US President Donald Trump once again praised PM Narendra Modi, calling him “a killer, tough as hell,” while claiming he personally helped stop a war between India and Pakistan. Speaking at a luncheon for APEC CEOs in South Korea, Trump said he “loves” Modi and considers him a strong and admirable leader.

“Prime Minister Modi, he’s a great-looking guy. But he’s a killer — tough as hell. He said, ‘No, we will fight.’ I said, ‘Whoa, this is the same man I know?’” Trump recounted.

President Trump repeated his controversial claim that he brokered a ceasefire between India and Pakistan earlier this year, insisting that his intervention prevented a major conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.

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Trump told the audience that India and Pakistan we

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