Rush Hour: Modi tells Trump ‘India won’t accept mediation’, Delhi and Ottawa to repost envoys & more

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told United States President Donald Trump that India will never accept mediation to resolve tensions with Pakistan. According to Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, the topic came up during a phone call when Trump asked for the details about India’s military strikes – codenamed Operation Sindoor – on Pakistan in May.

Trump was told that India had agreed to the ceasefire only on Islamabad’s request, said Misri. The “halt to military action was directly between India and Pakistan”, the foreign secretary quoted Modi as having reiterated.

The call between the two leaders came against the backdrop of the US president repeatedly claiming that he helped settle the tensions between India and Pakistan. New Delhi has rejected Trump’s assertions. Read on.

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Other diplomatic steps “to restore stability in the relationship” will “follow in due course”, said Misri.

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