Washington: US president Donald Trump has now claimed that he used tariffs as a tool to resolve several international conflicts, including the four-day one between India and Pakistan in May.

“…I settled a few of the wars just based on tariffs. For example, between India and Pakistan, I said, if you guys want to fight a war and you have nuclear weapons. I am going to put big tariffs on you both, like 100 per cent, 150 per cent, and 200 per cent…” Trump told reporters on Air Force One.

According to him, the threat worked and both countries brought the situation under control swiftly. ADVERTISEMENT

“I said I am putting tariffs. I had that thing settled in 24 hours. If I didn’t have tariffs, you could have never settled that war,” he added.

The US president had earlier said that he had in

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