Brief by Shorts91 NewsDesk / 11:42am on 29 Jul 2025,Tuesday India Global
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar told Parliament that no phone call occurred between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former US President Donald Trump from April 22 to June 17, refuting Trump’s repeated claims of brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan. Jaishankar emphasized that India’s response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, Operation Sindoor, was independent and diplomatically backed by global consensus. He clarified that ceasefire talks were initiated through military channels, not foreign mediation, and dismissed any trade linkages. The Cabinet Committee on Security suspended the Indus Waters Treaty and launched diplomatic efforts that led to TRF’s global terror designation. India’s stance: zero tolerance for terror and sovereign right to self-defense. (PC: BBC & Hindustan Times)
