I Stopped India-Pakistan War with 350% Tariff Threat: Trump

• Trump asserts he imposed a 350% tariff threat to prevent conflict between India and Pakistan
• He claims PM Modi called him to confirm there would be no war
• Trump repeats his long-denied version of U.S. mediation, despite India’s consistent rebuttal
• India maintains the May 10 ceasefire was result of DGMO-level talks, not third-party intervention

GG News Bureau
New York, 20th Nov: US President Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday that he successfully defused a major conflict between India and Pakistan by threatening both countries with a 350% tariff on bilateral trade. Trump also asserted that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally called him to say, “we’re not going to go to war.”

Speaking at the US–Saudi Investment Forum in Washington — attended by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — Trump said he told both nations they could engage each other militarily, but warned that he would impose steep economic sanctions if hostilities escalated. “I’m going to do it. Come back to me and I’ll take it down … but I’m not going to have you guys shooting nuclear weapons at each other,” he said.

Trump added that he instructed his Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, to prepare a 350% tariff plan that would remain in place unless peace was restored. He claimed both India and Pakistan subsequently agreed to de-escalate.

“I did this,” he said, describing his use of tariffs to resolve international disputes as part of his broader foreign-policy strategy. He added that Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called him to thank him for “saving millions of lives.”

Trump further stated that it was Modi who reached out. “I got a call from Prime Minister Modi saying, ‘we’re done’. … I said, ‘you’re done with what?’ … He replied, ‘We’re not going to go to war’,” Trump said, adding that he responded by urging India to “make a deal.”

He reiterated that this was not an isolated incident for his presidency. “No other president would have done that … I used tariffs to settle all these wars … Five of the eight were settled because … of the economy,” he claimed.

Since May 10, Trump has repeated versions of this narrative more than 60 times across interviews and public speeches. That date coincides with his earlier social-media announcement that India and Pakistan had agreed to a “full and immediate” ceasefire, following what he described as a “long night” of U.S.-mediated talks.

India, however, has strongly rejected Trump’s version of events. According to Indian officials, the understanding reached on May 10 resulted from direct military-to-military talks, not any third-party intervention. The Indian government continues to assert that no foreign power mediated the de-escalation.

The backdrop to the May tensions was Operation Sindoor, initiated by India on May 7 against terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir following a deadly attack in Pahalgam.

Trump’s recurring claims have reignited debate over his role in regional diplomacy — and raised fresh questions about the boundaries of U.S. influence in South Asia.