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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pushed back against Donald Trump’s repeated claims that he helped broker peace between India and Pakistan. In a phone call initiated by Trump, Modi made it clear that India’s decision to halt military action in May was entirely independent and had nothing to do with US mediation.

The 35-minute call came after Trump claimed credit for stopping the four-day cross-border clashes during Operation Sindoor. Their meeting at the G7 Summit in Canada was cancelled due to Trump’s early departure, which led to a detailed phone conversation.

PM Modi To Trump: Ceasefire Was Pak’s Request

During the call, Modi firmly told Trump, “India has never accepted mediation, does not and will never do so.” He explained that the strikes from May 7 to 10 were a direct response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians. India launched Operation Sindoor to hit terror camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

Modi stressed that there was no discussion of an India-US trade deal or any mediation at any point. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri confirmed the same, stating that India’s response was “measured, precise, and non-escalatory.”

On May 9, US Vice President JD Vance called Modi, warning of a possible Pakistani attack. Modi replied strongly that any aggression from Pakistan would be met with a bigger response. India’s counterstrikes reportedly caused heavy damage to Pakistani military bases, leading Pakistan to ask India to halt military action. Modi emphasised that this request came from Pakistan directly, not through any foreign influence.

विदेश सचिव के बयान के मुताबिक़ प्रधानमंत्री मोदी ने राष्ट्रपति ट्रंप को स्पष्ट कर दिया कि भारत और पाकिस्तान के बीच समझौता द्विपक्षीय बातचीत पर ही हुआ है, भारत ने न कभी मध्यस्थता स्वीकार की है और न कभी करेगा 👇

“प्रधानमंत्री मोदी ने राष्ट्रपति ट्रंप को स्पष्ट रूप से कहा कि इस… https://t.co/Mv4fwPraYo — Umashankar Singh उमाशंकर सिंह (@umashankarsingh) June 18, 2025

Operation Sindoor Still Active, Says PM

PM Modi also told Trump that India doesn’t see the halt as a ceasefire. The Operation Sindoor is ongoing, and India will continue its fight against terrorism without compromise. Misri said on behalf of Modi, “India now sees terrorism as a war and not a proxy war.”

The call also covered international issues like the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Israel-Iran tensions. Both leaders agreed that direct dialogue is key to global peace. Modi invited Trump to visit India for the upcoming Quad Leaders’ Summit, and Trump accepted the invitation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a 35-minute phone conversation with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday night, where he firmly stated that India has “never accepted, and will never accept, third-party mediation” in matters related to Pakistan.

The conversation came after the recent Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, in which 26 people lost their lives. India launched Operation Sindoor in response, targeting terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). PM Modi made it clear to President Trump that India’s action was “measured, precise, and non-escalatory.”

Briefing the media, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said PM Modi strongly rejected any claim that the United States played a role in bringing about the ceasefire. “India neither requested nor discussed any mediation or trade deals with the US during the operation,” he said.

PM Modi told President Trump, “India responded to Pakistan’s bullets with shells. We are in an active counter-terrorism operation, and we do not consider terrorism a proxy war anymore—it is war.”

According to the Prime Minister, the decision to halt hostilities came only after a request from Pakistan, made through existing military communication channels between the two countries. There was no foreign involvement, PM Modi stressed, pushing back on earlier remarks by Trump claiming credit for a ceasefire.

While attending the G7 Summit in Canada, PM Modi also addressed the global community about terrorism. Referring to the Pahalgam attack, he said:

“The terrorist attack on April 22 was not only an attack on Pahalgam, but also on the soul, identity, and dignity of every Indian. It was an attack on all of humanity.”

He urged world leaders not to apply “double standards” when dealing with terrorism and called for united global action.

PM Modi and President Trump were originally scheduled to meet in person on the sidelines of the G7. However, Trump had to return to Washington early. At Trump’s request, the phone call took place instead. This was their first detailed discussion since the Pahalgam attack.

During the call, PM Modi reminded President Trump of an earlier warning from US Vice President Vance about possible terror threats from Pakistan. India had responded firmly and decisively, as promised, he said.

Modi also invited Trump to India for the next Quad Summit. According to Foreign Secretary Misri, Trump accepted the invitation and said he looked forward to visiting.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi told US President Donald Trump on Wednesday the decision by India and Pakistan to halt military actions in May was made directly during talks between the armies of the two sides and without any mediation by the US, pushing back against the American leader’s claims that he brokered a ceasefire. The conversation between Narendra Modi and Donald Trump lasted for nearly 35 minutes.

The issue figured in a phone conversation initiated at Trump’s request after the two leaders were unable to meet on the margins of the G7 Summit in Canada because of the US president’s return to the US ahead of schedule, foreign secretary Vikram Misri said.

During the 35-minute conversation, Modi told Trump that “India has never accepted mediation, does not and will never do so”, Misri said, speaking in Hindi. Modi made it clear to Trump that during the entire episode of the four days of military clashes between the two countries during May 7-10, issues such as the “India-US trade deal or mediation by the US between India and Pakistan” were not discussed “at no time [or] at any level”.

Trump was the first to announce the halting of hostilities between India and Pakistan on May 10 and an official American readout had even described the development as a ceasefire brokered by the US. Since then, Trump has claimed on more than a dozen occasions that he got India and Pakistan to stop fighting, and that he used the threat of stopping trade with both countries in these efforts.

This is the first time Modi’s remarks on the issue have been made public, and in the past, only officials had dismissed reports of a US role in the understanding between India and Pakistan to stop the hostilities that erupted after New Delhi launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 to target terrorist infrastructure in territories controlled by Pakistan in retaliation for the Pahalgam attack of April 22 that killed 26 civilians.

The Indian strikes of May 7 led to four days of intense clashes that saw both sides using missiles, drones and long-range weapons to target each other’s military facilities. The Indian side doesn’t refer to the understanding to halt hostilities, reached by the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the two countries, as a ceasefire and has also said that Operation Sindoor has not ended.

Misri said a meeting between Modi and Trump was scheduled on the margins of the G7 Summit but couldn’t be held when the US President returned to America early. “Subsequently, at the request of President Trump, the two leaders spoke on the phone today,” he said.

This was the first conversation between the two leaders since Trump expressed condolences to Modi over phone after the Pahalgam terror attack and expressed his support in the fight against terrorism. “Therefore, Prime Minister Modi talked to President Trump in detail about Operation Sindoor,” Misri said.

Modi told Trump that after the Pahalgam attack, India “conveyed to the entire world its determination to take action against terrorism”. Modi said India targeted only terrorist hideouts in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on May 7. “India’s actions were very measured, precise, and non-escalatory,” Misri said.

India also made it clear that it would “respond to Pakistan’s bullet with a cannon shell”, and on the night of May 9, US vice president JD Vance called Modi and said Pakistan “could launch a major attack on India”, Misri said.

Modi told Vance “in clear words that if this happens, India will give an even bigger reply to Pakistan”. Subsequently, India responded strongly to Pakistan’s attack on the night of May 9-10, inflicting heavy damage on Pakistan’s military and making its military airbases “inoperable”.

“Due to India’s strong response, Pakistan had to request India to stop military action. 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,” Misri said.

“The decision to halt military action was made directly between India and Pakistan, through existing channels of the two armies, and was made at the request of Pakistan. Prime Minister Modi stressed that India has never accepted mediation, does not and will never do so. There is complete political consensus in India on this issue,” he said.

Misri said Trump “understood the points made in detail” by Modi and expressed support for India’s fight against terrorism. Modi also said India “now sees terrorism as a war and not a proxy war, and India’s Operation Sindoor is still ongoing”.

Trump asked Modi if he could stop in the US on his way back from Canada, but Modi expressed his inability “due to pre-scheduled engagements”, Misri said. Modi travelled to Croatia from Canada for the last leg of a three-nation tour.

Misri said the two leaders decided they would try to meet in the near future. Trump and Modi also discussed the conflict between Israel and Iran and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Misri said both leaders agreed that direct dialogue between Russia and Ukraine is necessary for “peace as soon as possible” and efforts should continue for this.

Trump and Modi also discussed the Indo-Pacific and “expressed support for the important role” of the Quad in this region. Modi invited Trump to visit India for the next Quad Leaders’ Summit and Trump “accepted the invitation and said that he is looking forward to visiting India”, Misri said.

India is expected to host the Quad Summit towards the end of the year.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke with US President Donald Trump over the phone according to a statement by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri. During the call which took place at Trump’s request, PM Modi told the US president that, ‘India now regards terrorism not as proxy war but actual war’.

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Trump also extended his condolences to PM Modi over the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, which claimed 26 lives.

PM Modi told Trump that the ceasefire deal with Pakistan after Operation Sindoor was signed at the request of Islamabad.

“PM Modi and President Trump were scheduled to meet on the sidelines of G7 Summit. President Trump had to return to the US early, due to which this meeting could not take place. After this, at the request of President Trump, today both leaders spoke over the phone,” Misri said.

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“They spoke for almost 35 minutes. After the Pahalgam terrorist attack on 22nd April, President Trump had spoken with PM Modi over phone and expressed condolences and had also expressed support in fight against terrorism. This was the first time they were speaking after that. So, PM Modi spoke with President Trump in detail on Operation Sindoor,” Misri added.

Misri further added that Trump and PM Modi were scheduled to hold bilateral talks on the sidelines of G7 but it did not materialize due to the US prez cutting short his trip to Canada.

The Prime Minister also invited Trump to India, which the US President accepted.

“For the next meeting of Quad, PM Modi invited President Trump to India. While accepting the invitation, President Trump said that he is excited to come to India,” Misri said.

Misri confirmed that Trump expressed strong support for India’s fight against terrorism.

The call between the leaders lasted for 35 minutes.

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