WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump invoked India and Pakistan as he touted what he described as a sweeping record of ending global conflicts, telling his Cabinet on Tuesday that multiple international disputes “never would have happened” under his leadership and asserting that he has already “ended eight wars,” including those involving South Asia.
Speaking in the White House Cabinet Room, Trump said his foreign-policy record reflected crisis management across regions significant to Indian and South Asian audiences. “We ended eight wars. Think of that, eight wars,” he said. “What about the other eight wars, India, Pakistan — think of all the wars I ended.”
He argued that American leadership during his presidency shifted geopolitical calculations worldwide. Turning to the Russia–Ukraine conflict, Trump claimed the war “never would have happened if I were president” and said his administration was currently pursuing a negotiated settlement. “Our people are over in Russia right now to see if we can get it settled,” he said.
Portraying his approach as humanitarian, Trump added, “I care about death. I care about all the people that are dying,” noting that “27,000 people died between Russia and Ukraine last month.”
He tied global stability to what he described as a resurgence of American power and respect. “America is strong and respected again,” he said. “On the world stage, we’re really respected.” Trump also pointed to increased NATO spending commitments, adding, “I went to a NATO, and they were calling me the president of Europe.”
Trump’s comments hold particular relevance for Indian observers, given the United States’ influence in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Russia, and the Gulf — regions that directly affect India’s strategic environment. His brief reference to India–Pakistan tensions came as part of a broader argument against long-term U.S. military entanglements, emphasizing economic pressure and personal diplomacy instead.
He applied that same framing to U.S. involvement in Gaza, Sudan, and other conflict zones. “Every time I end a war, they say, if President Trump ends that war, he’s going to get the Nobel Prize,” Trump said, adding that a past Nobel laureate had personally told him, “Trump deserves the Nobel Prize.”
Vice President JD Vance echoed Trump’s message, arguing the administration had been working to “fix what Joe Biden and the Democrats created.” Secretary of State Marco Rubio described 2025 as “the most transformational year in American foreign policy since the end of the Second World War at least,” crediting Trump for placing “America at the forefront of every decision.”
Rubio also cited Trump’s direct involvement in the Gaza ceasefire. “No other leader in the world could have pulled off what happened in Gaza,” he said, claiming the president had orchestrated a broad diplomatic alignment to secure the truce. (Source: IANS)
