Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed to US Vice President JD Vance that any Pakistani aggression would face a "devastating and strong" Indian response, sources revealed. This communication occurred amidst escalating tensions following a terrorist attack in Pahalgam.

The US was never a mediator, and The New York Times article claiming Vance called Modi got the sequence of events wrong, say govt sources.

A CNN report says Vance called Modi and told him about the high risk of escalation over the weekend and urged him to 'encourage' direct talks with Pakistan