India has firmly rejected China's claims that it mediated between New Delhi and Islamabad during the military conflict earlier this year, reiterating that no third party was involved in the ceasefire decision. India has consistently maintained that the ceasefire on May 10, following Operation Sindoor, was reached following direct talks between the Director General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the two countries.

"We have already refuted such claims. On bilateral issues between India and Pakistan, there is no role for a third party. Our position has been clarified on several occasions in the past that the India-Pakistan ceasefire was agreed to directly between the DGMOs of the two countries," the source told India Today.

The development comes after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi did a Donald Trump and claimed that Beijing mediated several global conflicts, including the standoff between India and Pakistan in May.

"This year, local wars and cross-border conflicts flared up more often than at any time since the end of WWII," Wang Yi said at an event on Tuesday.

He further said that China, in an attempt to "build peace that lasts", has taken an objective and neutral stance while focusing on addressing both symptoms and root causes.

"Following this Chinese approach to settling hotspot issues, we mediated in northern Myanmar, the Iranian nuclear issue, the tensions between Pakistan and India, the issues between Palestine and Israel, and the recent conflict between Cambodia and Thailand," the Chinese foreign minister said.

Source: India Today