PM to Trump: India Alone Responsible for Pakistan Ceasefire, No US Involvement

PM Modi to Trump: India-Pakistan Ceasefire Was Bilateral, No US Role Involved.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a phone call with former US President Donald Trump, categorically stated that the United States had no role in brokering the recent ceasefire between India and Pakistan. He also clarified that no discussions regarding a US-India trade deal took place during the conflict period.

This was the first conversation between the two leaders since India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7. The call, which lasted about 35 minutes, came at Trump’s request and occurred just hours before his scheduled meeting with Pakistan’s Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir.

Trump had earlier claimed credit for mediating the ceasefire and suggested that pressure from the US, including threats to cut off trade, forced both nations to step back. India has firmly rejected those assertions, stating that the ceasefire was the outcome of direct military-level discussions between New Delhi and Islamabad, initiated by Pakistan.

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri briefed the media after the call, emphasizing that India’s military response to the Pahalgam terror attack — which led to the launch of Operation Sindoor — was “measured, precise, and non-escalatory.”

During the conversation, PM Modi informed Trump that the Indian Armed Forces struck terror camps and key military targets across the border. The operation concluded with a ceasefire agreement three days later, after Pakistan reached out for de-escalation.

“At no point was there any dialogue about a US-India trade deal or American mediation,” Misri said. “All negotiations were held strictly through the established military channels between India and Pakistan.”

A scheduled meeting between Modi and Trump on the sidelines of the G7 Summit could not take place as Trump had to return to the US early due to the escalating Israel-Iran crisis.