Two days later, on June 18th, America’s president hosted Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, for lunch at the White House. Mr Trump and Mr Modi spoke by phone the day before, allowing India’s leader to assert that the recent conflict ended at Pakistan’s request and to reaffirm his objections to mediation on Kashmir.

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi maintained in a conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump late on Tuesday that a ceasefire between India and Pakistan after a four-day conflict in May was achieved through talks between the two militaries and not U.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India Prime Minister Narendra Modi told U.S. President Donald Trump that India would never accept third-party mediation in its conflict with Pakistan, India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Wednesday.