Overview

• Speaking at a White House cabinet meeting, President Trump said he warned Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the U.S. would impose steep tariffs and halt trade deals unless hostilities ended, claiming the situation was resolved within hours.
• Trump now asserts seven jets were shot down during the fighting after previously saying five, offering no evidence or attribution for the losses.
• India maintains the cessation of hostilities was agreed through DGMO-to-DGMO contact and says no call occurred between Modi and Trump during the conflict, with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar detailing the timeline in Parliament.
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection set August 27 for enforcement of higher duties on Indian goods, a move Trump links to his account of using trade pressure.
• India’s Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh has confirmed at least five Pakistani fighters and one large surveillance aircraft were downed during Operation Sindoor, which does not corroborate Trump’s changing figures or mediation claim.