Ceasefire With Pakistan Was Bilateral, PM Modi Informs Trump Over Phone

18 June, 2025:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi informed US President Donald Trump that the decision by India and Pakistan to cease military actions in May was a result of direct talks between the armies of the two countries, without any mediation by the United States. This statement pushed back against Trump’s claim that he had brokered the ceasefire.” This was the highlight of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's phone conversation with US President Donald Trump.

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, briefing the press Wednesday morning about that 35-minute phone call, which took place while Mr Modi was in Canada to attend the G7 Summit, said the topic came up after Mr Trump asked Prime Minister Modi for details about Operation Sindoor.

The PM told Mr Trump India's response had been "measured" and targeted only terrorist camps in Pak and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The PM then also underlined India's position on third-party mediation - that it is neither wanted nor needed - and that this has always been the case.

"PM Modi stressed India has never accepted mediation, and does not accept and will never accept it. There is complete political unanimity in India on this," Mr Misri told the press.

Misri said a meeting between Modi and Trump was scheduled on the margins of the G7 Summit but couldn’t be held when the US President returned to America early. “Subsequently, at the request of President Trump, the two leaders spoke on the phone today,” he said.

This was the first conversation between the two leaders since Trump expressed condolences to Modi over the phone after the Pahalgam terror attack and expressed his support in the fight against terrorism. “Therefore, Prime Minister Modi talked to President Trump in detail about Operation Sindoor,” Misri said.

PM Modi also displayed notable diplomatic resolve by sticking to his scheduled visit to Croatia, despite a request from President Trump to make a stopover in the US on his return from Canada. Croatia, a small Balkan nation, had never before hosted an Indian Prime Minister. Modi honoured his commitment to visit Croatia on June 18, a decision that stood out, as sources noted it is rare for any country to decline an invitation from the United States." 

“President Trump asked Prime Minister Modi if he could stop by the US on his way back from Canada. Due to pre-scheduled engagements, Modi expressed his inability. The two leaders then decided that they would try to meet in the near future," said a read-out by India’s Misri.

For the next meeting of the QUAD, Prime Minister Modi invited President Trump to visit India. President Trump accepted the invitation and said that he is looking forward to visiting India.