India on Friday described as “factually incorrect and entirely baseless”, a claim by NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte to CNN, that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had spoken with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin about the Ukraine conflict.

“At no point has Prime Minister Modi spoken with President Putin in the manner suggested. No such conversation has taken place,” said MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, during a weekly briefing.

“We expect the leadership of an important and esteemed institution like NATO to exercise greater responsibility and accuracy in public statements. Speculative or careless remarks… are unacceptable.”

New Delhi warned that misrepresenting high-level diplomatic engagements risks undermining trust between international institutions and sovereign states.

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