India has rebutted US President Donald Trump’s claim that he stopped the impending conflict between India and Pakistan by saying that he was going to do a lot of trade with the two countries. External Affairs Ministry sources said there was no reference to trade in the discussions between US Vice President JD Vance and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the 9th of May. Sources said that after Operation Sindoor commenced, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also spoke to External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on 8th and 10th May and to NSA Ajit Doval on 10th May. They said there was no reference to trade in any of these discussions.
In a press briefing, US President Donald Trump said that he promised to do a ‘lot of trade’ with India and Pakistan to make the countries agree to a ceasefire.
