New Delhi, July 9 -- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday repeated his claim that he played a role in preventing a wider conflict between India and Pakistan. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, Trump said the military confrontation could have turned "nuclear," adding that "11 planes were shot down" during the hostilities. He argued that his intervention deserved recognition with a Nobel Peace Prize, according to Hindustan Times.

Trump said the conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours had escalated rapidly before he intervened, a claim that India has repeatedly rejected, HT reported. "Think of it, India and Pakistan. That war was raging. They were a week into it. 11 planes were shot down, a...