US President Donald Trump, taking credit for stopping the war between India and Pakistan, has claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had called him and said, ‘We will not go to war.’ Trump says that between May 7 and 10, to stop the attacks being carried out by India and Pakistan on each other, he had threatened to impose 350 percent tariff and end trade, after which both the countries got nervous.
Trump has many times reiterated his claim that he had helped in calming the tension between India and Pakistan, while India has consistently denied the claim of any third party interference. Addressing the US-Saudi Investment Forum on Wednesday (November 19, 2025), he said, ‘…I am good at resolving conflicts and have always been so. I have done very good work in this direction in the last few years and even before. I am talking about different wars… India, Pakistan… they were going to attack with nuclear weapons.
Trump claimed that he had told both the neighboring countries having nuclear weapons that they can continue the war but I am imposing 350 percent tariffs on both the countries. They will no longer be able to trade with America. Trump claimed that both India and Pakistan had asked him not to do so.
The US President says that he told both the countries, ‘I am going to do this (impose tariffs)… I do not want you guys to use nuclear weapons against each other, kill millions of people and blow nuclear dust over Los Angeles.’
Trump said both countries were fully prepared and had told US Treasury Secretary Scott Besant that he would impose 350 percent tariffs to end (the conflict) and if both countries stop the war, we will make a good trade deal. Trump said, ‘No other president does this … five out of eight were resolved because of war, trade and tariffs. I did it.’
He said that Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called him and thanked him in front of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wills for saving the lives of millions of people. Trump then claimed that Prime Minister Modi called him and said, ‘Our work is done.’ I said, ‘What’s your work done?’ Trump claimed that Modi replied, ‘We will not go to war.’
He said he then thanked Modi and said, ‘Let’s make a deal.’ Trump also claimed that he saved millions and billions of people in many other wars. India had launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 under which terrorist infrastructure was targeted in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack. 26 people were killed in the Pahalgam attack.

