New Delhi, Sep 26: India has strongly rejected a remark by NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte suggesting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin about U.S. tariffs on India. Responding to media reports, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal dismissed the claim as “factually incorrect and entirely baseless.”

“We have seen the statement by NATO Secretary-General Mr. Mark Rutte regarding a purported phone conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin. The statement is factually incorrect and entirely baseless. At no point has Prime Minister Modi spoken with President Putin in the manner suggested. No such conversation has taken place. We expect the leadership of an important institution like NATO to

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