Diplomatic setback? Cong targets PM over US gen's Pak praise

NEW DELHI: The Congress connected Wednesday stepped up its onslaught connected Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought answers from him connected the country's post-Pahalgam information and overseas argumentation challenges. The Congress besides cited the remarks of a apical US wide who called Pakistan a "phenomenal partner" successful the counter-terrorism satellite and asked PM Modi if this was not a "diplomatic setback".The Congress violative came a time aft Prime Minister Modi met the 50 planetary envoys who were portion of the 7 multi-party delegations that visited 32 countries to exposure Pakistan's relation successful sponsoring cross-border terrorism."Now that the PM has himself met with the members of the 7 parliamentary delegations that had been sent to assorted countries, volition helium astatine slightest present seat a gathering oregon a acceptable of meetings of leaders of each governmental parties and instrumentality them into assurance connected India's aboriginal strategy vis-a-vis some China and Pakistan and the strategical implications of the CDS' revelations successful Singapore," Congress wide caput in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh posted connected X.

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On Tuesday, PM Modi had hosted members of the multi-party delegations, comprising parliamentarians and erstwhile diplomats, who travelled to assorted satellite capitals implicit the past fewer weeks to convey India's connection connected the request to eradicate the menace of coercion pursuing the Pahalgam onslaught and Operation Sindoor.Also read: US wide praises Pakistan, motherlode of terrorism, arsenic a 'phenomenal partner'While the authorities and the leaders who were portion of this ngo hailed this diplomacy initiative, Congress called the determination “just a formality” aimed astatine creating an illusion of governmental unity.

Congress MP Tariq Anwar said, “This was lone a formality to amusement that each parties are united, which is acold from the truth. There was nary important outcome. After the delegation returned, a study was submitted to the Prime Minister, but nary wide accomplishment was mentioned.”“Our nonsubjective was to isolate Pakistan connected the planetary signifier and exposure its relation successful terrorism. But that ngo was not fulfilled. Ironically, Pakistan inactive enjoys important planetary enactment — it has been made co-chair successful United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and chairs a US-formed committee to show the Taliban successful Afghanistan.

Pakistan besides got funds from the World Bank and different planetary institutions similar the IMF,” the Congress MP said.“We sent this delegation with the anticipation of creating planetary unit connected Pakistan, but thing has changed. The workout turned retired to beryllium ceremonial alternatively than strategic," helium told quality bureau IANS.'Pakistan a phenomenal spouse successful counter-terrorism'The Congress besides reacted powerfully to the remarks of US Army General Michael Kurilla, Commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM) who said that the United States has to person a narration with Pakistan and with India, and noted that it cannot beryllium a "binary switch" wherever Washington cannot person ties with Islamabad if it has relations with New Delhi.Kurilla made the comments during a grounds earlier the US House Armed Services Committee connected Tuesday.In his remarks, Kurilla said, "We should look astatine the merits of the narration for the positives that it has. ISIS Khorasan (ISIS K) is possibly 1 of the astir progressive successful trying to bash outer plots globally to see against the homeland. The Taliban is going aft ISIS K - they hatred each other, and person pushed a batch of them into the tribal areas connected the Afghan-Pakistan border." "Through a phenomenal concern with Pakistan, they person gone aft ISIS Khorasan, sidesplitting dozens of them. Through a narration we person with them providing intelligence, they person captured astatine slightest 5 ISIS Khorasan precocious worth individuals," the apical US wide said.Sharing a media study connected Kurilla's remarks, Jairam Ramesh said, "The US Central Command Chief has conscionable described Pakistan arsenic a 'phenomenal spouse successful counter-terrorism'."

"What bash our PM and his cheerleaders person to accidental astir this? Is this not a diplomatic setback?" Ramesh said connected X.In different post, Ramesh shared a media study which claimed that Pakistan's main of service unit General Syed Asim Munir is scheduled to sojourn Washington DC, for the US Army Day celebrations connected June 14."This is the antheral who spoke successful specified incendiary and provocative connection conscionable earlier the Pahalgam panic attacks. What is the US truly up to? This is different immense diplomatic setback for India," Ramesh said.(With inputs from agencies)