India, Oct. 10 -- US President Donald Trump did not win the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize despite public backing from some political quarters. The award instead went to Venezuelan democracy activist Maria Corina Machado.

Ever since coming back to the office in January, Trump has been lobbying to get the Nobel Peace Prize, repeatedly claiming that he stopped eight wars. His candidature got a boost, at least in the eyes of his supporters, after he announced the peace deal between Israel and Hamas, thus likely ending the two-year-long Gaza conflict. He has also claimed credit for stopping the conflict between India and Pakistan that erupted back in May, which New Delhi has repeatedly denied.

But despite all that, the Republican leader didn't make...