‘Entirely Baseless-Unacceptable’: India Rejects NATO Chief’s Claim On PM Modi-Putin Discussion
India has firmly rejected NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte’s claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to “explain his strategy on Ukraine” following U.S. tariff measures.The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) described the assertion as “entirely baseless” and criticized the remarks as speculative and irresponsible, stressing that no such conversation had