External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday clarified in the Lok Sabha that no phone conversation took place between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and then US President Donald Trump between April 22 and June 17, countering Trump’s claims of intervening in the India-Pakistan military standoff during Operation Sindoor.
During the parliamentary debate on Operation Sindoor, Jaishankar addressed questions about the Indian military’s response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 people—mostly civilians—were killed by terrorists. One of the key questions raised was related to Donald Trump’s claim that he helped broker a ceasefire between India and Pakistan by offering trade incentives.
“I want to make two things very clear,” Jaishankar said during the discussion. “One, at no stage in any conversation with the United States was there any linkage with trade and what was going on. Secondly, there was no call between the Prime Minister [Modi] and President Trump from the 22nd of April, when President Trump called to convey his sympathy, and the 17th of June, when he called up Prime Minister [Modi] in Canada to explain why he could not meet.”
Operation Sindoor was launched by India on May 7 in retaliation for the Pahalgam attack. The operation led to a four-day military conflict between India and Pakistan. Pakistan responded by launching drones and missiles toward Indian territory, but these attempts were neutralised.
The hostilities ended on May 10 following a request from Pakistan’s Director General of Military Operations (DGMO), who reached out to his Indian counterpart to seek a ceasefire. While former US President Donald Trump has repeatedly taken credit for facilitating the ceasefire through trade-related diplomacy, India has firmly rejected those claims. India has maintained that the decision to halt military action was the result of direct military-to-military contact between the two nations, initiated by Pakistan.
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Rajnath Singh on Operation Sindoor
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, while opening the special debate on Operation Sindoor in the Lok Sabha on Monday, stated that India carried out the military strikes on May 7 in just 22 minutes. He emphasised that the operation has not concluded but has merely been "paused," as the armed forces successfully achieved their intended politico-military objectives.
Addressing the House, Singh firmly asserted that there was “no pressure” on India to halt the operation. He made it clear that should Pakistan attempt any fresh misadventure, Operation Sindoor would resume without hesitation.
The Defence Minister highlighted that the Indian armed forces remain alert and fully prepared to defend the nation's borders. Detailing the success of the mission, he said the operation was a precise and well-coordinated strike targeting nine terror sites. Of these, seven terror camps were completely destroyed. Singh also stated that India possesses concrete evidence of the damage inflicted within Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and inside Pakistan’s territory.
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