‘No Trade Deal...’: Despite India's Fact-Check, Trump Says He Spoke To PM Modi During Op Sindoor

Last Updated:August 27, 2025, 08:58 IST

Donald Trump claimed he spoke with PM Modi during India-Pakistan war, despite Delhi's clear statement that there was no communication between two leaders during Op Sindoor.

Trump India-Pakistan claims: Trump claims he spoke to PM Modi during India-Pakistan war despite New Delhi's fact-check (Reuters Image)

Despite New Delhi fact-checking him on the matter, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) claimed that he spoke with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the India-Pakistan four-day war and told him that he would not make a trade deal if the two rivals didn’t stop fighting.

He said that he also spoke to Pakistan about trade and told them that he would put high tariffs on them if the conflict did not end.

His remarks came while speaking during his Cabinet meeting at the White House, where he went on to claim that within “five hours" of his so-called call to India and Pakistan, the war came to an end.

His unsubstantiated claim comes even though External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar said it explicitly and clearly in the Parliament during the Operation Sindoor debate on July 28 that PM Modi and President Trump did not speak between April 22 and June 16.

What Did Trump Claim On India-Pakistan?

During his Cabinet meeting, Trump mentioned PM Modi, calling him a “very terrific man", and claimed that he spoke with the Indian Prime Minister about war with Pakistan and threatened “no trade deal" if the fighting didn’t stop.

“I am talking to a very terrific man, Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. I said what’s going on with you and Pakistan. Then I am talking to Pakistan about trade. I said what’s going on with you and India? The hatred was tremendous. This has been going on for a hell of a long time, like, sometimes with different names for hundreds of years…I said, I don’t want to make a trade deal with you…You guys are going to end up in a nuclear war…I said, call me back tomorrow, but we’re not going to do any deals with you, or we’re going to put tariffs on you that are so high, your head’s going to spin…Within about five hours, it was done…Now maybe it starts again. I don’t know. I don’t think so, but I’ll stop it if it does. We can’t let these things happen," Trump claimed.

India’s Fact Check Of Trump’s Claims

After Trump’s latest claims, the government sources on Wednesday (August 27) reiterated earlier statements by Government of India officials at various levels, including Jaishankar’s statement in the Parliament, that there was no telephone call between PM Modi and Trump during Operation Sindoor.

In the recent past, Trump has claimed that he mediated a ceasefire between India and Pakistan — something which has been fact-checked by India on several occasions.

EAM Jaishankar also said in the Parliament that there was no conversation between PM Modi and Trump during Operation Sindoor.

“I want to make two things very clear – One, at no stage, in any conversation with the United States, was there any linkage with trade and what was going on. Secondly, there was no talk between the Prime Minister and President Trump from the 22nd of April, when President Trump called up to convey his sympathy, and the 17th of June, when he called up the Prime Minister in Canada to explain why he could not meet," Jaishankar had said in Lok Sabha.

Again in Rajya Sabha on July 30, the EAM said, “From April 22 to June 16, not a single phone call took place between President Trump and Prime Minister Modi."

PM Modi himself told the Lok Sabha that “no world leader asked India to stop Operation Sindoor", therefore, fact-checking Trump’s repeated claims without taking his name.

Operation Sindoor

India and Pakistan engaged in a four-day war after Pakistani terrorists killed 26 civilians in cold blood in Pahalgam on April 22.

The Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 and attacked the terror infrastructure deep inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. However, the enemy chose to retaliate and fired their drones, targeting the Indian civilian population and military installations. Indian air defence systems took down most of the incoming projectiles and prevented severe loss of life and property.

On May 10, Pakistan stepped on the escalation ladder and fired ballistic missiles at India, which were successfully shot down. India also targeted Pakistan’s airbases, after which their DGMO reached out to his Indian counterpart, and an “understanding" was reached to halt military operations.

India, however, warned Pakistan that any future terror attacks would be seen as an act of war and would be dealt with accordingly.

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