The MEA said that such feedback undermine India’s ties with pleasant nations and don’t replicate the federal government’s place. Jaiswal additional said that the Authorities of India disassociates itself from such unwarranted feedback that undermine India’s ties with pleasant nations.
The Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) on Thursday strongly criticised remarks made by a senior state authority regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s current five-nation tour. Labelling the feedback as “irresponsible and regrettable”, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal emphasised that such statements don’t align with the federal government’s stance and undermine India’s diplomatic relationships.
MEA calls remarks ‘irresponsible and regrettable’
“We’ve got seen some feedback made by a excessive state authority about India’s relations with pleasant nations from the International South. These remarks are irresponsible and regrettable and don’t behove the state authority,” stated Randhir Jaiswal, the Official Spokesperson of the MEA.
The ministry made it clear that the Authorities of India doesn’t endorse such views. “The Authorities of India disassociates itself from such unwarranted feedback that undermine India’s ties with pleasant nations,” Jaiswal added.
Mann mocks PM’s international outreach
The response got here after Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s sarcastic remarks, questioning the relevance of the Prime Minister’s five-nation go to, which included Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia. Earlier within the day, CM Mann jokingly talked about that PM Modi is perhaps visiting nations like “Magnesia,” “Galveaisa,” or “Tarvesia,” highlighting his notion that these visits aren’t substantial.
“PM has gone someplace. I feel it’s Ghana. He’s going to be again and he’s welcome. God is aware of which nations he retains visiting, ‘Magnesia’, ‘Galveaisa’, ‘Tarvesia’. He doesn’t keep in a rustic with 140 crore folks. He’s visiting nations the place the inhabitants is 10,000 and he’s getting the ‘highest awards’ there. Right here, 10,000 folks collect to observe a JCB… What has he gotten himself into!…,” stated the Punjab Chief Minister.
PM Modi’s landmark International South journey
It’s to be famous right here that Prime Minister Narendra Modi just lately concluded a landmark five-nation tour, visiting Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia from July 2 to 9, 2025. This tour marked his longest overseas journey in a decade, spanning two continents and strengthening India’s ties with key nations within the International South.
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