In a speech that lasted just under an hour at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump mentioned India in two starkly different contexts. The mentions, however, were united by a common thread: both appeared to be direct attacks on India’s stated positions, signaling a potential chill in recently warming relations.

The first was a familiar claim of mediation, while the second was a more acerbic and surprising accusation that placed India alongside China as a primary financier of the war in Ukraine. The future course of the Indo-US cooperation is being questioned by analysts due to this change in language.

The Nobel Claim: “I Stopped a War”

President Trump once again recounted his claim of having “stopped a war” between India and Pakista

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