Overview
- Speaking in Tokyo, President Trump again said tariff threats halted the May India–Pakistan escalation and repeated his disputed assertion that seven “brand‑new” planes were shot down.
- India’s Ministry of External Affairs maintains the ceasefire resulted from direct DGMO-to-DGMO talks without any third‑party role and has not confirmed leader‑level mediation.
- Pakistan continues to credit Trump with securing the truce and has publicly lauded him, including a reported Nobel Peace Prize nomination.
- Bloomberg reporting, cited by Geo News, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi skipped the in‑person ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur to avoid a potential encounter and discussion with Trump.
- The United States imposed a 50% tariff on Indian exports in August, partly tied to purchases of Russian oil, and negotiations to ease trade tensions are ongoing.