admin US President Donald Trump’s comments on India-Pakistan tensions in Kashmir sparked online debate. His assertion of a 1,000-year conflict was not only met with corrections but with also jokes about Pakistan’s formation.
US President Donald Trump’s statement on India and Pakistan tension dating back to 1,000-year has sparked reactions online.(REUTERS)
US President Donald Trump recently made a statement on India-Pakistan tensions in Kashmir. The inaccurate reference to history has grabbed significant attention and has left internet buzzing.
“I am very close to India and I’m very close to Pakistan, and they’ve had that fight for a thousand years in Kashmir. Kashmir has been going on for a thousand years, probably longer than that. That was a bad one (terrorist attack),” the US President said while addressing reporters aboard Air Force One ahead of Pope Francis funeral.
Asserting that the conflict will resolve in the coming time, he said, “There have been tensions on that border for 1,500 years. It’s been the same, but I am sure they’ll figure it out one way or the other. I know both leaders. There’s great tension between Pakistan and India, but there always has been,” Reuters reported. This remark comes after April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 were killed and many others were injured.
