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From Romeo & Juliet to Heer & Ranjha, the world has seen great love stories — but none match Donald Trump’s decades-long courtship of the Nobel Peace Prize. It’s a romance of endless hints, public praise, and countries nominating him to win favour — from Pakistan to Israel to Armenia. But why does Trump want it so badly? Is it about legacy, ego, or simply beating Barack Obama? Should India nominate him too? Palki Sharma tells you.   ---  Donald Trump | Nobel Peace Prize | India US Ties | White House | Pakistan | US | Firstpost | World News | News Live | Vantage | Palki Sharma | News  #donaldtrump #nobelpeaceprize #whitehouse #us #pakistan #firstpost #vantageonfirstpost #palkisharma #worldnews  Vantage is a ground-breaking news, opinions, and current affairs show from Firstpost. Catering to a global audience, Vantage covers the biggest news stories from a 360-degree perspective, giving viewers a chance to assess the impact of world events through a uniquely Indian lens.   The show is anchored by Palki Sharma, Managing Editor, Firstpost.  By breaking stereotypes, Vantage aims to challenge conventional wisdom and present an alternative view on global affairs, defying the norm and opening the door to new perspectives. The show goes beyond the headlines to uncover the hidden stories – making Vantage a destination for thought-provoking ideas.   Vantage airs Monday to Friday at 9 PM IST on Firstpost across all leading platforms.  ​ Subscribe to Firstpost channel and press the bell icon to get notified when we go live.    https://www.youtube.com/@Firstpost  Follow Firstpost on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstpost/   Follow Firstpost on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firstpostin/   Follow Firstpost on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/firstpost  Follow Firstpost on WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va6zOIrEQIamseyg762V  # news #breaking #24x7

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00:00The world has witnessed many epic love stories, Romeo and Juliet, Cleopatra and Antony, Heed

00:11and Ranja, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, if you like, but none compare to the most

00:17enduring, most unrequited of all love stories, Donald Trump and the Nobel Peace Prize.

00:24It's a romance where one party sends endless love letters, drops hints in every speech

00:31and tries to prove its might, but the other doesn't seem to care, it pretends that Trump

00:36does not even exist and yet the US president waits, wooing endlessly at every possible

00:44occasion. Last month Trump called the Norwegian finance minister, the call was to discuss trade

00:50tariffs, but do you know what else he talked about? The Nobel Peace Prize. Guess, that's

00:57true love. And like they say, when you want something, the universe conspires to help you

01:04achieve it. In this case, it's not the universe, it's countries that want to humor Trump. They're

01:10using the Nobel Peace Prize as bait. Leading the charge was Pakistan, it nominated Trump

01:16for the prize after Trump claimed credit for the India-Pakistan ceasefire. Of course,

01:21he did not broker it. Pakistan of all should know this. But when has truth stopped Pakistan?

01:27So they agreed with Trump. Then came Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not only nominated

01:33Trump, he declared it in the White House like a magician, revealing the final trick.

01:37He's forging peace as we speak in one country, in one region after the other. So I want to present

01:44to you, Mr. President, the letter I sent to the Nobel Prize Committee. It's nominating you for the

01:51peace prize, which is well deserved. And you should get it. Thank you very much. This I didn't know.

01:58Well, thank you very much. Cambodia, too, gave Trump the nod after the border clash with Thailand

02:07ended. 40 people were killed. 300,000 were displaced. But Cambodia calls it a win for Donald Trump.

02:15Armenia and Azerbaijan followed suit. They've spent decades fighting each other. But they agreed on

02:20one thing, that Trump should get the Nobel Peace Prize. So maybe we agree with Prime Minister

02:26Pashinyan to send a joint appeal to the Nobel Committee to award President Trump with the

02:33Nobel Peace Prize, because from the leaders of the countries which were at war for more than three

02:46decades. Having this historic signature here, it really means a lot. This is tangible result of

02:55President Trump's leadership. So did Rwanda and Gabon. They praised Trump for helping end a Congo

03:03conflict. So several countries have nominated Trump. And it shows you one thing. The shortest route to

03:09Trump's heart is a plane ticket to Oslo. But why is he so obsessed with the Nobel Peace Prize?

03:16Well, to be fair, Trump likes any prize as long as it's gold. It is gold and shiny. But the Nobel has

03:23a special charm. And that's because of Barack Obama. In 2009, Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

03:30for his efforts to strengthen international diplomacy. It was quite ill-deserved. The world slammed it

03:38and moved on. But Donald Trump did not. He could not move on. He can't seem to forget Obama's Nobel.

03:45That moment lives rent-free in his mind. And the fact that he has not got it is a great betrayal.

03:54So Trump is treating this like American Idol. The White House is running a PR campaign trying to keep

04:01the phone lines in Oslo ringing. Since 1978, the Kennedy Center Honors have been among the most prestigious

04:08awards in the performing arts. I wanted one. I was never able to get one. This year, it's true, actually.

04:14I would have taken it if they would have called me. I waited and waited and waited. And I said,

04:19the hell with it. I'll become chairman. I'll give myself an honor. Maybe I'm going to honor. Next year,

04:25we'll honor Trump, OK? But that's not how the Nobel works. Every year, the Nobel Committee receives

04:31anywhere between 250 to 400 nominations. Some of them are serious. Some are just symbolic.

04:36After the nomination deadline, a five-member committee makes a shortlist. For months,

04:41the committee deliberates. They vote. And finally, a winner is announced in October.

04:47The whole process is a secret. The names of nominees are not publicly released for 50 years.

04:52The committee usually does not care about buzz. They also do not appreciate lobbying.

04:58So what Trump is doing may be counterproductive. But when has that stopped him? His former national

05:03security advisor summed it up best. I'm talking about John Bolton. In an interview with First Post,

05:09Bolton said nominating Trump makes all the difference. He even joked that maybe India should try it.

05:15Nominate him twice, not even once.

05:17My suggestion to Prime Minister Modi is that when he talks to Trump next, he should

05:22offer to nominate him twice for a Nobel Peace Prize and to keep nominating him until he gets it. Maybe

05:28that'll help.

05:29So should India play along? This is where it gets tricky. On the one hand, nominating Trump could

05:35be a way to avoid tariff tantrums. We would have nothing to lose. On the other, it's like giving him

05:40a lifetime supply of ego protein powder. Once you start, you cannot stop. He'll be asking about it

05:46on every phone call. The smarter move. Don't nominate him at all. Let him keep chasing it,

05:52believing that next year is the one. The Nobel Peace Prize could become his personal white veil,

05:58and he might just be happier chasing it than actually catching it.

06:28One more time, but he's been the one. The Nobel Peace Prize could become his personal white

06:33идеalism. The Nobel Peace Prize will be the first-pringATE

06:34to make the world's biggest. The Nobel Peace Prize is for once, and after all, the Nobel Peace Prize

06:38is the�

06:42who is not ROSE. The Nobel Peace Prize is the one. The Nobel Peace Prize will be the biggest

06:48loss of his personal white veil and the Nobel Peace Prize for years. The Nobel Peace Prize

06:51has been the Nobel Peace Prize for years and the Nobel Peace Prize fell for years!

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