During his visit to Japan, US President Donald Trump once again asserted that he was responsible for ending a conflict between India and Pakistan, claiming that his use of tariffs as a diplomatic tool played a decisive role in restoring peace.
“A lot of the wars that I stopped were because of tariffs. And, frankly, I did a great service to the world, but because of tariffs, because of trade,” Trump said.
Claims Credit for Ceasefire Between India and Pakistan
Trump recounted that tensions between India and Pakistan had escalated dangerously, saying, “If you look at India and Pakistan, they were going at it. Seven planes were shot down — seven brand-new, beautiful planes — and they were going at it, two big nuclear powers. To Prime Minister Modi and the Field Marshal over in Pakistan, I said that we’re not going to do any trade if you’re going to be fighting.”
He claimed that his intervention led to a “full and immediate ceasefire” between the two nations. Trump has often asserted that his trade and tariff strategy helped de-escalate global conflicts, including the one between India and Pakistan.
Nobel Peace Prize Remark
The US President reiterated that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for preventing what he described as a potential large-scale conflict between two nuclear-armed neighbours. “I did great… I stopped wars because of tariffs,” he said, suggesting that his economic measures were instrumental in ensuring global stability.
India Rejects Trump’s Assertion
India has consistently dismissed Trump’s claims, maintaining that any decision to de-escalate tensions with Pakistan was achieved through direct diplomatic channels between New Delhi and Islamabad, without third-party mediation. Officials have reiterated that India’s long-standing position is to resolve all bilateral issues with Pakistan directly.
