US Brokered Peace Between India-Pakistan Before It Escalated Into Nuclear War: Trump

President Trump claims his use of trade pressure averted a nuclear conflict between India and Pakistan. Meanwhile, India's Operation Sindoor targeted terror infrastructure in Pakistan, achieving significant military success.

US President Donald Trump has reiterated his claim that he averted a potential nuclear conflict between India and Pakistan. He stated that seven fighter jets were downed during the intense hostilities, a number he previously mentioned as five. Trump asserted that he used trade pressure to bring the situation under control.

"I have stopped all of these wars. A big one would have been India and Pakistan..." Trump remarked during a meeting with South Korea's President. He elaborated, "The war with India and Pakistan was the next level that was going to be a nuclear war... They already shot down 7 jets - that was raging. I said, 'You want to trade? We are not doing any trade or anything with you if you keep fighting, you've got 24 hours to settle it'. They said, 'Well, there's no more war going on.' I used that on numerous occasions. I used trade and whatever I had to use..."

Operation Sindoor: India's Response

India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, which resulted in 26 casualties. The operation targeted terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, resulting in over 100 terrorist deaths. India also successfully countered Pakistan's retaliatory strikes on its airbases.

Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh confirmed India's success during Operation Sindoor, stating at least five Pakistani fighter aircraft were downed along with a large surveillance plane. This was revealed during his keynote address at the Air Chief Marshal Memorial Lecture on August 10.

Details of the Conflict

The Air Chief detailed further achievements of Operation Sindoor: "We were able to get at least two command and control centres, like Murid and Chaklala. At least six radars, some of them big, some of them small. Two SAGW systems that is in Lahore and Okara. We attacked three hangars. One was the Sukkur UAV hangar, the Bholari hangar and the Jacobabad F-16 hangar. We have an indication of at least one AEW&C in that AEW&C hangar and a few F-16s, which were under maintenance there."

This marked the first instance where a senior officer specified the number of Pakistani aircraft destroyed during this conflict.

The Role of Political Will

The IAF Chief attributed Operation Sindoor's success to strong political backing: "A key reason for success was the presence of political will. There was very clear political will and very clear directions given to us. No restrictions were put on us... If there were any constraints, they were self-made. The forces decided what the rules of engagement would be. We decided how we wanted to control the escalation. We had full freedom to plan and execute," he explained.

He also highlighted coordination among military branches: "There was a synchronisation between the three forces... The post of CDS made a real difference. He was there to get us together. NSA also played a big role in getting all the agencies."

Trump's Continued Assertions

Despite these developments, Trump maintains his intervention prevented further escalation into nuclear warfare between India and Pakistan.

With inputs from ANI