PM Modi’s Nobel Prize Nomination Refusal For Trump Likely Factor In Soured Ties, Says Report

Last Updated:August 31, 2025, 08:41 IST

PM Modi and Trump held telephone call on June 17, throughout which United States President declared credit for India-Pakistan ceasefire, nevertheless, PM Modi “bristled” and rejected United States function, a report stated.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi “bristled” when Donald Trump claimed credit for the India-Pakistan ceasefire on the June 17 phone call between the two leaders, according to an American media report, which further claimed that the Indian leader’s “refusal to engage” on the Nobel Peace Prize for the United States President most likely played a part in soured relations in between the 2 nations.

Relations in between India and the United States have actually seen stress since PM Modi clarified in the Parliament in July that “no world leader asked India to stop Operation Sindoor”, refuting Trump’s mediation claims without taking his name. The next day, Trump slapped 25% tariffs on India, and days later, he imposed 25% additional levies on Indian goods as a punishment for Russian oil purchase. However, there’s more than meets the eye, and an American media report has made massive claims on the sour ties between the two leaders and countries.

According to a report in The New York Times published on August 30, Trump spoke to PM Modi on a phone call when the latter was in Canada for the G7 Summit and told him that Pakistan was going to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize – something which he has openly been campaigning for and eyeing for months.

People familiar with the call told The New York Times that Trump was hinting that PM Modi should also support his nomination.

However, the Prime Minister “bristled” and informed the United States President that America had “absolutely nothing to do” with the ceasefire and stressed that the understanding to end military confrontation was reached between the two sides, without a third-party involvement.

Trump brushed off PM Modi’s remarks, but the disagreement and the Indian Prime Minister’s refusal to engage on the Nobel Prize “played an outsize role in the souring relationship between the two leaders”the NYT reported.

Especially, the 2 leaders have actually shared a close relationship considering that Trump’s very first term, throughout which both participated in substantial public conferences of each other– Howdy Modi in Taxas and Namaste Trump in Ahmedabad.

Both leaders had actually been singing about each other, with PM Modi explaining Trump as a “real pal” and the US President calling the Indian leader as “a very good friend”

The 2 leaders have actually not spoken given that the June 17 phone call, the NYT reported.

Simply days after the call, Trump raked up the India-Pakistan ceasefire problem once again and stated that he “will not get a Nobel Prize for this”.

“I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize for this, I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize for stopping the War between India and Pakistan,” Mr. Trump published. “No, I will not get a Nobel Peace Prize no matter what I do,” he said.

The White House has officially demanded a Nobel Prize for Trump, claiming that he ended six wars in six months since he took over the Oval Office in January this year.

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August 31, 2025, 08:32 IST

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