Wed Jul 23 03:27:04 UTC 2025: Okay, here’s a summary and rewrite as a news article, formatted for The Hindu:

**Summary:**

In a recent address to Republican members of Congress, US President Donald Trump repeated claims that he single-handedly prevented a nuclear war between India and Pakistan during a recent conflict. He asserted that he intervened by threatening trade restrictions, and stated that five planes were shot down during this period. He contrasted his actions with those he expects from his presidential predecessor Joe Biden and claimed he has also stopped wars in other regions as well.

**News Article:**

**Trump Claims Intervention Prevented India-Pakistan Nuclear War, Cites Five Downed Planes**

*Published – July 23, 2025 08:57 am IST – New York/Washington*

WASHINGTON D.C. – US President Donald Trump, in remarks delivered at a White House reception for Republican members of Congress on Tuesday, reiterated his assertion that he prevented a potentially catastrophic war between India and Pakistan.

According to Mr. Trump, he intervened during a period of escalating tensions, which he described as including the downing of five aircraft. He claimed his administration swiftly acted to de-escalate the situation by threatening trade repercussions.

“We stopped wars between India and Pakistan,” Mr. Trump stated, while also citing interventions in conflicts between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. “They shot down five planes and it was back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. I called them and said, ‘Listen, no more trade. If you do this, you’re not going to be good… They’re both powerful nuclear nations and that would have happened, and who knows where that would have ended up. And I stopped it’,” he added.

Mr. Trump contrasted his alleged success in averting international crises with the perceived capabilities of former US President Joe Biden, questioning whether Mr. Biden was aware of these countries.

This is not the first time Mr. Trump has claimed to have played a decisive role in preventing a conflict between India and Pakistan. Last Friday, in remarks at a dinner for Republican senators, he first referenced the downing of aircraft during the alleged conflict.

“You had India, Pakistan, that was going… in fact, planes were being shot out of the air, five, five, four or five. But I think five jets were shot down actually… that was getting worse and worse, wasn’t it? That was looking like it was going to go, these are two serious nuclear countries and they were hitting each other,” he had said.

The President also cited his administration’s actions in addressing Iran’s nuclear capabilities and mediating between Kosovo and Serbia as evidence of his commitment to global peace.

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