India, May 14 -- Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday demanded clarification from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and external affairs minister S Jaishankar on whether US President Donald Trump "coerced and blackmailed" India into agreeing to a ceasefire understanding with Pakistan.

"A few days ago, we learnt of the ceasefire with Pakistan from the President of the United States. At a public event in Saudi Arabia yesterday, the President revealed that he may have coerced and blackmailed India into this ceasefire using the carrot-and-stick of sanctions and trade deals," Ramesh posted on X.

He asked if India's leaders "mortgaged" India's security interests because of the United States' pressure.

"What do the typically loquacious PM and EA...