WASHINGTON – Former Presidentโ Donald Trump reiterated a claim during a rally on September 17, 2024, that he personally intervened to prevent aโ war between Indiaโ and Pakistan, a statement โdisputed โby Indianโ officialsโข and lacking self-reliant โverification. Trumpโ asserted he received calls from both Primeโฃ Ministers Narendra modi and Imranโ Khan, each โขseekingโฃ his assistance in de-escalating tensions.
Teh repeated assertion, madeโ during a campaign eventโฃ in [Location of Rally], โresurfaces aโ narrative โฃTrump hasโค presented previously, typically without providing specific details or evidence.โข While the precise context of the alleged communication โคremains unclear,โข the claim touches uponโ a sensitive โperiod in Indo-Pakistani relations – February 2019 – โfollowing a terrorist attack โin Pulwama, india, and subsequent Pakistani airstrikes.โ The โฃincident brought the two nuclear-armed nations to the brink of conflict, prompting international diplomatic effortsโ to avert โขescalation.
According to Trump, both leaders “were very grateful” and “said, โฃ’Thank you, Mr. President, you have savedโ us from a war.'” He did not specify the nature of his intervention, only statingโ he hadโฃ “very good conversations” with โbothโข leaders.โ
Indianโ government sources, speaking on โฃbackground, have consistently downplayed Trump’s account,โ stating that whileโ diplomatic communication occurred with the United States, it didโ notโ involve a direct mediation effort byโ the former president that averted a war. Pakistan’s government hasโ not issued a formal statement directly confirming or denying Trump’s claims.
The timing of Trump’s โrenewed claim โฃcomes as he seeks to highlight his foreign policy achievements on the campaign trail. โHis past assertions regarding international affairs have often beenโฃ characterized by a personalized โฃnarrative and aโข tendency toโค emphasize his direct role inโข resolving global โฃissues. The claim regardingโฃ India and Pakistan has been previously fact-checked by multiple news โorganizations, which have foundโฃ no corroborating evidence.