Overview

• Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh demanded on July 26 that Prime Minister Modi publicly address what he called the hollow returns on his friendship with President Trump.
• Ramesh highlighted 25 public assertions by President Trump since May 10 that he intervened to halt India’s Operation Sindoor and threatened trade consequences.
• He pointed to Gen. Michael Kurilla’s June 10 remarks praising Pakistan as a phenomenal U.S. partner in countering terrorism.
• He underscored President Trump’s unprecedented June 18 luncheon with Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir at the White House.
• Ramesh referenced U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent meeting with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar as further evidence of a faltering Indian diplomatic strategy.