Government Clarifies, No Talks Between Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Donald Trump On Ladakh Issue

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United States President Donald Trump’s claim of a conversation between him and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on India’s ongoing military standoff with China in eastern Ladakh has been rebuffed by India .

There has been no recent contact between Prime Minister Modi and President Trump, the sources said.

The clarification came hours after Trump said in Washington that he had spoken to Modi and that the Indian prime minister is not in a “good mood” over the “big conflict” between India and China.

The sources said the last conversation between the two leaders was on April 4 on the issue of hydroxychloroquine.

They said the ministry of external affairs on Thursday made it clear that India was directly in touch with China through established mechanisms and diplomatic contacts to resolve the border row in eastern Ladakh.

Troops of India and China were engaged in a major standoff for over three weeks in Pangong Tso, Galwan Valley, Demchok and Daulat Beg Oldie in eastern Ladakh, in what is turning out to be the biggest confrontation between the two countries after the Doklam episode in 2017.