The Trump administration’s new National Security Strategy has revived a familiar and disputed claim: that President Donald Trump personally negotiated peace between India and Pakistan. New Delhi has repeatedly denied any such mediation, insisting the two neighbours do not accept third-party involvement in bilateral issues.

The 33-page strategy document, signed by Trump and released late Thursday, again credits the US president with brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan and preventing what it describes as a potential nuclear conflict. The report labels him the President of Peace for claiming breakthroughs in eight global disputes, including a supposed peace deal between Islamabad and New Delhi.

According to the document, Trump brought India and Pakistan back from nuclear confli

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