Modi tells Trump, who claims credit for Indo-Pak ceasefire India never has, never will accept mediation'

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday (June 17, 2025) that India has never accepted mediation, does not accept it, and will never do so in future either.

- BY S. VENKAT NARAYAN

There is complete political consensus on this issue in India, according to a media briefing by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri.

Modi and Trump spoke over a phone call for 35 minutes since the meeting that was scheduled to take place on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada did not happen. Trump returned to the US as the Iran-Israel conflict started escalating, Misri said.

The Indian Government has iterated many times that the Directors-General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan “directly” had reached an understanding to end hostilities between the two countries on May 10.

The first intimation of the cessation of hostilities between New Delhi and Islamabad came not from either capital but from Washington, where Trump claimed credit for ending the four-day armed conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.

“The discussion on halting military operations took place directly between India and Pakistan through existing military channels, and it was at Pakistan's request, Mr. Modi told Mr Trump,” Misri said.