Opposition questions Modi's foreign policy after Pakistan-brokered ceasefire

After the announcement of the two-week Iran war ceasefire brokered by Pakistan — New Delhi's primary arch-rival — the opposition party Congress was quick to take a swipe at India's foreign policy under Modi.

The party described Pakistan's involvement in hosting talks between Iran and the US as a "severe setback" for Modi and his government's diplomacy. 

"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 personalized diplomacy," Congress General Secretary and Member of Parliament Jairam Ramesh said on X.

He went on to call out Modi's visit to Israel two days before the war broke out on February 28, and the prime minister's silence on US President Donald Trump's expletive-laden threats to Iran.

The entire world will cautiously welcome the two-week ceasefire in the West Asia conflict between the US and Israel on the one side and Iran on the other.

The conflict had begun on Feb 28th with the targeted assassinations of the topmost echelons of the regime in Iran. These…

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