Aiyar says India failed to rally global support to blame Pakistan for Pahalgam attack
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New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Saturday criticized India’s diplomatic outreach after the Pahalgam terror attack, claiming that, except for Israel, no country has directly blamed Pakistan.
Referring to ‘Operation Sindoor’, under which several political leaders, including Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, visited various countries to present India’s case, Aiyar said the efforts produced “no concrete results”.
“Shashi Tharoor and his friends can roam around as much as they want, but apart from Israel, no one else said that Pakistan was behind the Pahalgam terror attack. Everyone is condemning the terrorism, but no one is willing to blame Pakistan,” Aiyar told IANS in an interview.
He pointed out that the UN Security Council’s statement after the attack condemned terrorism without naming Pakistan. “Only we claim that Pakistan is responsible. We are not able to present any evidence. We are not able to name the Pakistani agency which was behind the attack. The world is not accepting what India is saying. PM Modi travels a lot, but what did we get in return?” he said.
Aiyar also referred to US President Donald Trump’s earlier claims of mediating a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, which New Delhi has denied. “Trump is also claiming credit for India and the ceasefire agreement. Pakistan is accepting it, but India has denied the claims of any mediation. Hence, Islamabad is getting all the benefits, and we are facing the punishment,” he added.