Pakistan has proposed that former US President Donald Trump be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2026, citing what it calls his “decisive diplomatic intervention and pivotal leadership” during the recent India-Pakistan crisis. The suggestion was floated on social media platform X and has sparked fresh debate, particularly as Indian officials firmly reject the idea that Trump played a meaningful role in easing the tensions.
Trump himself weighed in on the matter on Friday, saying he believes he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for several reasons, including his involvement in de-escalating the India-Pakistan standoff and his efforts in brokering a peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. “I should have gotten it four or five times,” he claimed. “They won’t give me a Nobel Peace Prize because they only give it to liberals.”
In a rare move, Trump hosted Pakistan’s army chief, General Asim Munir, at the White House on Wednesday. This came soon after Munir publicly praised Trump and said he should be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. According to the White House, Munir thanked Trump for helping prevent a possible nuclear conflict during the brief military standoff between India and Pakistan in May.
Just before Munir’s visit, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a 35-minute phone call with Trump. During the call, Modi clearly stated that the ceasefire after the May 7–10 conflict was the result of direct talks between Indian and Pakistani military officials, not because of any third-party help.
India’s Foreign Secretary, Vikram Misri, later said Modi repeated India’s firm position: it does not accept outside mediation in its disputes with Pakistan.
Still, Trump told reporters that his efforts made a big difference. He said both countries were “going at it” and that his outreach helped calm things down. He praised both Modi and Munir and called the outcome a “shared success” but added that US diplomacy played the biggest role.
The suggestion to give Trump the Nobel Peace Prize has sparked debate, with Pakistan praising his role and India rejecting it completely.
