The Congress on Saturday criticised PM Modi’s touted friendship with Donald Trump, calling it hollow amid growing US-Pakistan ties. Jairam Ramesh cited diplomatic failures, including Trump’s claims on halting Operation Sindoor and US praise for Pakistan’s counterterrorism efforts, to question India’s foreign policy direction and Modi’s global influ
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Jairam Ramesh. Pic/File Pic
While criticising the Prime Minister and the ruling government, the Congress on Saturday came out all guns blazing, pointing out PM Modi’s friendship with US President Donald Trump. Congress general secretary alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "much-boasted friendship" with US President Donald Trump is now proving to be "hollow." Along with this, senior Congress leaders also cited various other things about the Prime Minister.
While taking it to the social media platform X, Congress general secretary, communications, Jairam Ramesh, also alleged that Indian diplomacy was failing in light of the US partnering with Pakistan.
The abject failure of Indian diplomacy, especially in the past two months, is revealed most tellingly by four facts. These expose the tall claims made by the Prime Minister and his drum-beaters and cheerleaders.
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) July 26, 2025
1. Since May 10, 2025, President Trump has claimed 25 times that he…
"The abject failure of Indian diplomacy, especially in the past two months, is revealed most tellingly by four facts. These expose the tall claims made by the Prime Minister and his drum-beaters and cheerleaders," he said in his post on X.
Veteran Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said that since May 10, 2025, Trump has claimed 25 times that "he personally intervened to stop Operation Sindoor, threatening India and Pakistan that if they didn't bring the war to a halt, they would not have a trade agreement with the USA."
On June 10, 2025, US President Gen. Michael Kurilla, the head of the US Central Command, hailed Pakistan as a phenomenal partner of the US in countering terrorism.
Furthermore, on June 18, 2025, Trump held an unprecedented luncheon meeting with Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir in the White House, Ramesh highlighted.
He further added that "Two months earlier, Munir's inflammatory, incendiary, and communally provocative remarks had provided the backdrop to the brutal Pahalgam terror attacks on April 22, 2025," as cited by news agency PTI.
However, recently, the Congress leader said that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and commended Pakistan for its cooperation in combating terrorism and maintaining regional security.
"The PM's clean chit to China on June 19, 2020, has already cost India heavily. His much-boasted friendship with President Trump is now proving to be hollow," Ramesh said in his post.
(With inputs from PTI)
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