‘India has never and will never…': PM Modi talks tough with Donald Trump on mediation with Pakistan
'India has never and will never…': PM Modi talks tough with Donald Trump on mediation with Pakistan
PM Modi's remarks assume significance as Donald Trump has been mentioning that it was US who brokered ceasefire between India and Pakistan in the recent conflict when India launched Operation Sindoor.
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'India has never and will never...': PM Modi talks tough with Donald Trump on mediation with Pakistan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a telephonic call with Donald Trump very firmly reiterated that India has 'never accepted' and 'will never accept mediation on the issues with Pakistan. During the conversation, which lasted over half an hour, PM Modi briefed the US President about India's Operation Sindoor.
PM Modi's remarks assume significance as Donald Trump has been mentioning that it was US who brokered ceasefire between India and Pakistan in the recent conflict when India launched Operation Sindoor.
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Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri noted, 'Prime Minister Modi made it clear to President Trump that during this entire episode, at no time, at any level, were issues such as India-US trade deal or mediation by the US between India and Pakistan discussed. The halt to military action was discussed directly between India and Pakistan, through existing channels of the two armies, and was at the request of Pakistan.'
He added, 'Prime Minister Modi stressed that India has never accepted mediation, does not accept it, and will never accept it. There is complete political unanimity in India on this issue.'
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Misri informed that US President Trump understood the points made in detail by the Prime Minister and expressed support for India's fight against terrorism.
During the call, the US President also invited PM Modi to stop over in the US.
Operation Sindoor was launched by India following the deadly terror attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam that killed 26 civilians on April 22. The clashes ended after Islamabad reached out to New Delhi with a ceasefire proposal. US President Trump had said that he used trade as leverage to broker a truce, a claim that India denied.
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