NEW DELHI: Congress chief Jairam Ramesh on Saturday jabbed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, questioning the federal government’s failure to stop Washington from in accordance Islamabad a key function in mediating between the US and Iran.This comes after US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Islamabad to steer essential talks with an Iranian delegation geared toward stabilising a fragile ceasefire and exploring a broader peace course of in West Asia.Reacting to the event, Ramesh expressed hope for peace however raised considerations over India’s diplomatic place.In a submit on X, he wrote: “The US-Iran assembly is starting in the present day in Islamabad. The whole world, together with India, are hoping that that is the start of a sturdy peace course of between the 2 nations that won’t get derailed by Israel’s persevering with agression in its neighbourhood.”He then questioned the federal government’s overseas coverage strategy, referring to what he referred to as the Prime Minister’s ‘huglomacy’.“However severe questions concerning the substance and magnificence of the self-declared Vishwaguru’s huglomacy come up,” he wrote.The Congress chief additionally raised 4 key questions over the event:
- How has Pakistan managed to carve out a brand new function for itself regardless of its function within the dastardly Pahalgam terror assault of April 2025 and the diplomatic engagement India mounted to isolate it following the assaults? This failure is particularly damming as a result of the Dr Manmohan Singh Authorities had very successfully remoted Pakistan after the Mumbai terror assaults in Nov 2008.
- How has India allowed the US to accord Pakistan this new function even after the Namaste Trump, Howdy Modi, and Phir Ek Baar Trump Sarkar campaigns of Mr. Modi and his cheerleaders? India additionally agreed to a really clearly one-sided commerce deal the place it gave way more than what it might get – and but the Modi Authorities failed the achieve any leverage with the US.
- Why didn’t India as the present President of BRICS+ launch any peace or mediation initiative – particularly since Iran, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia are members of the BRICs+?
- What has India gained from its callibrated capitulation to China up to now eighteen months – particularly in view of China’s pivotal function in Pakistan’s response to Operation Sindoor and its continued propping up of Pakistan?
“Peace in West Asia should return rapidly. The Strait of Hormuz should as soon as once more revert to the state of affairs that prevailed earlier than the US-Israel assault on Iran started on Feb twenty eighth – a mere two days after Mr.Modi had accomplished a most ill-advised and ill-timed go to to Israel,” the Congress chief wrote. Ramesh’s remarks come amid heightened diplomatic tensions linked to the continuing battle, which started after US and Israeli strikes on Iran in late February.The warfare has disrupted international vitality flows, notably via the Strait of Hormuz, pushing up oil costs and growing strain for a negotiated settlement.The Congress chief additionally alleged that India did not leverage its ties with Washington regardless of high-profile engagements equivalent to ‘Namaste Trump’ and ‘Howdy Modi’.The talks in Islamabad are going down below tight safety, with roads sealed and motion restricted in elements of the town. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has described the negotiations as a “make-or-break” second for regional stability.The Iranian delegation, led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf and International Minister Abbas Araghchi, is predicted to push for key circumstances, together with a ceasefire in Lebanon and the discharge of blocked Iranian property.US Vice President JD Vance, forward of the talks, warned Tehran in opposition to making an attempt to take advantage of the negotiations but in addition expressed cautious optimism a couple of constructive consequence.The developments come in opposition to the backdrop of continued tensions within the area, notably in Lebanon, and ongoing disruptions within the Strait of Hormuz, which carries practically 20 per cent of the world’s vitality provide.Ramesh has been a vocal critic of the federal government’s dealing with of the battle. In an earlier submit, he had accused the Centre of remaining silent on the US-Israel strikes on Iran and failing to take any significant diplomatic initiative to de-escalate the state of affairs.