 "‘If I didn't have tariffs…’: Trump repeats India-Pak ceasefire claim, credits trade war tactics")
US President Donald Trump has made the extraordinary claim that his threats of massive tariffs, not traditional diplomacy, were responsible for halting the military conflict between India and Pakistan earlier this year.
Speaking about a series of global conflicts he claims to have resolved, Trump cited the military escalation known as "Operation Sindoor" as an example of his unconventional approach to peacemaking.
“I settled a few of the wars just based on tariffs. For example, between India and Pakistan,” Trump stated.
“I said, ‘If you guys want to fight a war and you have nuclear weapons, I am going to put big tariffs on you both, like ’… I had that thing settled in . If I didn’t have tariffs, you could have never settled that war,” he added.
India rejects mediation claim
The government of India, however, has categorically and repeatedly rejected the US President’s claim of intervention. New Delhi maintains that the decision to pause hostilities and implement a ceasefire following Operation Sindoor was the result of direct talks between the military leadership of both sides, without any third-party mediation.
Despite India’s stance, President Trump has repeatedly promoted his role since the truce was announced in May , consistently attributing the cessation of military escalation to his trade and tariff policy.
‘Good at solving wars’
The President touted the impending Gaza ceasefire—expected to be finalised at the Egypt peace summit—as the eighth global conflict he has “solved.” He suggested his focus would next turn to resolving ongoing border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
“This will be my eighth war that I have solved,” Trump said, adding, “I hear there is a war now going on between Pakistan and Afghanistan. I said, ‘It’ll have to wait till I get back. I am doing another one.’ Because I am good at solving wars.”
Promoting his track record, the Trump has also actively promoted himself for next year’s Nobel Peace Prize nominations. He claimed to have ended conflicts that had been raging for decades, saving “millions of lives,” and suggested an exception should be made for the Nobel committee’s oversight due to his recent successes.
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