New Delhi: There has been no telephonic conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump in the last 48 hours, the Ministry of External Affairs said Thursday, casting doubts over claims made by the American leader.

The comments by the Indian government came after Trump, at a press interaction in the Oval Office, claimed that Modi “assured” him that there would be no further purchases of Russian oil by India in a conversation Wednesday.

“I am not aware of any conversation yesterday between the two leaders,” Randhir Jaiswal, the MEA official spokesperson, said at a regular press briefing. Trump has consistently aimed at New Delhi’s continued purchase of oil from Russia in the last few months. Show Full Article

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