New Delhi, May 29 -- The Trump administration reportedly told a New York court that India and Pakistan reached a "tenuous ceasefire" only after US President Donald Trump "interceded and offered both nations trading access with the US to avert a full-scale war."

According to news agency PTI, sources in the Indian government maintained that the two countries reached an understanding without any third-party involvement.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick made the remarks in a submission to the Court of International Trade last week.

Lutnick argued that Trump used his emergency powers under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs aimed at protecting US national security and economy, news agency PTI reported...