New Delhi (thestates.news)| Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has once again questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s continued “silence” over US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that he played an important role in “preventing a war between India and Pakistan”. “In the last 59 days, President Trump has claimed, for at least the 21st time, that he personally intervened to halt a four-day-long war between India and Pakistan in May,” Ramesh said on X.
He further noted that according to Trump, the conflict between the two countries was on the verge of escalating into a nuclear war. India and Pakistan were ready for a ceasefire because he used the “carrot-and-stick policy”, combining incentives and pressure through trade with the US. In simple terms, his message was: “Stop the war immediately, or you will lose access to the US market and investments”.
Ramesh pointed out that these statements come even as Trump has been announcing the possibility of a new trade agreement involving the US, India, and Pakistan. “@narendramodi — who was once called the ‘Trump card’ of the BJP by his own senior colleague Ghanashyam Tiwari — when will he break his silence on this issue?” Ramesh asked. (S-UNI)
Jairam Ramesh questions PM’s ‘silence’ on Trump’s claim of averting India-Pak war
