Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump held a 35-minute phone call, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announced Wednesday. “India has never accepted, does not accept, and will never accept mediation in its bilateral relations with Pakistan,” Modi clarified.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi disputed President Donald Trump’s claims that trade deals were used to clinch a recent ceasefire with Pakistan, the latest sign of possible strain in the relationship between New Delhi and Washington.