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Trump says tariff threat stopped India-Pakistan fighting

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 24 October 2026, 12:24 UTC ·11 sec listen

At United States midterm campaign rallies, Donald Trump said a threat to impose tariffs of 250 percent helped stop fighting between India and Pakistan. He tied the claim to the military confrontation after India launched Operation Sindoor in May 2025.

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