sought New Delhi's backing for a Nobel Peace Prize nomination

Lewzer has no idea what the Peace Prize is, or how, why, or by whom it is awarded.

The only thing he knows about the Nobel Peace Prize is that he doesn't have one, and he desperately wants it.

My bet is this year the Nobel Committee breaks tradition and gives it to Pope Francis.

Lewzer version:

The United States got "directly involved" when India and Pakistan were involved in a military conflict earlier this year, claimed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. He reiterated America's earlier claim that US President Donald Trump stopped the war between the nuclear-armed South Asian nations. Rubio said that Trump is committed to peace and being the "president of peace". "And so, we saw when India and Pakistan went to war, we got involved directly, and the president was able to deliver on that peace," Rubio said.

India has denied the claims, maintaining that the ceasefire was achieved through talks between the Indian and Pakistani militaries and not US mediation. Last month, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told the Lok Sabha, the lower house of parliament, that it was "completely incorrect and baseless to say that the military action was stopped because of pressure".
"India halted its operation because all the political and military objectives studied before and during the conflict had been fully achieved," he said. He also claimed the decision was taken after a request from Pakistan's Director General of Military Operations (DGMO), who "pleaded for relief".