Trump for Nobel peace prize

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Trump knows our history (Indo-Pak) very well - "they have been fighting for about a thousand years. In all fairness, I said, I could settle that up. I could settle anything. I said and we got that settled. Boy, everybody was very happy, I will tell you. That looked like it was really going to be escalating out of control" - Donald Trump.

Speaking to Fox News he said, "They were angry, and the next phase was probably — did you see where it was getting? It was tit for tat. It was getting deeper and more, I mean, more missiles. Everyone was stronger, stronger, to a point where the next ones are going to be you know what; the 'n' word. You know what the n-word is, right?" The interviewer replied "nuclear". "Yeah", Trump affirmed.

Whether you believe Trump or not, many believe him because he speaks so confidently that the listeners tend to believe. This time I fall in that category particularly when he talks about a 1000 year old clash.

Now the conclusion I draw is that the US President had aborted a nuclear war between India and Pakistan. Americans particularly the Republicans are saying that India is not giving credit to the US for de-escalating the nuclear tension between India and Pakistan. It became an ' eye for an eye' situation there.

Pakistan perhaps credited the Trump administration for the truce. However India does not endorse that opinion. In fact India did not approach anyone to intervene but Pakistan might have. One Fabian, diplomacy expert opined that "America did not mediate. They might have pushed Pak to do the needful - approached India."

After a series of damages and casualties they were compelled to talk about an armistice. The debris and dents are quite visible from above — satellite images. Addressing the American soldiers in Qatar Trump again claimed that he facilitated the recent ceasefire between India and Pakistan. In fact on 10th May, the Pakistani Director General of Military Operation rang up his Indian counterpart for a ceasefire.

India readily agreed. Four days of constant tension and non-stop firing drained both sides, though India had the upper hand. Trump added, "I don't want to say I did... but I sure hell help settle the problem between Pakistan and India a few days back. You will start seeing missiles of a different type and we got it settled. The ceasefire had been facilitated by the prospect of the US increasing trade with both countries. We talked trade to both sides. I said, let us do trade instead of war, Pak was very happy with that and India was very happy with that. I think they are on the way."

He also offers to mediate to end the Kashmir issue. India has not changed its position - no third party involvement is necessary. In this skirmish India has demonstrated its world class weaponry. The entire world is impressed by its indigenous Air Defense System (excluding Russian 5-400) India's defense budget has been revised by half a billion.

Now the Chinese have doubts about their own HQ-9 ( Air Defense System ) — malfunctioning in Pakistan India hardly used the S-400 ; they used mainly the home made Akashteer for air defense. India's Brahmos missile is going to be another hot cake in the international military market because of its successful trials on Pakisstan.

India's 'Iron Dome' will be solely based on Akashteer and Bhargavatra (just successfully tested). Forget about these weapons; let us come back to the man of the hour Donald Trump — the world's best peace-maker — at the moment. Basically he wants to do business throughout the world. His trade war is nothing but to bring the world into commercial mode.

The new Tariff walls he introduced are just to ignite the world economy — to make the global economy more competitive. In fact he is also trying to see who is who, vis-a-vis America. The Chinese response to his tariff attack is obnoxiously stiff India's response is moderately accommodative. Now there is a serious speculation that India and America will have zero tariff trade ties.

The world is rattled — China is desperately trying to confirm the news. `Apple' can't be an apple of discord between Trump & Modi (same temperament, great pals). Trump stands for trade. Now, he is roaming around to do business in West Asia and Central Asia - done deals worth many billions — e.g., 200 billion businesses with UAE alone.

He met the Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa (former terrorist) and he is also dealing with Iran on nuclear. Trump means business. Trump's message is loud and clear - no war, only trade. At this juncture it looks like the Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2025 goes to Shri Trump. But, how can the Nobel Foundation ignore Modi ji for his bold assertion against global terror hub.

Again our Bhalla ji is also not far behind because of his remarkable contribution in restoring normalcy in the terribly strife- torn Manipur. Trump may stumble anytime, so anything can happen before 10 October 2025 (Nobel announcement date). Can our hero-heroine fighting an unending war against Golden Triangle Lords be included in the Nobel nomination?