Washington DC, Aug. 31 -- US President Donald Trump during a phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 17 sought his support for the Nobel Peace Prize nomination, on the grounds of ending India-Pakistan hostilities -- to which PM Modi refused and brushed off Trump's claim, maintaining New Delhi's position that the ceasefire was agreed upon between India and Pakistsn, according to a report in New York Times.

According to the report, PM Modi's refusal to engage with Donald Trump's pursuit of the Nobel Peace Prize has played a key role in souring the relationship between the two nations.

Trump, during the phone call with PM Modi, reportedly said how proud he was of ending the military escalation. He mentioned that Pakistan was g...