Ceasefire had no linkage with U.S. trade: Jaishankar in Parliament

In a clear rebuttal of the repeated assertions by U.S. President Donald Trump that he stopped the recent India-Pakistan conflict, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday (July 28, 2025) told the Lok Sabha that there was no phone call between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mr. Trump during the tense phase with Pakistan after the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam.

MEA S. Jaishankar denies involvement of U.S. President Donald Trump in India-Pakistan ceasefire

MEA S. Jaishankar denies involvement of U.S. President Donald Trump in India-Pakistan ceasefire | Video Credit: The Hindu

Mr. Trump has said on multiple occasions that he extracted a ceasefire from India and Pakistan by threatening to cut off trade if they continued fighting.

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Ceasefire had no linkage with U.S. trade: Jaishankar in Parliament

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