US President Donald Trump said on Friday that tensions between India and Pakistan have existed for centuries, and he believes the two countries will find a way to deal with the situation.
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on his way to Rome, Trump said, “I am very close to India and I’m very close to Pakistan, as you know. And they’ve had that fight for 1,000 years in Kashmir. Kashmir has been going on for 1,000 years, probably longer than that.”
He was responding to questions about the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, where 26 civilians, mostly tourists, were killed on April 22 — the deadliest attack in the Valley since 2019.
Calling the attack “a bad one,” Trump said, “It was a bad one yesterday, though, that was a bad one. Over 30 people.”
Trump added that tensions along the India-Pakistan border have been there for a very long time. “There have been tensions on that border for 1,500 years. So you know, the same as it’s been, but they’ll get it figured out one way or the other. I’m sure… I know both leaders,” he said.
