Overview

• At a White House cabinet meeting, President Trump said he warned Prime Minister Narendra Modi and threatened steep tariffs, claiming both sides stood down within five hours.
• A DHS/CBP notice sets August 27 as the enforcement date for additional duties, pushing overall tariffs on many Indian imports to roughly 50 percent.
• Trump again asserted that multiple fighter jets were shot down during the flare-up, offering shifting figures—five earlier, then seven or more—without evidence.
• The White House has publicly credited Trump’s intervention, but Indian leaders including Modi, S. Jaishankar, Rajnath Singh, and Amit Shah have repeatedly denied any third-party role.
• Foreign media reported that Modi avoided several recent calls from Trump, a claim not confirmed by Indian or U.S. officials.