Overview

• President Donald Trump has for the 25th time claimed he mediated last month’s four-day India-Pakistan conflict, citing a trade-deal ultimatum and the downing of five jets.
• White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and U.S. envoy Dorothy Shea at the United Nations publicly credited Trump’s intervention in de-escalating India-Pakistan hostilities.
• New Delhi officials from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri insist the May 10 ceasefire resulted solely from direct DGMO talks at Pakistan’s request and reject any U.S. mediation.
• Opposition leaders including Jairam Ramesh and Rahul Gandhi are pressing for a parliamentary debate and demanding that Prime Minister Modi formally respond to Trump’s repeated assertions.
• Pakistan’s government has praised Trump’s claimed role and even nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize, underscoring the diplomatic divide with India.