The Nobel Prize and a Testy Phone Call: How the Trump-Modi Relationship Unraveled

A Nobel prize and a testy phone call: How the Trump-Modi bromance unravelled

US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi were close in Trump’s first term, but the relationship has soured over Kashmir and Trump’s desire for a Nobel prize.

Modi’s Refusal to Back Trump's Nobel Prize Bid Hurt India-US Ties: Report

Trump, during the phone call with PM Modi, reportedly said how proud he was of ending the military escalation

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

PM Modi and Trump held phone call on June 17, during which US President claimed credit for India-Pakistan ceasefire, however, PM Modi "bristled" and denied US role, a report said.

The Nobel Prize and a testy phone call: How the Trump-Modi relationship unraveled

The fallout of a disputed between the two leaders risks pushing India closer to American adversaries in Beijing and Moscow.

Why PM Modi may have refused to engage with US Prez Donald Trump?

PM Modi has chosen silence over spectacle, sidestepping Trump’s repeated requests for calls that might be spun into self-serving boasts.

How the Trump-Modi Relationship Unraveled

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India was losing patience with President Trump,” the New York Times reports. “Mr. Trump had been saying — repeatedly, publicly, exuberantly — that he had “solved” the military conflict between India and Pakistan, a dispute that dates back more than 75 years and is far deeper and more complicated than Mr. Trump was making it out to be.” “During a phone call on June 17, Mr. Trump brought it up again, saying how pro…