Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt: US President Donald Trump on Monday lauded India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, describing him as a “very good friend” and commending his leadership. Speaking at the Gaza Peace Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Trump expressed optimism that India and Pakistan would “live very nicely together.”
“India is a great country with a very good friend of mine at the top, and he’s done a fantastic job,” Trump said, referring to Prime Minister Modi. Turning toward Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who stood nearby, Trump added with a smile, “I think that Pakistan and India are gonna live very nicely together, right?”
As Sharif nodded in agreement, Trump continued, “They are, they are… and they’re two great leaders, as far as I’m concerned.”
Moments earlier, at the same summit, Prime Minister Sharif had praised Trump’s efforts toward global peace and re-nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize, which was recently awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.
Sharif credited Trump’s leadership with “saving millions of lives” in both South Asia and the Middle East.
“Today, again, I would like to nominate this great President for the Nobel Peace Prize, because I genuinely feel he is the most deserving and genuine candidate for peace,” Sharif said, adding, “Had it not been for this gentleman—who knows—India and Pakistan are both nuclear powers. During those four days, the war could have escalated to a level where none of us would have lived to tell what happened.”
He also commended Trump and a coalition of regional leaders for their role in brokering peace in Gaza, noting, “Your valuable contribution, along with President Sisi’s, will be remembered in golden words.” Sharif went on to acknowledge the efforts of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Qatar’s Sheikh Tamim, Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan, Jordan’s King Abdullah, UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Trump has repeatedly claimed credit for helping to defuse tensions between India and Pakistan during India’s ‘Operation Sindoor’ in May this year, when a four-day military escalation had brought the two neighbours to the brink of war. The US President has maintained that his “timely intervention” helped avert a catastrophic conflict.
However, New Delhi has consistently stated that the ceasefire between India and Pakistan was achieved through direct dialogue and negotiations between the two countries, without any external mediation.
The Gaza Peace Summit, attended by leaders from over 20 nations—including UN Secretary-General António Guterres, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, Spain’s Pedro Sánchez, and France’s Emmanuel Macron—focused on establishing a comprehensive framework to end the ongoing Gaza war and lay the groundwork for long-term regional stability.
While Prime Minister Modi had been invited, India was represented by Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh at the high-level summit.
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