New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- India on Friday firmly dismissed comments made by NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on a purported conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin as "factually incorrect and entirely baseless."

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) clarified that no such discussion had ever taken place and urged NATO leadership to act with greater caution.

India criticised the remarks after Rutte suggested that PM Modi had sought clarifications from Putin on Russia's war strategy in the wake of US tariff actions.

"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...