Donald Trump had mentioned final month that the nuclear-armed neighbours agreed to a ceasefire after talks mediated by the US.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made it clear to United States President Donald Trump {that a} ceasefire between India and Pakistan after a four-day battle in Could was achieved by talks between the 2 militaries and never US mediation, a high diplomat in New Delhi says.
“PM Modi informed President Trump clearly that in this era, there was no discuss at any stage on topics like India-U.S. commerce deal or US mediation between India and Pakistan,” Indian International Secretary Vikram Misri mentioned in a press assertion on Wednesday.
“Talks for ceasing navy motion occurred immediately between India and Pakistan by present navy channels, and on the insistence of Pakistan. Prime Minister Modi emphasised that India has not accepted mediation previously and can by no means do,” he mentioned.
Misri mentioned the 2 leaders spoke over the telephone late on Tuesday on Trump’s insistence after the 2 leaders had been unable to fulfill on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada, which Modi attended as a visitor. The decision lasted 35 minutes.
Trump had mentioned final month that the nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours agreed to the ceasefire after talks mediated by the US, and that the hostilities ended after he urged the nations to concentrate on commerce as an alternative of battle.
There was no rapid remark from the White Home on the Modi-Trump name.
Pakistan has beforehand mentioned the ceasefire was agreed after its navy returned a name the Indian navy had initiated on Could 7.
In an interview with Al Jazeera in Could, Pakistan’s International Minister Ishaq Dar rejected claims that Washington mediated the truce and insisted Islamabad acted independently.
The battle between India and Pakistan was triggered by an April 22 assault in Pahalgam, in Indian-administered Kashmir, during which 26 civilians, nearly all vacationers, had been killed. India blamed armed teams allegedly backed by Pakistan, a cost Islamabad denied.
On Could 7, India launched missile strikes at a number of websites in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Over the following three days, the 2 nations exchanged artillery and air raids, hitting one another’s airbases.
Pakistan mentioned no less than 51 folks, together with 11 troopers and several other kids, had been killed in Indian assaults.
India’s navy mentioned no less than 5 members of the armed forces had been killed in Operation Sindoor, beneath which it launched the cross-border strikes.
Misri mentioned Trump expressed his assist for India’s battle in opposition to “terrorism” and that Modi informed him Operation Sindoor was nonetheless on.