Modi Strongly gives back to Trump

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reacted strongly to US President Donald Trump’s claim that he had negotiated the Op Sindoor ceasefire between India and Pakistan. Modi stated that the Indian government has never asked for, and will never accept, third-party mediation regarding Pakistan’s illegal occupation of parts of Jammu and Kashmir.

This issue was the crux of the phone conversation between Trump and Modi, who is currently in Canada attending the G-7 Summit, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said.

He briefed the media about the Trump-Modi phone call, which lasted for 35 minutes. The issue came up when Trump repeatedly raised questions about Op Sindoor, India’s military response to Pakistan’s deadly Pahalgam terror attack. Modi made it clear that India neither asked for nor needed mediation. India’s stance on resolving issues with Pakistan has remained unchanged.

PM Modi stressed that India has never accepted mediation, does not accept it now, and will never accept it in the future. “There is complete political unanimity in India on this,” Misri told the press.

Through his statement that India never needed mediation, Modi firmly denied Trump’s claim of brokering peace between India and Pakistan, as well as Trump’s offer to mediate the Kashmir issue.

Modi’s remarks echo his May 12 statement, where he asserted that there could be no dialogue between India and Pakistan unless Pakistan dismantles terrorist infrastructure and returns India’s territory.

The phone conversation between Trump and Modi holds significance ahead of the US President’s meeting with Pakistan Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir, who is currently in the US.