A tense 35-minute phone call between former U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 17 reportedly escalated tensions between the United States and India, contributing to a deterioration in bilateral relations. According to Bloomberg, Modi declined an invitation from Trump to meet in the U.S., reportedly to avoid a potential confrontation with Pakistan's Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, who was also in Washington at the time. Trump had hosted Munir for lunch and suggested Modi make a stopover in Washington during his travel from the Canada G7 summit to Croatia, but Modi cited a fixed schedule and declined. The strained interactions during Trump's second term have been described as a source of humiliation for Modi and have disrupted decades of U.S.-India policy. Observers note that Trump's approach appeared to be strategically limited, focusing on immediate moves rather than long-term diplomacy, which contributed to the unraveling of the relationship.