Amid growing international speculation about the Kashmir dispute, Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered an unambiguous and firm message to the US.
According to reports, India’s Prime Minister made it abundantly clear to US President Donald Trump that India has never asked for, and will never accept, third-party mediation in the matter of Pakistan’s illegal occupation of parts of Jammu and Kashmir.
This resolute stance was the unmistakable highlight of their 35-minute call, which took place while PM Modi was attending the G7 Summit in Canada.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said the topic arose after President Trump inquired about Operation Sindoor.
PM Modi said India’s response to terrorism had been “measured” and strictly targeted at terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, underscoring that third-party mediation is “neither wanted nor needed,” a position that “has always been the case.”
This strong assertion directly rebuts President Trump’s repeated claims of credit for the Op Sindoor ceasefire—claims India has categorically denied—and his offers to mediate the Kashmir issue. PM Modi’s message echoes his powerful statement in his first address to the nation following the Op Sindoor ceasefire, when he told Pakistan bluntly that “there could be no talks over Jammu and Kashmir, except to dismantle terrorist infrastructure in the region and return India’s territory.”
The Prime Minister had said: “If we ever talk to Pakistan, it will be on terror and PoK only.”
The timing of this conversation is critical. With Iran and Israel inching toward a potential all-out war that could spill over to Pakistan—which shares a land border with Iran—the United States may soon be compelled to deploy troops to safeguard Pakistan, a key regional ally. This geopolitical tinderbox raises the stakes enormously.
On paper, the visit linked to these discussions—the first since the Pakistan deep state-sponsored Pahalgam attack—is described as ‘primarily bilateral,’ aimed at reinforcing military and strategic ties with the US. Yet, the complex regional tensions loom large in the background.
Regarding President Trump’s claims of credit for the ceasefire—a narrative he has pushed repeatedly—India was clear that the cessation of hostilities came at Pakistan’s request. Both Delhi and Islamabad discussed the terms through existing military communication channels. Furthermore, PM Modi dismissed suggestions that the India-US trade deal played any role in this ceasefire or that the threat of higher tariffs on Indian and Pakistani exports to the US had influenced the conflict’s pause.
Misri also revealed that the US President had “lauded” India’s efforts and extended a personal invitation to PM Modi to visit the US following the G7 Summit. However, the Prime Minister, due to prior commitments, had to decline the offer.
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