Texas, Oct. 28 -- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) claimed that he helped end the India-Pakistan conflict by allegedly threatening to impose 250 per cent tariffs on both countries, reiterating that he used trade as leverage to prevent further escalation between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.

Addressing supporters at a midterm election rally in Corpus Christi, Texas, Trump said five of the eight wars he claimed to have ended were resolved through trade-related measures, citing India and Pakistan as an example.

"I ended eight wars, but five of them were ended by the use of trade, like India and Pakistan," Trump said. His claim of ending eight wars came against the selection of Indian-origin South African jurist Navi ...