The , including the , took a swipe at the -led central government on Wednesday, hours after Pakistan announced it would host talks between the and , following a two-week ceasefire agreement between the two countries.
The Congress termed Pakistan’s role as a “severe setback” to Prime Minister “highly personalised diplomacy” and said, “the self-styled Vishwaguru stands thoroughly exposed”. .
Congress targets BJP over Pak’s role in US-Iran ceasefire
The grand old party said PM Modi’s “cowardice is demonstrated by his silence not only on Israel’s belligerence but also on the completely unacceptable and disgraceful language being used by his good friend in the White House”.
Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said people across the world would respond carefully to the two-week ceasefire in the West Asia conflict between the United States and Israel on one side and Iran on the other.
“The conflict had begun on February 28th with the targeted assassinations of the topmost echelons of the regime in Iran. These had started just two days after Prime Minister Modi had completed his much-trumpeted visit to Israel, a visit that diminished India’s global stature and standing,” Ramesh claimed.
Ramesh said the Prime Minister had not spoken about Israel’s “genocide” in Gaza or its expansionist actions in the occupied West Bank.
“The role played by Pakistan in bringing about the ceasefire is a severe setback to both the substance and style of Mr Modi’s highly personalised diplomacy,” he said.
He said that efforts to isolate Pakistan over its continued support for terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, and to present it globally as a failed state, had not worked. He compared this to what former prime minister “accomplished after the Mumbai terror attacks”.
Ramesh said a country facing economic distress and relying on external support had still managed to take on such a role.
“He (Modi) or his team has also never explained why Op Sindoor was suddenly and abruptly halted on May 10th 2025 – the first announcement of which came from the US Secretary of State and for which the US President has claimed credit almost a hundred times since then,” the Congress leader said.
“There is a palpable sigh of relief everywhere. The External Affairs Minister (S Jaishankar) dismissed Pakistan as a dalal. But now the self-styled Vishwaguru stands thoroughly exposed, his self-declared 56-inch chest shrunk and shrivelled,” Ramesh said.
“His cowardice is demonstrated by his silence not only on Israel’s belligerence, but on the completely unacceptable and disgraceful language being used by his good friend in the White House,” he added.
The BJP has not yet responded to the Congress’ charges.
US, Iran reach ceasefire in Iran
Iran, the United States and Israel said they had agreed on a in the war. Tehran also said it would begin talks with the United States in Islamabad from Friday.
Trump said he had agreed “to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks” as long as Iran agrees to “the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz.”
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said in a statement that “for a period of two weeks, safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible via coordination with Iran’s Armed Forces” and that if attacks against Iran are halted, “our Powerful Armed Forces will cease their defensive operations.”
The agreement gives both sides time to try for a longer deal to end the six-week-old conflict, which has killed thousands and triggered a global energy crisis.
With inputs from agencies
