PM Modi Denies Trump Role in Indo-Pak Ceasefire

Taking the phone call from the sidelines of the outreach session of the G7 summit at Kananaskis, Alberta, in Canada, Modi told Trump that after India made Pakistani airfields inoperable, Pakistan requested a halt to Indian military action directly with New Delhi at the Director General of Military Operations (DGMOs) level, following which a ceasefire understanding was reached between the two neighbouring nations.
The Prime Minister also told the US President that India has never accepted mediation by a third party with Pakistan and will never do so in the future, adding that there has been total political consensus on this in India across the board. This comes in the context of President Trump repeatedly claiming that it was his administration that had brokered a ceasefire between India and Pakistan by using trade as a pressure tactic.
Sharing details of the phone conversation, foreign secretary Vikram Misri said Trump “understood” India’s clear position on the matter and supported India’s actions against terrorism.

The foreign secretary in a video address said that the Prime Minister invited the US President to visit India for the Quad summit that will be held later this year and that President Trump accepted the invitation and said he was eager to visit India.

Misri said the two leaders were to have met on the sidelines of the G7 summit but could not because of the American President's early departure. "The US President during the phone call enquired if the PM could stop by at Washington on the way home from Canada. The Prime Minister expressed his inability to do so, citing pre-existing engagements, an obvious reference to his planned visit to Croatia later on Tuesday on the way back. The two leaders then decided to make efforts to meet soon in the future," he said.

The foreign secretary said Modi spoke to Trump about Operation Sindoor launched by India last month against terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and told him that India’s response was “measured, precise and non-escalatory”. He said India now considered acts of terrorism (sponsored by Pakistan) as a direct “act of war” and not a proxy war anymore. The PM told the US President that if Pakistan fired a bullet at India, then India will respond with greater force through an artillery shell.

The Prime Minister pointed out to the US President that when vice-president J.D. Vance had spoken to him during Operation Sindoor, he had indicated that Pakistan would launch a major attack on India. Modi had then told him that if this was so, then India will hit back with even greater force, which is what eventually happened.
The foreign secretary said the two leaders also discussed the Iran-Israel conflict. The Russia-Ukraine conflict was also discussed in which both leaders agreed to continue to support peace efforts and direct talks between the two warring sides.

The situation in the Indo-Pacific and the importance of the four-nation Quad mechanism were also discussed between the two leaders, Misri added.