US President Donald Trump has touted his tariff threats as the real peacemaker between India and Pakistan during the military conflict earlier this year. Speaking to reporters as he flew to the Middle East ahead of a hostage-prisoner swap between Israel and Hamas, the American leader said he wouldn’t have been able to “solve” eight global conflicts that he claimed to have ended.
He also talked about the ongoing border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan and alluded that he would resolve the issue, as he is good at “solving wars”.
“I settled a few of the wars just based on tariffs. For example, between India and Pakistan. 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 100 per cent, 150 per cent, and 200 per cent,” Trump said while speaking to reporters en route to Egypt for a peace summit where a truce between Israel and Hamas is expected to be finalised.
“I said I am putting tariffs. I had that thing settled in 24 hours. If I didn’t have tariffs, you could have never settled that war,” he added.
India has repeatedly rejected the United States’ claim of intervening in Operation Sindoor or the resulting ceasefire with Pakistan.
