New Delhi: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said India’s foreign policy under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become a “common joke”, adding that the policy was “compromised” because “the Prime Minister was compromised”. Asked about the role Pakistan could play as mediator in the Iran war while India had no role, he said: “Our foreign policy … Read more
Jairam Ramesh and Ayatollah Khamenei (Photo/PTI) New Delhi: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday took a jibe at the Prime Minister Narendra Modiquestioning his hesitancy to condemn the death of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.Recalling his earlier accusations of a “compromising prime minister”, Ramesh claimed that Prime Minister Modi wanted to “avoid confrontation with … Read more
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar (photo by ANI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday that Iran had formally requested permission to dock three of its ships at Indian ports, a request that India granted the next day.Tensions have increased in the Indian Ocean after the United States sank an Iranian warship last week, … Read more
New Delhi: With the Foreign Minister Sujashankar Prepare to make a statement in Parliament on the situation in West Asia, congress The opposition wants a full debate on the issue during the second part of the budget session starting on Monday, it said on Sunday.On Monday, ahead of the start of the session, a joint … Read more
representative image New Delhi: Congress on Saturday launched scathing attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi The United States recently granted New Delhi a 30-day exemption for buying Russian oil. The attack quoted Donald Trump aide Scott Bessant, who said the United States had “allowed” India to accept oil from Moscow.The largest opposition party condemned and questioned … Read more
NEW DELHI: India has stopped short of condemning the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei despite criticizing Iran’s attacks on Gulf states and calling for restraint, dialogue and de-escalation of tensions in West Asia.The calibrated response sparked a strong political reaction at home, with Congress president Sonia Gandhi describing the government’s silence as … Read more
NEW DELHI: The US-Israeli attack on Iran and its aftermath, including the killing of its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, marks the clearest rupture yet between opposition parties, particularly the Congress and the Left, and the government over worrying developments in foreign affairs, an issue that has traditionally seen some convergence in the interests of … Read more