Overview

• Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer said Narendra Modi chose to say Trump had nothing to do with the May truce, describing it as a deliberate public embarrassment of the US president.
• In a July Lok Sabha address, Modi said no leader asked India to halt military action, and New Delhi has maintained the ceasefire was arranged bilaterally through DGMO contacts.
• Trump has repeatedly claimed credit for brokering the ceasefire after Operation Sindoor, with reporting noting he linked the assertion to trade leverage.
• Bremmer argued the public rebuttal strengthened Modi’s standing at home and could carry consequences for security and economic ties with Washington.
• He also characterized the Trump administration’s outreach to Pakistani military circles as driven largely by business interests connected to the president’s network.