Trump Renews Claim Tariff Threat Halted India-Pakistan Fighting

President Donald Trump renewed his claim at a Florida campaign rally that he helped end the 2025 India-Pakistan fighting by threatening both countries with tariffs of up to 250%. India continues to reject his account, saying the halt followed direct military communication between the two countries. The sources establish the competing claims but do not independently determine what caused the cessation of military action. Trump said he warned the two countries that they would lose access to U.S. trade if fighting continued. He claimed the tariff threat angered their leaders but led them to stop shooting. He also referred to 11 planes being shot down during the confrontation, a figure India disputes. The remarks did not establish details about the aircraft or the circumstances of their loss. India’s account is that the understanding to stop military action on May 10, 2025, followed contact between the countries’ Directors General of Military Operations. India has said Pakistan’s DGMO requested that military action halt, and that the two sides reached the understanding directly, without third-party mediation. That account conflicts with Trump’s assertion that his tariff warning...