No Call Between Modi and Trump During Operation Sindoor, Says Jaishankar
Jaishankar was responding to questions about Operation Sindoor, including a claim by Donald Trump that he helped broker a ceasefire between India and Pakistan by offering trade incentives.
During a debate in the Lok Sabha on Operation Sindoor, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar clarified that there was no phone call between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former US President Donald Trump between April 22 and June 17 — a timeline in which Trump had claimed to have played a role in helping India and Pakistan reach a ceasefire through trade negotiations.
“I want to make two things absolutely clear,” Jaishankar said during the session. “First, at no point in any conversation with the United States was there any connection made between trade and the ongoing situation. Second, there was no call between the Prime Minister and President Trump from April 22 — when Trump called to offer condolences — until June 17, when he called again to explain why he couldn’t meet the Prime Minister in Canada.”
Jaishankar’s statement came amid questions raised over Trump’s earlier claims that his intervention, along with trade incentives, helped de-escalate tensions between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, in which 26 civilians were killed.
In response, India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, carrying out targeted strikes against terror camps across the Line of Control. The military action reportedly lasted 22 minutes and, according to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, destroyed seven terror sites.
The operation triggered a sharp response from Pakistan, which launched drones and missiles — all of which were reportedly intercepted. The situation de-escalated only after Pakistan’s Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) reached out to India’s DGMO, seeking a ceasefire on May 10.
Jaishankar stressed that there was no foreign mediation involved in the ceasefire process. “The contact for ceasefire was initiated by the Pakistani side, directly through the DGMOs. There was no American involvement, no trade deal, and no pressure,” he said.
Opening the debate in Parliament, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh echoed the same sentiment, saying Operation Sindoor was not called off due to any external influence. “The operation has been paused, not ended. We achieved the objectives we set out for. If Pakistan dares again, we are prepared to act,” Singh said.
He added that the military response was swift, precise, and completely coordinated, and reaffirmed the government’s commitment to defending India’s sovereignty and borders.