Updated On: 30 July, 2025 04:45 PM IST | New Delhi | ANI
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar emphasised India's firm stance against mediation in India-Pakistan matters, asserting that any dialogue must be bilateral and that Islamabad must formally request a cessation of conflict through the DGMO

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar addresses the Parliament on Wednesday. PIC/ PTI
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday, during a Rajya Sabha discussion on Operation Sindoor, clarified that no phone calls took place between President Trump and Prime Minister Modi from April 22 to June 16.
"Main unko kehna chahta hoon, woh kaan kholke sun le. 22 April se 16 June tak, ek bhi phone call President Trump aur Prime Minister Modi ke beech mein nahi hua. (I want to tell them to listen carefully: from April 22 to June 16, not a single phone call took place between President Trump and Prime Minister Modi), " Jaishankar said in the Upper House of Parliament.
He further emphasised India's firm stance against mediation in India-Pakistan matters, asserting that any dialogue must be bilateral and that Pakistan must formally request a cessation of conflict through the DGMO.