Donald Trump's statements that he played a pivotal role in brokering the India-Pakistan ceasefire through potential trade benefits have been discredited.

Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for India's foreign ministry, subtly rebuked the former US President, refuting Mr Trump's self-praise. He clarified that there had been no trade-related dialogue between New Delhi and Washington's top officials during their recent exchanges.

Despite Mr Trump, at 78, crediting himself to reporters for being part of the peaceful resolution, he appears to have overstated his influence.

Jaiswal flatly remarked: "The issue of trade didn't come up in any of these discussions."

His statement was made at a press conference in New Delhi following discussions between US Vice President JD Vance and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi among other significant players, reports the Mirror.

Furthermore, he contradicted Mr Trump's assertions regarding a potential nuclear crisis between India and Pakistan. Mr Jaiswal elaborated: "As you know, India has a firm stance that it will not give in to nuclear blackmail or allow cross-border terrorism to be conducted invoking it. In conversations with various countries, we also cautioned that their subscribing to such scenarios could hurt them in their own region."

Mr Trump had remarked: "I said, 'come on, we're going to do a lot of trade with you guys. Let's stop it. Let's stop it. If you stop it, we'll do a trade. If you don't stop it, we're not going to do any trade'. And all of a sudden, they said, I think we're going to stop."

He attributed the change in both countries' stance to his astute use of trade leverage, adding: "For a lot of reasons, but trade is a big one."

Despite Mr Trump's assertive comments, India's rapid reaction throws a skeptical light on his claims. While the veracity of his remarks remains under scrutiny, concerns were amplified on Saturday - mere hours after the ceasefire agreement - when reported explosions rocked the tense region of India-controlled Kashmir, an issue Mr Trump did not address whilst briefing the media.

The situation escalated on Wednesday as India conducted airstrikes inside Pakistan, marking one of their gravest escalations in decades and stoking fears of an outright nuclear conflict, which, as reported by the Mirror, could potentially obliterate over 125 million people globally.

In his press briefing, Mr Jaiswal reiterated: "We have a longstanding national position that any issues related to the federally controlled union territory of Jammu and Kashmir must be addressed by India and Pakistan bilaterally. There has been no change to the stated policy."