India, Feb. 25 -- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday once again claimed credit for brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, telling lawmakers during his State of the Union address that his intervention had averted a potential nuclear conflict between the two countries.

Speaking before Congress, the US President further asserted that the situation could have spiralled into a nuclear war. "Pakistan and India would have been in a nuclear war," Trump said, adding that "35 million people, said the Prime minister of Pakistan (Shehbaz Sharif), would have died if it were not for my involvement."

Since the confrontation in May 2025, Trump has repeatedly asserted that he was responsible for halting the India-Pakistan conflict. He has...