India, Oct. 10 -- US President Donald Trump has criticised Norway for not awarding him the Nobel Peace Prize, claiming he deserved eight prizes for the wars he says he helped end.

Addressing a rally in Syracuse on Friday, Trump also claimed to have saved 50 million lives by preventing a war between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan.

"The United States of America, represented by me as your president, should have received the Nobel Peace Prize, but didn't. And this is an indelible stain on the country of Norway, and those people that made such a disgraceful and embarrassing decision," Trump said.

He further accused the Nobel Peace Prize decision-makers of discrediting the award, describing them as "radical ideologues" who were "anti-democ...