A tense phone call between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump over a ceasefire between India and Pakistan has emerged as a key flashpoint in the dramatic collapse of ties between the two leaders, according to a report published by American financial publication Bloomberg.

The two leaders spoke during the June G7 summit in Canada, where Modi attended as a guest. At Trump’s request, the two held a 35-minute call, which Indian officials say, centred on Trump’s insistence that Washington deserved credit for brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan following four-days of clashes in May.

Modi, according to the Indian account, rejected Trump’s claims, asserting that the talks to cease military hostilities took place directly through military channels betwe

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