PM Modi makes it clear to Trump: US played no role in India-Pakistan ceasefire
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi told US President Donald Trump during a 35-minute telephonic conversation that there was no third-party involvement in ceasefire talks between India and Pakistan, countering a claim Trump has repeatedly made.
Modi told Trump 'clearly' that during entire Operation Sindoor there were no discussions at any level on India-US trade deal or any mediation by the US for ceasefire between India and Pakistan, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said in a video on X posted by DDNews. Modi told Trump that India has never accepted mediation, does not accept it, and will never accept it and there is complete political unanimity in India on this issue.
Modi's telephonic convesation comes just as Trump is scheduled to meet with Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, General Asim Munir, over lunch on Wednesday. A White House itinerary of President Trump for Wednesday shows his lunch meeting with the Pakistan General.
India-Pakistan tensions flared up after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. India carried out precision strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in the early hours of May 7. In response, Pakistan tried to attack Indian military bases on May 8, 9 and 10. India hit back firmly in response to the Pakistani actions.
The talks to halt the military actions were directly held between India and Pakistan, Modi told Trump, adding that India-Pakistan ceasefire discussions were held via existing channels of the two armies, and was at the request of Pakistan.
Misri said, PM Modi also told Trump that India would now treat terrorist attacks as acts of war rather than proxy actions.
Trump understood the Prime Minister’s points clearly and showed support for India’s fight against terrorism, Misri added.
Trump has repeatedly claimed he played a role in ceasefire between India and Pakistan. He had also claimed that trade talks played a role in what he has called a ceasefire but India has termed a mere cessation of hostilities. Notably, India has said that Operation Sindoor is only suspended, and Pakistan is under watch.
In one such instances of Trump claiming the US role in India-Pakistan ceasefire, the US President had said in May, "If you take a look at what we just did with Pakistan and India. We settled that whole, and I think I settled it through trade." Trump added, "And I said, ‘What are you guys doing?’ Somebody had to be the last one to shoot. But the shooting was getting worse and worse, bigger and bigger, deeper and deeper into the countries. And we spoke to them, and I think we, you know, I hate to say we got it settled, and then two days later, something happens, and they say it's Trump's fault."
Also Read: Why Donald Trump is doubling down on India-Pak ceasefire claim
India has always said that the decision to stop fighting with Pakistan was made after direct talks between the top army officers (DGMOs) of both countries.
However, Trump's repeated claim of brokering peace between India and Pakistan had also led to political controversy in India, with opposition Congress questioning the 'silence' of Modi on Trump's claims. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor had noneteless said it's not possible to mediate between two unequal sides, because there can be no comparison between terrorists and their victims. He was responding to repeated claims by Trump that he "helped settle" tensions between India and Pakistan.
Misri today also said, during Modi and Trump's telephonic conversation, the US president invited Modi to meet during his visit to the US, but Modi couldn’t accept because of prior commitments. Both leaders agreed to meet soon.
Modi told Trump 'clearly' that during entire Operation Sindoor there were no discussions at any level on India-US trade deal or any mediation by the US for ceasefire between India and Pakistan, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said in a video on X posted by DDNews. Modi told Trump that India has never accepted mediation, does not accept it, and will never accept it and there is complete political unanimity in India on this issue.
Modi's telephonic convesation comes just as Trump is scheduled to meet with Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, General Asim Munir, over lunch on Wednesday. A White House itinerary of President Trump for Wednesday shows his lunch meeting with the Pakistan General.
India-Pakistan tensions flared up after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. India carried out precision strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in the early hours of May 7. In response, Pakistan tried to attack Indian military bases on May 8, 9 and 10. India hit back firmly in response to the Pakistani actions.
The talks to halt the military actions were directly held between India and Pakistan, Modi told Trump, adding that India-Pakistan ceasefire discussions were held via existing channels of the two armies, and was at the request of Pakistan.
Misri said, PM Modi also told Trump that India would now treat terrorist attacks as acts of war rather than proxy actions.
Trump understood the Prime Minister’s points clearly and showed support for India’s fight against terrorism, Misri added.
Trump has repeatedly claimed he played a role in ceasefire between India and Pakistan. He had also claimed that trade talks played a role in what he has called a ceasefire but India has termed a mere cessation of hostilities. Notably, India has said that Operation Sindoor is only suspended, and Pakistan is under watch.
In one such instances of Trump claiming the US role in India-Pakistan ceasefire, the US President had said in May, "If you take a look at what we just did with Pakistan and India. We settled that whole, and I think I settled it through trade." Trump added, "And I said, ‘What are you guys doing?’ Somebody had to be the last one to shoot. But the shooting was getting worse and worse, bigger and bigger, deeper and deeper into the countries. And we spoke to them, and I think we, you know, I hate to say we got it settled, and then two days later, something happens, and they say it's Trump's fault."
Also Read: Why Donald Trump is doubling down on India-Pak ceasefire claim
India has always said that the decision to stop fighting with Pakistan was made after direct talks between the top army officers (DGMOs) of both countries.
However, Trump's repeated claim of brokering peace between India and Pakistan had also led to political controversy in India, with opposition Congress questioning the 'silence' of Modi on Trump's claims. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor had noneteless said it's not possible to mediate between two unequal sides, because there can be no comparison between terrorists and their victims. He was responding to repeated claims by Trump that he "helped settle" tensions between India and Pakistan.
Misri today also said, during Modi and Trump's telephonic conversation, the US president invited Modi to meet during his visit to the US, but Modi couldn’t accept because of prior commitments. Both leaders agreed to meet soon.
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