There has been no recent contact between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump, government sources said on Friday.

The clarification came after Trump said in Washington that he spoke to Modi over India's ongoing border row with China in Eastern Ladakh.

On Tuesday, Trump offered to mediate between India and China to resolve the border dispute.

'The last conversation between Modi and Trump was on April 4 on the subject of hydroxychloroquine,' a source said.

On Thursday, the ministry of external affairs made it clear that India is directly in touch with the Chinese side through established mechanisms and diplomatic contacts to resolve the row.

'We are engaged with the Chinese side to peacefully resolve it,' MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said at an online media briefing while replying to a volley of questions on India's reaction to the US president's mediation offer.

He said India was engaged with China at military and diplomatic levels to resolve the standoff in eastern Ladakh, but at the same time asserted that the country is 'firm' in its resolve to protect its sovereignty and national security.

The sudden offer was seen as an attempt to irk Beijing as it came following rising hostilities between the US and China on a range of issues.

Trump previously offered to mediate between India and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue, a proposal which was rejected by New Delhi.

Asked about the situation in Eastern Ladakh, Srivastava said India is committed to the objective of maintenance of peace and tranquility in the border areas and Chinese and Indian armed forces scrupulously follow the consensus reached by leaders of the two countries on the matter.

'At the same time, we remain firm in our resolve to ensuring India's sovereignty and national security,' he said.

The MEA spokesperson said the Indian troops take a very responsible approach towards border management and strictly follow the procedures laid out in various bilateral agreements and protocols with China to resolve any issue that may arise in the border areas.

'The two sides have established mechanisms both at military and diplomatic levels to resolve situations which may arise in border areas peacefully through dialogue and continue to remain engaged through these channels,' he said.