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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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'Told them we will put 250% tariffs...': Trump reiterates claim of India-Pakistan ceasefire through tariff threat

Florida: US President Donald Trump has once again claimed credit for averting a military confrontation between nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan, asserting that he brought the fighting to a halt by threatening both nations with a punitive 250 per cent trade tariff.

Addressing a campaign rally here, boasting of his diplomatic interventions on the international stage, Trump said that his direct ultimatum to the leadership of both countries swiftly brought hostilities to an end.

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