Trump Boasts: Stopped India-Pak War, 11 Jets Down with Tariffs Threat

11 Jets Down: Trump's New Tally

He said that as many as “11 jets were shot down” from the confrontation.
He said, “When it came to losing a lot of money, they said, I guess we don’t want to fight. 11 jets were shot down. Very expensive jets.”

Tariff Threats Forced Peace Deal?

Moreover, Trump also claimed that from this point on he put trade deals and tariffs in place as threats to both countries, yet another charge not ratified by New Delhi.
“I called them, and I said, listen, I’m not doing trade deals with you two guys if you don’t settle this up. And all of a sudden, we worked out a deal. I said, if you fight, I’m going to put 200 per cent tariffs on each of your countries,” he added.

Jets Number Keeps Rising in Tales

Trump has for over 80 times over the past quarter year claimed to have halted the India-Pakistan conflict. He has furthermore, at different times, assigned different figures for his remarks on jets being shot down.
Earlier this month, the US President said that during the military standoff the number of jets shot down was 10. He even referred to five jets that dropped down during the war during his starting assertion last year. That grew to seven jets in August of last year. It went up to eight jets in November and then 10, and then 11 more jets the following month. 

India Rejects US Mediation Role

Trump has previously offered similar assertions, repeatedly citing economic leverage and personal diplomacy as determinant elements in easing the standoff with India and Pakistan.
New Delhi has always fought the US president’s narrative on mediation. Indian officials have clarified that direct military communications and bilateral talks led to the ceasefire and the cessation of hostilities, not third-party intervention.