NEW DELHI: The government on Friday dismissed as incorrect, baseless and unacceptable Nato chief Mark Rutte's claims that PM Modi , under pressure from the US tariffs on India, had sought an explanation from Russian President Vladimir Putin over his Ukraine strategy. The MEA said that at no point did Modi have any such conversation with Putin and urged the "leadership of an important institution like Nato" to exercise greater responsibility and accuracy in public statements. Nato secretary general Rutte had said in an interview US President Trump's tariffs on India were having a big impact on Putin. "This (tariff) immediately impacts Russia because that means Delhi is now on the phone with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, and Narendra Modi is asking him, 'I support you, but could you expl

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