EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MIN S JAISHANKER ASSURED THAT NO HELP WAS SOUGHT FROM US TO MEDIATE ON THE KASHMIR ISSUE A DAY AFTER TRUMP'S CLAIM ON THE MATTER SENT SHOCKWAVES ACROSS INDIA'S POLITICAL ESTABLISHMENT. INDIA ON MONDAY NIGHT ITSELF REFUTED TRUMP'S CLAIME THAT HE WAS REQUESTED BY PM MODI TO MEDIATE BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN ON THE KASHMIR ISSUE. THE MEA STRESSED THAT IT IS ALWAYS INDIA'S POSITION TO DISCUSS OUTSTANDING ISSUES WITH PAKISTAN BILATERALLY.