Overview

• Speaking at the White House on Monday, Trump again said he brokered the May ceasefire and claimed he has stopped up to seven wars, four of them using tariffs.
• New Delhi maintains the May halt followed DGMO-level talks with Pakistan and says there was no third-party intervention.
• The administration has announced a 50% tariff on Indian goods starting August 27 along with an unspecified penalty related to India's dealings in Russian oil.
• Trump described threatening steep tariffs within a 24-hour window to force an end to the India–Pakistan clashes, a characterization India rejects.
• He added the Russia–Ukraine conflict to his list of disputes he says he is settling and, after meetings with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, suggested progress toward a deal.