President Trump said the US didn't just broker
a ceasefire - it averted a "nuclear conflict". On Monday, in an
address to the nation, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: "[There]
is no tolerance for nuclear blackmail; India will not be intimidated by nuclear
threats.
"Any terrorist safe haven operating under
this pretext will face precise and decisive strikes," Modi added.
In his memoir, former US Secretary of State
Mike Pompeo wrote that he was jolted awake at night to speak with an unnamed
"Indian counterpart" who feared Pakistan was preparing to use nuclear
weapons during the 2019 stand-off with India.
In March 2022, India accidentally fired a
nuclear-capable cruise missile which travelled 124km (77 miles) into Pakistani
territory before crashing, reportedly damaging civilian property. Pakistan said
India failed to use the military hotline or issue a public statement for two
days. Had this occurred during heightened tensions, the incident could have
spiralled into serious conflict, experts say. (Months later, India's government
sacked three air force officers for the "accidental firing of a missile".)
How real is the risk of nuclear war between
India and Pakistan?
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2e373yzndro
“On Saturday, my administration helped broker
a full and immediate ceasefire — I think a permanent one — between India and
Pakistan, ending a dangerous conflict of two nations with lots of nuclear
weapons. And they were going at it hot and heavy and it was seemingly not going
to stop,” Trump said Monday at the White House.
“We helped a lot and we helped also with
trade. I said, ‘Come on, we're gonna do a lot of trade with you guys. Let's
stop it. Let's stop it. If you stop it, we do a trade. If you don't stop it,
we're not going to do any trade,’” the president said. “People have never
really used trade the way I used it, that I can tell you. And all of a sudden
they said, ‘I think we're gonna stop.’”
Trump spoke at a news conference where he
signed an executive order on restricting U.S. drug prices.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday that
the ceasefire reached Saturday was only a “pause,” and he threatened to
retaliate against any future attack. A spokesman for Pakistan’s military said
Sunday that that nation would not be the first to violate the agreement.
WATCH: Trump says U.S. helped halt
India-Pakistan conflict by promising 'a lot of trade' - PBS NewsHour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9X_HPOPFIM
Trump Truth Social social media network that
Trump had prevented a “bad nuclear war” between the two countries.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/12/how-india-and-pakistan-conflict-turned-from-brink-of-war-to-ceasefire-in-days
Donald Trump declares 'bad nuclear war'
avoided between India and Pakistan
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Donald Trump declares ‘bad nuclear war’
avoided between India and Pakistan
https://www.news.com.au/world/donald-trump-declares-bad-nuclear-war-avoided-between-india-and-pakistan/video/58222bb9cbcf88096850a57aad6e5191
Trump on Friday said, “I think the deal I'm
most proud of is the fact that we're dealing with India, we're dealing with
Pakistan and we were able to stop potentially a nuclear war through trade as
opposed through bullets."
"Normally they do it through bullets. We
do it through trade. So I'm very proud of that. Nobody talks about it but we
had a very nasty potential war going on between Pakistan and India. And now, if
you look, they're doing fine,” Trump told reporters.
Trump 'most proud' of stopping 'potential
nuclear war' between India and Pakistan
https://www.deccanherald.com/world/trump-most-proud-of-stopping-potential-nuclear-war-between-india-and-pakistan-3565547
