US invitation to Pak military chief a significant diplomatic setback for India: Ramesh

Ramesh additionally referred to latest remarks made by the top of the US Central Command, who described Pakistan as a “nice companion” within the battle towards terrorism.

“This comes at a time when the Modi authorities insists Operation Sindoor remains to be underway. Towards this backdrop, the invitation to Pakistan’s military chief to be a visitor at a key US army occasion is undoubtedly a trigger for critical concern,” he stated.

He additional alleged that the Trump administration was more and more making statements that counsel the US is equating India and Pakistan in its technique. “Such positioning undermines India’s diplomatic standing,” he stated.

Ramesh questioned the federal government’s silence, stating, “On the one hand, the prime minister is welcoming again delegations which have briefed the world, together with the US, on Pakistan’s function in selling cross-border terrorism. Alternatively, such developments from Washington, D.C. solely make India’s place extra precarious.”

Calling for pressing political consensus, Ramesh stated, “The Prime Minister should now put aside his obstinacy and ego, and convene an all-party assembly in addition to a particular session of Parliament. The nation should converse in a single voice and chart a unified diplomatic response.”

“Many years of diplomatic progress can’t be allowed to be undermined so simply,” Ramesh added.