India stands insulted, isolated on global stage, says Congress
The Congress on Friday (June 6, 2025) said India stands diplomatically 'isolated', and the biggest failure of the foreign policy is that the government couldn't organise meetings of all-party delegations sent abroad 'with heads of states or influential people'.
The party said even India's all-weather partners had not spoken a word in the country's favour, and wondered what the nation gained from such an exercise.
Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate claimed that India is being 'insulted' all over the world due to the 'failed foreign policy' of the Modi government. Ms. Shrinate pointed to how U.S. President Donald Trump had been repeatedly taking credit for the 'ceasefire' between India and Pakistan, and how 'our all-weather friends are distancing themselves from us'.
'In a complete collapse of India's foreign policy, it's no longer just President Trump taking credit for the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, but now even our all-weather ally Russia believes Trump mediated the ceasefire,' Ms. Shrinate said, adding, 'Modi ji's silence is deafening'.
'Failure of foreign policy'
Referring to the multi-party diplomatic delegations that visited various countries to convey India's stand following Operation Sindoor and the Pahalgam terror attack, she said these delegations couldn't say much on foreign soil but as the principal Opposition party, the Congress will raise questions.
'The question we are raising is this: these delegations went overseas, and it turned out to be a complete failure of our foreign policy, as we were not able to get them a single meeting with people of consequence. How many countries have spoken in our favour after these delegation trips,' Ms. Shrinate asked.
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Ms. Shrinate pointed out that Pakistan had not only got a role in multilateral agencies such as the United Nations but financial aid from institutions like the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank (WB).
'Mute spectators'
'These are institutions where India once yielded significant influence but are now mute spectators,' she said. 'It (Pakistan) is getting the opportunity to be represented in global institutions; global institutions are giving it financial aid. Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not even glance towards Kashmir in the last 45 days, but today he has reached Kashmir to cut the ribbon (to open the Chenab bridge and launch other projects).'
Drawing parallels between the Congress-led UPA government's handling of the 26/11 attacks with the way the Modi government handled the Pahalgam terror attack, Ms. Shrinate said each and every terrorist was killed and brought to book in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. 'What happened to the dreaded terrorists who killed so many people in Pahalgam? Why are they still at large?' she asked.
Separately, senior Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi took to social media to slam the appointment of Pakistan as the vice-chair of a UN panel on terrorism. 'Amazing and unbelievable. #Pak chairing and co-chairing #UN #SecurityCouncil panels on anti-terror! Worse than making Dracula head of a blood bank!! And sadly, some failure in our foreign policy on both counts: that enough nations are not speaking out for us & also that we are unable to delay and thwart such ridiculous appointments…,' Mr. Singhvi said on X.
Amazing and unbelievable. #Pak chairing and co chairing #UN#SecurityCouncil panels on anti terror! Worse than making Dracula head of a blood bank!! And sadly, some failure in our foreign policy on both counts: that enuff nations not speaking out for us & also that we are unable… — Abhishek Singhvi (@DrAMSinghvi) June 6, 2025
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