Overview

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi declined or did not respond to repeated outreach from President Donald Trump and turned down a White House invitation, The New York Times reported.
• Indian officials feared sensitive details could be aired on Truth Social and worried about a staged photo‑op with Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir, according to the report.
• Trump no longer plans to travel to New Delhi for the Quad summit later this year, the Times said, citing people familiar with his schedule.
• A June 17 call became a flashpoint as Trump touted that he had ‘solved’ the India‑Pakistan escalation and raised Nobel talk, while India reiterated that any ceasefire was arranged bilaterally and that it rejects mediation, reflected publicly by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri.
• Trade strains deepened as the U.S. first imposed 25% tariffs on Indian goods and later raised them to 50% over Russian oil purchases, while Modi has revived self‑reliance messaging and signaled openness to closer engagement with China and Russia.