US President Donald J. Trump on Monday (local time) said that his power to impose tariffs prevented seven 'raging wars', including a major conflict between India and Pakistan during the recent Operation Sindoor.
Responding to a question on whether he would change his stance on tariffs during a White House briefing, Trump said, "If I didn't have the power of tariffs, you would have at least four of the seven wars raging... If you look at India and Pakistan, they were ready to go at it. Seven planes were shot down... I don't want to say exactly what I said, but what I said was very effective... Not only did we make hundreds of billions of dollars, but we're a peacekeeper because of tariffs.”
Trump’s remarks referred to the tensions that followed India’s Operation Sindoor in May 2025, when the Indian Armed Forces conducted air and missile strikes on terror bases in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Pakistan, following a terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 civilians.
This is not the first time Trump has claimed to have prevented a war between the two Asian neighbours as he has repeatedly cited tariffs as a key foreign policy tool to have helped to stop 'nuclear war' between India and Pakistan.
India has consistently dismissed claims of foreign intervention in its national security operations. The Ministry of External Affairs reiterated that “no third-party mediation was sought or accepted” during Operation Sindoor. Officials have maintained that Pakistan had reached out to India's DGMO to stop the war.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has maintained India's autonomy in its national security decisions, particularly during Operation Sindoor. In a statement to the Lok Sabha on July 29, 2025, he clarified that "no world leader asked India to stop its counter-terror operation against Pakistan."
Furthermore, during his address to the nation on May 12, 2025, following the Pahalgam terror attack, Prime Minister Modi stressed on India's commitment to eradicating terrorism. He said, "We gave full freedom to the Indian forces to wipe out the terrorists."
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar also clarified that trade discussions with the US did not take place during the period of Operation Sindoor, countering Trump’s suggestion that tariff threats had any bearing on India’s military posture.
Responding to a question on whether he would change his stance on tariffs during a White House briefing, Trump said, "If I didn't have the power of tariffs, you would have at least four of the seven wars raging... If you look at India and Pakistan, they were ready to go at it. Seven planes were shot down... I don't want to say exactly what I said, but what I said was very effective... Not only did we make hundreds of billions of dollars, but we're a peacekeeper because of tariffs.”
Trump’s remarks referred to the tensions that followed India’s Operation Sindoor in May 2025, when the Indian Armed Forces conducted air and missile strikes on terror bases in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Pakistan, following a terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 civilians.
This is not the first time Trump has claimed to have prevented a war between the two Asian neighbours as he has repeatedly cited tariffs as a key foreign policy tool to have helped to stop 'nuclear war' between India and Pakistan.
India has consistently dismissed claims of foreign intervention in its national security operations. The Ministry of External Affairs reiterated that “no third-party mediation was sought or accepted” during Operation Sindoor. Officials have maintained that Pakistan had reached out to India's DGMO to stop the war.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has maintained India's autonomy in its national security decisions, particularly during Operation Sindoor. In a statement to the Lok Sabha on July 29, 2025, he clarified that "no world leader asked India to stop its counter-terror operation against Pakistan."
Furthermore, during his address to the nation on May 12, 2025, following the Pahalgam terror attack, Prime Minister Modi stressed on India's commitment to eradicating terrorism. He said, "We gave full freedom to the Indian forces to wipe out the terrorists."
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar also clarified that trade discussions with the US did not take place during the period of Operation Sindoor, countering Trump’s suggestion that tariff threats had any bearing on India’s military posture.
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