'Boasted friendship with Trump proving to be hollow': Jairam Ramesh targets PM Modi; lists '4 facts'
In a post on X, Ramesh pointed to four recent developments that, according to him, show the Modi government's "failure" in handling foreign affairs.
Ramesh accused the PM's 'drum-beaters and cheerleaders' of misleading the public with huge claims about diplomatic success.
The Congress leader referred to recent US actions involving Pakistan and US President Donald Trump's repeated claims about intervening in the India-Pakistan conflict.
'The abject failure of Indian diplomacy, especially in the past two months, is revealed most tellingly by four facts. These expose the tall claims made by the Prime Minister and his drum-beaters and cheerleaders,' Ramesh said.
Ramesh's 4 'facts' that 'expose' PM's claims''
Here are the four 'facts' the Congress leader mentioned:
Since May 10, 2025, President Trump has claimed 25 times that he personally intervened to stop Operation Sindoor, threatening India and Pakistan that if they didn't bring the war to a halt, they would not have a trade agreement with the USA.
On June 10, 2025, Gen. Michael Kurilla, the head of the powerful
US Central Command
, hails Pakistan as a phenomenal partner of the US in countering terrorism.
On June 18, 2025, President Trump held an unprecedented luncheon meeting with the Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir in the White House. Two months earlier, Munir's inflammatory, incendiary, and communally provocative remarks had provided the backdrop to the brutal
Pahalgam terror attacks
on April 22, 2025.
Just yesterday, July 25, 2025, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and thanked Pakistan for its partnership in countering terrorism and preserving regional stability
Ramesh concluded his post with a reminder of Modi's 2020 statement on China, suggesting it had already cost the country dearly. 'The PM's clean chit to China on June 19, 2020, has already cost India heavily. His much boasted friendship with President Trump is now proving to be hollow.'
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