Modi clarifies to Trump on a phone call “US had no role in India, Pak ceasefire”
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – India Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a 35-minute phone call with his counterpart US president Donald Trump clarified that the US hd no role in brokering the ceasefire between India and Pakistan recent conflict and pointed out that there was no discussion on a US-India trade deal during the recent hostilities.
PM Modi has made it clear to US President Donald Trump that the US had no role in brokering the ceasefire between India and Pakistan last month, getting the records straight.
India Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announced Wednesday that PM Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump held a 35-minute phone call.
“India has never accepted, does not accept, and will never accept mediation in its bilateral relations with Pakistan,” Modi clarified.
Misri said that the two leaders discussed India-Pakistan relations, with PM Modi clarifying that there was no discussion of trade deals or mediation between India and Pakistan during the recent conflict.
Congress and other Opposition parties have consistently been demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi break his silence on the repeated claims by US President Trump that his threat of cutting trade with India and Pakistan led to the ceasefire.
“India has made it clear to the world that it will not tolerate terrorism and will take all necessary actions to combat it,” Misri said, quoted the Prime Minister.
Modi briefed President Trump on Operation Sindoor and India’s action against terrorism, he also emphasized that the operation was measured, precise, and non-escalatory.
The call came after a scheduled meeting between the two leaders on the sidelines of the G7 Summit was cancelled due to President Trump’s early departure, the Foreign Secretary Misri said.
Both leaders discussed global issues, including the Israel-Iran conflict and the need for a peaceful resolution.
On the Russia-Ukraine conflict, they agreed on the importance of direct talks between the two sides to achieve a peaceful resolution.
Misri stated that on the question of the Indo-Pacific Region, both leaders shared the perspective about the region’s security and stability while supporting the role of the Quad.
Modi and Trump agreed to meet again in the near future.
Trump extended an invitation to visit the US, which PM Modi was unable to accept due to prior commitments.
PM Modi invited President Trump to visit India for the next Quad meeting, which was accepted, Misri added.
