasefire claim, now says '7-8 planes shot down'

Speaking at the America Business Forum in Miami, Trump asserted that the two nuclear-armed nations “made peace” in May only after he threatened to scrap their trade agreements.

The India-Pakistan conflict was listed among eight global disputes the former US President claimed to have “resolved” since taking office, alongside Kosovo-Serbia and Congo-Rwanda, as he sought to project himself as an international dealmaker and peacemaker.

“I was negotiating a trade deal with India and Pakistan when I saw headlines saying they were at war,” Trump told the audience.

“Seven planes were shot down, and the eighth was badly damaged. I said, ‘That’s war. They’re two nuclear countries. I’m not making any trade deals with you unless you agree to peace,” he added.

According to Trump, both New Delhi and Islamabad resisted his threat, insisting their conflict had nothing to do with trade. “They said, ‘No way, this has nothing to do with trade,’” he claimed.

“I told them it has everything to do with trade. You’re nuclear nations — I won’t trade with you if you’re at war.” Trump went on to boast that the next day, he received a call saying the two countries had made peace.

“I said, ‘Thank you. Let’s do trade.’ Isn’t that great? Without tariffs, that would have never happened,” he added, drawing applause from the crowd.

India rejects Trump's claim

However, India has repeatedly rejected Trump’s version of events.

Officials in New Delhi clarified that a ceasefire was declared on May 10 after Pakistan’s military commanders requested Indian forces to halt their offensive operations.

Despite consistent denials from India, Trump has continued to reiterate his story — reportedly repeating his claim of brokering peace between the two rivals more than 60 times since May.

Washington has provided no official documentation to back his statements.

The brief conflict he referred to stemmed from India’s Operation Sindoor, launched on May 7, when the Indian Air Force carried out strikes on terror camps inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

The operation was in retaliation for the killing of 26 civilians by Pakistan-backed terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam region.

The hostilities, which lasted four days and involved cross-border shelling and missile exchanges, ended only after Islamabad requested a ceasefire — an outcome India insists was achieved without any US mediation.