Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told US President Donald Trump that Delhi will never accept third-party mediation with Pakistan on the issue of Kashmir, India's senior-most diplomat said. Foreign secretary Vikram Misri said that Modi "strongly" conveyed India's long-held stand to Trump during a phone call between the two leaders on Tuesday.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi clarified to U.S. President Donald Trump that the ceasefire between India and Pakistan was achieved through bilateral talks, not U.S. mediation. Modi's comment counters Trump's previous claim.

PM Modi told Trump that the talks regarding halting military action took place directly between India and Pakistan, through existing channels between the two militaries