According to Trump, the level at which tension had reached between India and Pakistan could have made the situation more serious. In his address, he linked this entire incident to his efforts through which he claimed to prevent conflict between different countries. Trump said that the Prime Minister of Pakistan had thanked him for stopping the war and saving a large number of lives. However, the figure of 30 million lives saved is a claim made by Trump and is not stated as an independently established fact.
Tension between India and Pakistan increased in May 2025 when India took military action against Pakistan after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam. After this, a situation of military confrontation arose between the two countries and the tension continued for several days. Later there was a ceasefire between the two countries. Trump has been linking this development to his diplomatic role for a long time and now he has once again reiterated this claim from the UN platform.
However, India's stand regarding this development has been different from Trump's claim. India has consistently said that the decision to stop military action was taken as part of direct contact and mutual understanding between the two countries. India does not accept claims of third party arbitration. In India's foreign policy, it has been talked about for a long time to resolve the issues between India and Pakistan bilaterally. Therefore, there is a clear difference between Trump's claim and India's official stance.
However, positive statements have been coming out from Pakistan regarding Trump's role. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had earlier also praised Trump's intervention in the ceasefire with India. Trump also reiterated in the United Nations that Pakistan thanked Trump for his efforts to establish peace.
The 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly has started from September 22 and in this, leaders of different countries of the world are expressing their views on international peace security and global challenges. In such a situation, Trump's statement regarding India-Pakistan conflict has once again come into discussion. The special thing is that Trump presented this claim as part of his broader peace efforts, while India has not accepted the role of any third party mediation in the ceasefire.