External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump did not have any calls between April 22, when the US leader called New Delhi to express condolences for the Pahalgam terror attack, and June 17, when the Indian leader was in Canada for the G20 Summit.
This comes following Trump's repeated claims that he stopped the conflict between India and Pakistan. However, India has been consistently maintaining that the understanding on cessation of hostilities with Pakistan was reached following direct talks between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the two militaries.
India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in retaliation to the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians.
India and Pakistan reached an understanding on May 10 to end the conflict after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes.
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on June 23 had attacked the government over Trump repeating his claims about bringing about a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, saying there is something fishy as the American leader has made the statement "25 times".
In the Lok Sabha, Gandhi questioned as to who is Trump to get a ceasefire done and said Prime Minister Modi has not given a reply even once.
Asked about Trump's claim and if the PM should make a statement as being demanded by the opposition, Gandhi said, "How can the prime minister make a statement. What will he say-- Trump got it done, he can't say that. But that is the truth. Trump got the ceasefire done, the whole world knows. That is the reality."
This comes following Trump's repeated claims that he stopped the conflict between India and Pakistan. However, India has been consistently maintaining that the understanding on cessation of hostilities with Pakistan was reached following direct talks between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the two militaries.
India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in retaliation to the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians.
India and Pakistan reached an understanding on May 10 to end the conflict after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes.
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on June 23 had attacked the government over Trump repeating his claims about bringing about a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, saying there is something fishy as the American leader has made the statement "25 times".
In the Lok Sabha, Gandhi questioned as to who is Trump to get a ceasefire done and said Prime Minister Modi has not given a reply even once.
Asked about Trump's claim and if the PM should make a statement as being demanded by the opposition, Gandhi said, "How can the prime minister make a statement. What will he say-- Trump got it done, he can't say that. But that is the truth. Trump got the ceasefire done, the whole world knows. That is the reality."
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