‘Trump Was Directly Involved In India-Pakistan Conflict’: Marco Rubio Lauds ‘President Of Peace’

Last Updated:August 08, 2025, 14:10 IST

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, "...When India and Pakistan went to war, we got involved directly, and the president was able to deliver on that peace," Rubio said.

Marco Rubio also listed other conflicts that President Trump (left) has supposedly helped resolve. (AP File)

The United States got “directly involved" in the India and Pakistan military conflict in May, claimed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, reiterating US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that he stopped the war between the nations.

During an interview to EWTN’s ‘The World Over’ on Thursday, Rubio said that Trump is committed to peace and being the “president of peace". “And so, we saw when India and Pakistan went to war, we got involved directly, and the president was able to deliver on that peace," Rubio said.

Listing other conflicts that Trump supposedly helped resolve, Rubio said, “Cambodia and Thailand more recently; Azerbaijan and Armenia, hopefully…DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo)-Rwanda – a 30-year war, 7 million people killed – we were able to bring them here to sign it."

He added the US is “looking for more – obviously, the big one being in Ukraine and Russia".

‘No pressure, no world asked to stop’: The India-Pakistan conflict

In response to the April 22 Pahalgam attack, India launched Operation Sindoor against Pakistan, destroying its terror bases. While Trump was the first to announce the ceasefire, India has repeatedly maintained that it agreed to pause the operation after being approached by Pakistan.

“No leader in the world asked India to stop Operation Sindoor," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the special discussion on Operation Sindoor in the Lok Sabha on July 29. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on July 28 told the House that no telephonic conversation was held between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump from April 22 to June 17.

“India stopped the operation because all the political and military objectives were achieved beforehand. Therefore, to say that the operation was halted due to any pressure is completely wrong," said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. He said the decision was taken after a request from Pakistan’s Director General of Military Operations (DGMO), who “pleaded for relief".

Trump punishing India for not giving him credit?

Trump on Wednesday announced an additional 25 per cent tariffs on Indian exports, taking the total tariff burden to 50 per cent. Michael Kugelman, director of the South Asia Institute at the US-based Wilson Center, explained to news agency ANI what he thought was the rationale behind the move.

“China has not stood out there and refused to let President Trump take credit for his role in the ceasefire. China has not had its leader have a long conversation with Trump on the phone and essentially dictate to him what’s right and what’s wrong. These are things that happened with India," he said.

New Delhi has maintained that it buys Russian oil to ensure energy security for its people, and has called the US action “unfair, unjustified, and unreasonable". The Ministry of External Affairs also said that it was “extremely unfortunate" that the US imposed additional tariffs on India for actions that several other countries are taking, including China.

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