The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi sharply criticised US President Donald Trump for his repeated assertions that he played a key role in brokering the ceasefire between India and Pakistan by offering trade deals.
Trump had claimed multiple times that he successfully negotiated a halt to the India-Pakistan skirmishes by leveraging trade incentives. However, in a recent episode of the popular show Aap Ki Adalat, hosted by Rajat Sharma, Owaisi dismissed these claims as exaggerated and lacking substance, emphasising the strategic nature of India-US relations and questioning Trump’s understanding of the complexities involved.
“First of all, I don’t think Trump has much knowledge,” Owaisi said. “India has a strategic relationship with the US, and Trump just keeps blabbering on and on. Our Prime Minister spoke to him for half an hour, and even our Foreign Secretary released an official video. Yet again, Trump claims he stopped a war by offering trade deals. This is far from reality.”
Owaisi further highlighted the economic disparity between India-US and Pakistan-US trade relations. “Pakistan’s trade with the US is hardly $4 billion, whereas India’s trade with the US is to the tune of $180 billion. If India agrees to a bilateral trade treaty with the US, the target is $500 billion”, he said.
He wondered that do they wanted a $5 billion or $500 billion trade? The AIMIM leader also expressed disappointment over the manner in which the ceasefire announcement was made.
“My complaint is that it should have been announced by our Prime Minister or our government, instead of the world knowing about this from Trump. It is our government, our country, and we are getting to know about this from the leader of another country.”
In a broader critique of Trump’s foreign policy influence, Owaisi questioned the US President’s claims of peacemaking abilities by pointing to unresolved global conflicts. “If Trump claims he stopped our war, then why is he not stopping the Israeli attacks on Palestine? If he has the power, then let him end the Iran-Israel war and the Russia-Ukraine war.”
This confrontation highlights ongoing tensions over narrative control and geopolitical influence, with Owaisi reinforcing India’s sovereignty in diplomatic matters while calling into question the validity of external interference.
