India-Pak ceasefire among Trump’s successful peace deals, claims White House in Nobel push

Washington: The White House on Thursday said President Donald Trump has brokered multiple peace agreements and ceasefires around the world, averaging nearly one per month since taking office.

Speaking at a press briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reiterated the administration’s call for Trump to be considered for the Nobel Peace Prize, citing his role in easing tensions in several global hotspots.

The White House also reiterated Trump's contribution to facilitating a ceasefire between India and Pakistan.

"On the peace front, President Trump helped deliver an immediate and unconditional ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia. The two countries were engaged in a deadly conflict that had displaced more than 300,000 people until President Trump stepped in to put an end to it," Leavitt said.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump personally intervened to de-escalate tensions by directly calling both the acting Prime Minister of Thailand and the Prime Minister of Cambodia. According to Leavitt, the conflict ended shortly after the calls, paving the way for renewed trade talks with both countries.

Leavitt went on to claim that Trump has successfully helped end hostilities in several major conflict zones, including between Thailand and Cambodia, Israel and Iran, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, India and Pakistan, Serbia and Kosovo, and Egypt and Ethiopia.

"President Trump has brokered, on average, about one peace deal or ceasefire per month during his six months in office. It is well past time that President Trump was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize," she added.

Trump has repeatedly claimed credit for stopping hostilities between India and Pakistan after New Delhi's effective response to Islamabad's aggression following precision strikes on terror infrastructure.

However, India refuted the claims made by the US President, reiterating its policy that India and Pakistan bilaterally address any matter related to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Earlier this week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while speaking in the Lok Sabha during the Operation Sindoor discussion, emphasised that no world leader told India to stop its operation. ANI