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.

India has never asked for, and will never accept, third-party mediation to resolve the issue of Pakistan's illegal occupation of parts of Jammu and Kashmir - this was Prime Minister Narendra Modi's unequivocal message to US President Donald Trump.

India has never asked for and will never accept third-party mediation to resolve the issue of Pakistan's illegal occupation of parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told US President Donald Trump in a call between the two leaders on Tuesday (17 June).