No Call Between PM Modi, Trump From April 22 To June 17: Jaishankar In Lok Sabha

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Jaishankar’s remarks came as the opposition alleged that India ended the military conflict with Pakistan under Trump’s pressure

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday informed that no telephonic conversation was held between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump from April 22 to June 17.

Jaishankar’s remarks came as the opposition alleged that India ended the military conflict with Pakistan under Trump’s pressure.

“There was no call between PM Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump from April 22, when Trump called up to convey sympathy and to June 17, when he called up PM in Canada to explain why he couldn’t meet him,” Jaishankar said in Lok Sabha.

The EAM went on to explain the events that led to the cessation of the conflict between two nuclear-armed nations.

“On May 9, US Vice President JD Vance called the Prime Minister, warning of a massive Pakistani attack in the next two hours. The PM, in his response, made it very clear that if such an attack happens, it would meet an appropriate response from our side. That attack took place and was foiled by our armed forces on May 9-10. Our response was delivered. Every member has seen satellite pictures of Pakistani air bases. You can see pictures. On May 10, we received phone calls, sharing the impression that Pakistan was ready to cease the fight. Our position was if Pakistan was ready, we needed to get this request from the Pakistani side through DGMO channels. At no stage, in any conversation with the United States, was there any linkage with trade and what was going on,” he added.

Earlier in the day, Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi, who opened the debate for the opposition, targeted the government over US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that he brokered the cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan following Operation Sindoor. He asked if Islamabad was ready to kneel down, “Why did you stop, and to whom did you surrender?”

“The entire country, and the Opposition, were supporting PM Modi. Suddenly, on 10th May, we got to know that there had been a ceasefire. Why? We wanted to know from PM Modi that if Pakistan was ready to kneel down, then why did you stop, and to whom did you surrender? The US President has said this 26 times that he forced India and Pakistan to announce a ceasefire,” Gogoi said.

The government has stated that there was no mediation and the cessation of hostilities with Pakistan during Operation Sindoor took place after Pakistan’s DGMO contacted his Indian counterpart.

Why India Stopped Attacks On Pakistan? EAM Reacts

EAM Dr S Jaishankar also took a dig at Congress for not taking any decisive action in the wake of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.

“We were asked, Why did you stop at this time? Why did you not go further? This question is being asked by people who, after 26/11, felt that the best action was inaction… 26/11 happened in November 2008. What was the reaction? The reaction was Sharm-el-Sheikh. In Sharm-el-Sheikh, the then government and the Pakistani Prime Minister agreed that terrorism is a main threat to both countries. Now, today, people are saying America is hyphenating you, Russia is hyphenating you, that is what I heard Deepender Hooda ji say. You are hyphenating yourself. You did not need a foreign country to say please link India to Pakistan…And worst of all, they accepted a reference to Balochistan in that,” he said.

Saurabh Verma

Saurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Senior Sub-editor. He keenly observes politics. You can follow him on Twitter –twitter.com/saurabhkverma19

Saurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Senior Sub-editor. He keenly observes politics. You can follow him on Twitter –twitter.com/saurabhkverma19

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