Pakistan's Request Led To Ceasefire, Not Due To US Mediation: Modi Tells Trump Over Phone Call

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has firmly conveyed to US President Donald Trump that India neither requires nor desires any third-party mediation in resolving the Jammu and Kashmir dispute with Pakistan, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Wednesday.

It comes on a day Pakistan's Army Chief Asim Munir is set to meet US President Donald Trump. During the 35-minute phone call, PM Modi said that the cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan occurred not due to any country's mediation rather on the request of Pakistan.

What PM Modi Told US President?

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri stated, "President Trump asked PM Modi if he would stop in the US while returning from Canada. Due to prior commitments, PM Modi expressed his inability to do so. Both leaders decided that they will try to meet in near future..."

He added, "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. 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."

Reiterating India's consistent stand, Misri said, "PM Modi stressed that India never accepted mediation nor does it accept it now, nor will it ever do that. On this issue, there is full political unanimity."

Prime Minister Modi's remarks effectively countered recent claims made by President Trump, who had asserted he played a mediatory role between India and Pakistan. Just days earlier, Trump had said, "many calls and meetings are now taking place" regarding the issue.

He even went so far as to state, "Iran and Israel should make a deal and will make a deal, just like I got India and Pakistan to make, in that case by using trade with the United States to bring reason, cohesion, and sanity into the talks with two excellent leaders who were able to quickly make a decision and stop!"

However, setting the record straight, Foreign Secretary Misri clarified, "PM Modi told President Trump clearly that during this entire series of incidents, never was talks held at any level on India-America trade deal and mediation between India and Pakistan by America. The talks regarding cessation of military action was held directly between India and Pakistan under the existing channels established between both militaries, it was done at Pakistan's request..."

Meanwhile, Pakistan's Army Chief, General Syed Asim Munir is in Washington to meet US President at the White House.

PM Modi Takes Potshot At US At G7 Summit

In a dig taken at the United States and the IMF (International Monetary Fund), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday for rewarding Pakistan despite supporting terrorism.

Speaking at the G7 Outreach Session in Kananaskis in Canada, PM Modi highlighted what he called "double standards" in global policy. "On one hand, we are quick to impose all kinds of sanctions based on our own preferences. On the other hand, countries that openly support terrorism are rewarded," stated PM Modi. He drew a clear parallel between US sanctions on Iran and the recent $1 billion (over Rs 8,000 crore) bailout package Pakistan received from the IMF during "Operation Sindoor."