Trump's latest claim comes days after White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump should be awarded Nobel Peace Prize for ending several conflicts.

Trump has repeatedly taken credit for facilitating a ceasefire between India and Pakistan on May 10. However, India has denied any third party intervention in Operation Sindoor.

The head of a footwear business in southern India said looming new U.S. tariffs on Indian imports would severely impact his company as well as the labor-intensive leather sector. Indian goods will be tariffed at 25% while other Asian countries' exports to the U.

The talks are expected following Washington’s move to slap 35 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods, Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Sunday.

Canada’s decision to retaliate against U.S. tariffs earlier this year appears to be driving a divergence in how President Donald Trump is dealing with America’s neighbours. Until this week, Canada and Mexico received similar treatment in White House trade actions.