In reiterating his assertion that he acted as a mediator between India and Pakistan during the military confrontation in 2025, US President Donald Trump said he had threatened to impose 200 percent tariffs on the two nuclear-armed neighbors if they didn't cease their conflict. Trump exaggerated his previous statements about aircraft losses during his Board of Peace event, saying that "11 jets were shot down" during the conflict.
India has continuously refuted any allegations of outside intervention during the May 2025 armed conflict. Trump's assertion and New Delhi's position on the plane loss have also diverged, with the Chief of Defence Staff refusing to say how many Indian airplanes were lost.

The Indian Air Force has claimed that no pilot participated in the missions was killed in battle, but it has never denied casualties.
Trump appears to be criticizing the Pakistan Air Force by spiking his allegation, bolstering India's claim that Islamabad lost multiple aircraft during Operation Sindoor. In October, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh revealed that during the battles, India severely damaged Pakistan's air force, including Chinese JF-17 fighter jets and American-made F-16s.
Trump's Remarks
Trump's request for Shehbaz Sharif to get up during his discussion of his alleged mediation abilities caused embarrassment for the prime minister of Pakistan, who was also present at the Board of Peace gathering with other world leaders.The US leader went on to reiterate that Sharif had said Trump mediated a truce between Islamabad and New Delhi, saving "25 million lives."That's what you said," Trump told Sharif. "I mentioned 25 million lives; in reality, there may have been many more, but it was truly a lovely event. The conflict was in full swing. Inflating his earlier claim of saving "10 million lives by ending the conflict" between the two countries, Trump added, "Planes were being shot down, and it was Pakistan and India."
"I got on the phone with both of them, and I knew them a little bit," Trump added, claiming to have used his tariff policy as leverage to arbitrate a peace agreement.

"I threatened to impose 200 percent tariffs on each of your nations if you resisted. Both of them desired to fight. But it's nothing like money when it comes to money. They said, "I guess we don't want to fight," after losing a lot of money, and 11 jets were shot down. extremely costly aircraft," he continued.
Seven jets were shot down during the war, according to the US leader's prior claims.
Trump's Frequently Made Allegations and India's Position
Trump has frequently asserted that during the first year of his second term as president, he put an end to eight wars.Since May 10 of last year, when he declared on social media that the two neighbors had reached an agreement on a "full and immediate" ceasefire following discussions mediated by the United States, he has claimed more than 80 times that he was responsible for ending the fighting between India and Pakistan.
However, India has always insisted that direct discussions between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the two forces led to the agreement to end hostilities with Pakistan.
In retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam bombing that claimed 26 civilian lives, India began Operation Sindoor on May 7 of last year, focusing on militant infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.