‘No Phone Call Between PM Modi, Trump Yesterday’: MEA Reacts To US President’s Claim

Last Updated:October 16, 2025, 5:39 PM IST

MEA denies any phone call between PM Modi and Trump about India stopping Russian oil purchases, countering Trump’s claim made in Washington

MEA clarifies India’s stand on import of Russian oil following Trump’s statement.(File image/Reuters)

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said there was no phone conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, countering Trump’s claim that Modi had assured him India would stop buying oil from Russia.

Responding to media queries, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “On the question of whether there was a conversation or a telephone call between Prime Minister Modi and President Trump, I am not aware of any conversation yesterday between the two leaders.”

Trump, while speaking to reporters in Washington on Wednesday, had claimed that Prime Minister Modi had assured him India would not buy Russian oil, stating, “Modi assured me today that they will not be buying oil from Russia. That’s a big step. Now we’ve got to get China to do the same thing.”

India is the world’s second-largest buyer of Russian fossil fuels after China, according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).

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