Cong slams Modi govt, calls foreign policy ‘completely exposed’
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New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Union government’s foreign policy, claiming it has been “completely exposed” in the backdrop of escalating tensions in West Asia.
A day after criticising the US-Israel joint strike on Iran and urging the Narendra Modi-led government to act to ensure the safety of Indian expatriates, Congress General Secretary for Communications Incharge Jairam Ramesh, in a post on X, said, “The country is paying a heavy price for both the substance and the methods of Prime Minister Modi’s foreign policy.”
Ramesh, a former Union Minister, cited multiple issues to underscore what he described as the government’s weak diplomatic stance.
“No matter how much the Prime Minister and his coterie try to put on a show, the reality is that India’s foreign policy under the leadership of the self-proclaimed ‘Vishwa Guru’ has been completely exposed,” he wrote.
On US-Pakistan relations, Ramesh pointed out, “The American President (Donald Trump) has been consistently maintaining his closeness with Pakistan and repeatedly praising the very individual whose inflammatory statements laid the groundwork for the terrorist attacks in Pahalgam on April 22, 2025. The US has clearly supported Pakistan in its fight against Afghanistan.”
He also referred to Operation Sindoor, saying, “According to the count so far, the American President has claimed more than a hundred times that he intervened to halt Operation Sindoor by threatening to impose tariffs on Indian exports on May 10, 2025. But the Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) remains completely silent on these claims by President Trump.”
Ramesh criticised the India-US trade agreement as ‘one-sided’, alleging that “PM Modi pressured President Trump to make the announcement first.”
Referring to Modi’s recent visit to Israel, he said, “The Narendra Modi government’s response to this imposed war on Iran is a betrayal of India’s values, principles, concerns, and interests.”
On India-China relations, Ramesh stated, “PM Modi publicly gave China a clean chit on June 19, 2020. This shocking statement came at a time when 20 of our brave soldiers had been martyred on the Ladakh border. This clean chit has seriously undermined our negotiating position.”
The Congress leader’s remarks have intensified the political debate over India’s foreign policy amid growing regional tensions and safety concerns for Indian nationals abroad.
With IANS inputs