By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON- President Donald Trump on Tuesday played a balancing act at the Gaza Peace Summit 2025 in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh, called Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir “my favourite marshal,” while also praised PM Narendra Modi his “very good friend,”.
“I think Pakistan and India are going to live very nicely together,” Trump said, while looking at Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who responded with a chuckle.
“Prime Minister Sharif of Pakistan and I have to say, my favourite Field Marshal from Pakistan, who is not here but the Prime Minister is here,” said Trump, as he invited Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to address the historic Gaza Peace Summit.
Sharif lavished praise on President Trump, called him a “man of peace” and re-nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize.
He also thanked the US President and his “wonderful team” for their intervention in the India-Pakistan conflict in May this year.
“Suffice to say, had it not been for this gentleman, who knows, India and Pakistan are both nuclear powers. Had he not intervened with his wonderful team during those four days, the war could’ve escalated to a level where no one would’ve lived to tell what happened,” Sharif said.
Trump jokingly said he didn’t expect that from Sharif. “Wow! I didn’t expect that. Let’s go home, there’s nothing more I have to say. Goodbye everybody. That was really beautiful and beautifully delivered, thank you very much,” he quipped.
He praised India and his “very good friend” Prime Minister Modi for doing a fantastic job.
“I think Pakistan and India are going to live very nicely together,” Trump said, while looking at Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who responded with a chuckle.
Modi was also invited to the Summit but chose to skip it and deputed Minister of State Kirti Vardhan Singh in his place.
