Last Updated:April 26, 2025, 09:34 IST
US President Donald Trump’s Kashmir remark left many online baffled, with some pointing out that Pakistan didn’t even exist before 1947
US President Donald Trump | Image/File
US President Donald Trump’s recent comment on India-Pakistan tensions in Kashmir has grabbed everyone’s attention on the internet— but not for the right reasons.
Trump, while speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, called the April 22 terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam a “bad one,” but drew headlines for his remark that India and Pakistan had fought for a “thousand years” in Kashmir.
“I am very close to India and I’m very close to Pakistan, as you know, 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, and it (terrorist attack) was a bad one yesterday, over 30 people,” said Trump while talking to reporters aboard Air Force One.
He didn’t stop here and went on to say: “There have been tensions on that border for 1,500 years. So, you know, it’s been the same, but I am sure they’ll get it figured out.”
Internet Perplexed
Trump’s Kashmir remark left many online baffled, with some pointing out that Pakistan didn’t even exist before 1947 — making it 78 years old, a full 922 years short of Trump’s claim.
“Only Trump could come up with this gem that Pakistan and India have been fighting over Kashmir for a thousand years. Pakistan and India haven’t even existed for a hundred years yet. Before August 1947, it was one country, and Kashmir was simply a part of it,” said an X user.
Only Trump could come up with this gem 😁 that Pakistan and India have been fighting over Kashmir for a thousand years. Pakistan and India haven’t even existed for a hundred years yet. Before August 1947, it was one country, and Kashmir was simply a part of it.“I’m close to… pic.twitter.com/hYWJYBlcNc
— Dr Shama Junejo (@ShamaJunejo) April 25, 2025
Another user commented: “1500 years ago —> Gupta Empire was ruling most of India with the majority of Kashmir in it. Islam isn’t a thing by then, forget about Pakistan and border tensions.” A third user said, “I think he meant metaphorically not literally.”
1500 years ago —> Gupta Empire ruling most of the India with majority of Kashmir in it. Islam isn’t a thing by then, forget about Pakistan and boarder tensions.🤕🤷🏽♂️— పవన్ సంతోష్ (Pavan Santhosh) (@santhoo9) April 26, 2025
Many other users also shared their reactions to Trump’s remark:
1500 years. LMAO Pakistan won’t survive these many years#Pakistan— Everyday Pursuits (@evrydaypursuit) April 25, 2025
Pakistan is only 77 years old so no we didn’t have a fight for a thousand years with them because you can’t fight a country which didn’t exist before 1947. Maybe Trump needs a history lesson and a course to sound coherent.— Shaili (@shailivation) April 26, 2025
Pahalgam Terror Attack
Tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad escalated following the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, which killed 26 people, mostly tourists. The Pakistan-backed terror group, The Resistance Front, claimed responsibility for the attack.
In response to the attack, India announced a series of measures against Pakistan, including suspending the Indus Waters Treaty, closing the Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Attari, halting the SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme for Pakistani nationals, and downgrading diplomatic presence at the High Commission.
Pakistan rejected India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, warning it would view any attempt to block water flow as an “act of war” and threatened to pull out of the 1972 Simla Agreement, which upholds the Line of Control.
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