"Modi Rejects Trump’s Kashmir Mediation, Backs Bilateral Talks"

“Modi Tells Trump: No Third-Party Mediation on Kashmir Issue with Pakistan”

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.

“Modi Reaffirms Kashmir Stand in Call with Trump: No Third-Party Mediation, Says Foreign Secretary”

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.

“Despite Trump’s Repeated Offers, India Rejects Mediation on Kashmir Dispute with Pakistan”

Trump has repeatedly offered to mediate between India and Pakistan to solve the “Kashmir issue” since a four-day conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours in May.

“Modi to Trump: No India-U.S. Trade Talks or Mediation During Kashmir Conflict, Says Foreign Secretary”

The White House has not commented on India’s statement.

Mr Misri also said that Modi told Trump “clearly” that during the duration of the conflict, “no talks were held at any level on the India-America trade deal or on the mediation between India and Pakistan by America”.

“India Denies U.S.-Brokered Kashmir Ceasefire as Trump, Pakistan Claim Credit for Ending Conflict”

Trump has repeatedly claimed that India and Pakistan ended the conflict after a ceasefire brokered by the US and also that he used trade as a lever to make them agree. Pakistan has backed US claims of brokering the ceasefire but India has denied it.

“Trump Vows to Help Resolve Kashmir Conflict, Misstates Timeline in Truth Social Post”

Later, in a post on Truth Social, he said: “I will work with you both to see if, after a thousand years, a solution can be arrived at, concerning Kashmir.” (The Kashmir issue only dates back to 1947).

Analysts say Trump’s very public statements on offers of mediation over Kashmir have tested Delhi’s red lines on the issue.

Delhi has always encouraged its Western partners not to treat India and Pakistan as equals. It also discourages western leaders from undertaking visits to India and Pakistan at the same time.

But Trump’s tweets often hold India and Pakistan as equals. This has caused some discomfort in Delhi’s diplomatic circles but analysts believe it’s too early to say whether this will affect ongoing trade deal talks between Washington and Delhi.

July 5, 2025