Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi criticized former US President Donald Trump’s recent claim that he helped broker a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, questioning his repeated references to a trade deal and noting that no such agreement exists between India and the US.
“If Donald Trump keeps repeating the trade deal got India Pakistan to agree to a ceasefire then how is it that India-US don’t have a trade deal yet? Is that why POTUS keeps repeating it to build pressure on India? Since even America knows there’s no trade deal with Pakistan there’s only a terror deal because that’s the only thing Pakistan excels in,” Chaturvedi said on X.
US President Donald Trump on Friday once again asserted his intervention led to the cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan following “Operation Sindoor” in May 2025.
“We have ended a lot of wars. And these were big wars. India and Pakistan were at it, and they were back and forth, and it was getting larger and larger, and we got it resolved through trade,” Trump said.
Trump also claimed that “four or five” jets were shot down during the conflict. These remarks, made for the second time this week, contradict India’s consistent denials of any US mediation.
In fact, aircraft were being shot out of the skies. Five, five, four or five, but I believe five jets were shot down actually,” although he did not mention which country’s planes were being referred to.
India On Mediation Claims
India has consistently maintained that the ceasefire with Pakistan after the successful completion of Operation Sindoor was not the result of any external mediation, but rather occurred when Pakistan’s DGMO reached out to his Indian counterpart.
Pahalgam Terror Attack And Operation Sindoor
On April 22, Pakistan-backed terrorists attacked tourists at Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam, killing 25 Indian nationals and one Nepali citizen while leaving several others injured.
In retaliation, the Indian Armed Forces on May 7 launched precision strikes on nine terrorist infrastructures in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir under ‘Operation Sindoor,’ killing over 100 dreaded terrorists and avenging the loss of lives in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.
