South Africa tour of India 2019
Trump Repeats Claim That His Tariff Threat Made India and Pakistan ‘Make Peace’
Former US President Donald Trump has once again claimed that India and Pakistan “made peace” after he threatened to halt trade deals amid their military standoff earlier this year — a claim India has repeatedly denied. Speaking at the America Business Forum in Miami, Trump said he warned both countries that the US would impose 250 percent tariffs if they continued fighting.
He claimed that within a day of his warning, India and Pakistan called him to confirm peace. “Tariffs did that,” Trump said, boasting that he stopped a nuclear conflict without help from the UN. The remark refers to the May standoff that followed India’s Operation Sindoor, launched on May 7 after the Pahalgam terror attack. Both nations agreed to a ceasefire on May 10 after several days of drone and missile strikes.
Since then, Trump has repeated his “peace through strength” claim more than 60 times, despite India’s consistent denial of any third-party mediation.
In his Miami speech, Trump also claimed credit for resolving conflicts in regions including Israel-Iran, Armenia-Azerbaijan, and Congo-Rwanda. He concluded by asserting that under his leadership, “nobody messed around with America,” highlighting his emphasis on trade-driven diplomacy.
