Pakistan has nominated United States President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2026 for his “decisive diplomatic intervention and pivotal leadership during the recent India-Pakistan conflict.” Pakistan posted on X stating that Trump aided in “defusing tensions” between both the neighbors during the conflict, a claim that India has repeatedly denied.
The nomination was filed on Friday citing his contribution during the India-Pakistan conflict along with arranging a treaty to cease hostilities between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Trump’s Response
Responding to the nomination, Trump said that “I should have gotten it four or five times. They won't give me a Nobel Peace Prize because they only give it to liberals.”
They should give me the Nobel Prize for Rwanda and if you look, the Congo, or you could say Serbia, Kosovo, you could say a lot of them," Trump told reporters Friday. "The big one is India and Pakistan,” he said.
“The Ages!” “No, I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize no matter what I do, including Russia/Ukraine, and Israel/Iran, whatever those outcomes may be, but the people know, and that’s all that matters to me,” he added.
India has repeatedly denied Trump’s claim of mediating a ceasefire between India and Pakistan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had earlier spoken to the United States President over the phone, according to a statement by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misry. Modi asserted to Trump that “India never accepted mediation, nor will it ever do” and that the talks for the ceasefire were held directly between India and Pakistan.
The call was held ahead of Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, Asim Munir’s meeting with the US President, after which Pakistan made the nomination.
