Trump Again Claims Tariffs Prevented India-Pakistan War

Washington: US President Donald Trump has once again claimed that he prevented war between India and Pakistan by threatening both countries with high tariffs, saying his trade policy during his presidency helped stop “eight wars”.

In an interview with CNBC on Thursday, Trump said he had warned both New Delhi and Islamabad that he would impose 200 percent tariffs if the conflict continued.

“I stopped eight wars because of tariffs… I did that with India and Pakistan,” Trump said, adding that five of the eight conflicts were stopped because of tariff threats.

Claiming that two neighbors with nuclear weapons were on the verge of a larger conflict, Trump said, “They were going to war and they are nuclear nations.” he said.

He also claimed that Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told him that he had “saved at least 30 million lives” by preventing the conflict.

Trump’s words came at a time when criticism of his trade policies continued. Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that the administration overstepped its authority by using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) of 1977 to impose broad-based import tariffs.

The India-Pakistan tensions came after India carried out precision strikes on the terror infrastructure in Pakistan under Operation Sindoor following the April 2026 terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 people.

India has consistently rejected Trump’s claims about US mediation; He maintained that the agreement to end hostilities was reached through direct talks between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the two countries and reiterated that all issues with Pakistan were strictly bilateral.