Trump’s Nuclear War Claim On India-Pakistan Conflict Challenged By IAEA Chief

Washington: US President Donald Trump is once again repeating his old claim. He says that when the military confrontation between India and Pakistan lasted for three days in May last year, both the countries were close to nuclear war and he intervened and stopped the situation from worsening.

Recently, on the completion of one year of his second term, Trump said that if he had not intervened, "millions of people could have died."

What did the International Nuclear Agency say on this claim?

This statement of Trump has been declared wrong by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Agency chief Rafael Grossi, speaking to NDTV on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, said no activity related to nuclear weapons had emerged in that conflict.

Grossi clearly said that this confrontation was limited to conventional weapons. He said that activities of missiles and other weapons were definitely seen, but it had nothing to do with nuclear weapons.

What is the stand of the Indian Army?

Earlier, Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi had also said the same thing. He had told that there was no mention of nuclear weapons in the talks between the military officials of India and Pakistan during Operation Sindoor.

According to him, some political statements were definitely made in Pakistan, but nothing like nuclear threat was put forward by the army.

Why is Trump making this claim again and again?

Trump has said many times till now that he stopped the India-Pakistan war. On May 10, he wrote on social media that with the mediation of America, there was an immediate ceasefire between the two countries.

But the Indian government has clearly stated every time that no third country played any role in this and the ceasefire was a result of direct contact between the armies of the two countries.

What actually happened in Operation Sindoor?

After the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on 22 April, India launched Operation Sindoor on 7 May. During this, terrorist hideouts in Pakistan and PoK were targeted.

In response, Pakistan tried drone and missile attacks, which were foiled by Indian security forces. After this, India retaliated on some airbases of Pakistan. Finally, on May 10, after DGMO level talks between the two countries, it was agreed to stop military action.

So what is the conclusion?

It is clear from the statements of the IAEA and the Indian Army that the situation was certainly tense, but the situation of nuclear war had not arisen. Experts believe that Trump's statement is more political, whereas the ground reality was different from this.