Modi, Trump and Pakistan
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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday delivered another sharp dig at India’s Modi-led government, highlighting the loss of seven aircraft in May’s clash with Pakistan as a
US President Donald Trump says he urged Indian PM Narendra Modi to avoid war with Pakistan, crediting trade diplomacy for averting conflict and raising new concerns over Russian oil imports.
Delivering his remarks at a dinner with business leaders during his visit to Japan on Tuesday, Trump said that he was able to stop conflicts across the globe, including India-Pakistan in May through trade.
Trump boasted that he had prevented several other wars by using the same strategy, claiming that many nations opted for peace because they wanted to preserve their trade relations with the United States.
Trump, during his speech in Egypt, Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “his very good friend,” while Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif stood in the back.