Trump Releases List of 127 Promises Kept, Claims India-Pakistan Ceasefire and India Trade Deal

WASHINGTON: Hours before the US midterm elections, the White House released a list of 127 promises it says President Donald Trump has fulfilled in his second term, including claims of helping end the India-Pakistan conflict and securing a trade agreement with India. India, however, has repeatedly rejected US mediation claims, while the India-US trade deal has yet to be finalised.
White House list
The White House released the document, titled President Trump’s Second Term: Promises Made, Promises Kept, Results Delivered, on the final day of campaigning before the midterms. It highlights the administration’s claimed achievements in trade, foreign policy, immigration, the economy, energy and national security.
According to the list, Trump secured “new and improved trade agreements” with major partners including the United Kingdom, European Union, Japan, China, India, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines and Cambodia. The White House said these partners together represent more than half of global GDP.
India-Pakistan ceasefire claim
The White House credited Trump with helping secure peace in eight international conflicts, including between India and Pakistan. The other conflicts listed were Israel-Iran, Democratic Republic of the Congo-Rwanda, Cambodia-Thailand, Kosovo-Serbia, Egypt-Ethiopia, Armenia-Azerbaijan and Israel-Hamas.
India has consistently rejected claims of third-party mediation. New Delhi maintains that hostilities ended after Pakistan’s Director General of Military Operations contacted his Indian counterpart following Operation Sindoor in May 2025, and that no outside party was involved.
India-US trade deal
Although the White House listed India among countries with which Trump secured improved trade agreements, the two countries announced only a framework for an interim trade agreement in February. The joint statement said both sides would implement the framework and work towards finalising the interim agreement and a broader bilateral trade agreement.
Under the proposed framework, India was expected to reduce or eliminate tariffs on US industrial goods and certain agricultural products, while Washington proposed an 18 percent reciprocal tariff on Indian goods. Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said in October that the first phase had been finalised at the negotiating level and was undergoing legal drafting, but no signing date has been announced.
Immigration and economy
On immigration, the White House pointed to military deployments at the US-Mexico border, the resumption of border-wall construction and the return of the “Remain in Mexico” policy. It said Border Patrol recorded 98,708 southwest-border apprehensions in fiscal year 2026, a 95 percent decline from the more than 1.8 million annual apprehensions during the Biden administration.
On the economy, the list cited tax cuts under working-family tax provisions, increased domestic oil and gas production, investment commitments linked to trade policy, the administration’s AI Action Plan, the GENIUS Act on stablecoins and NASA’s Artemis II mission.