US President Donald Trump claimed he defused tensions between India and Pakistan by threatening 350% tariffs, saying both PM Modi and Pakistan’s Shehbaz Sharif called to acknowledge backing down. India has repeatedly denied any third-party mediation, asserting the ceasefire was agreed through DGMO-level talks.

New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he settled tension between India and Pakistan after threatening the two countries with 350 per cent tariffs and claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had called him to say “we’re not going to go to war.” Trump has repeated the claim over 60 times that he “helped settle” tension between India and Pakistan in May this year even as India has consistently denied any third-party intervention.

“…I’m good at settling disputes, a

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