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2 hours ago
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9th time in 20 days: Jairam Ramesh asks PM to clarify 'Donaldbhai's' Pak claim
The Congress intensified its demand for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to break his silence on the repeated claims by his "friend Donaldbhai" (US President Donald Trump) that his threat of cutting trade with India and Pakistan led to the fresh attack by Congress's Jairam Ramesh came as Trump reiterated his claim that he avoided a potential nuclear disaster by mediating the ceasefire between India and In a scathing post on X, the Rajya Sabha MP pointed out that through the repeated assertions by Trump - the ninth time in 20 days across 3 countries - the equivalence of India and Pakistan gets has always insisted on "de-hyphenation". The reference is to the term "Indo-Pak", which is how the West saw South Asia in the 90s in an attempt to balance its relationship with both nations."This is the 9th time in 20 days, across 3 countries and 3 cities. Donaldbhai keeps repeating the same sequence of events of how he got the 4-day India-Pakistan war to stop - US intervention and the use of trade instrument to stop nuclear escalation. The equivalence of India and Pakistan gets reiterated yet again," Ramesh government has always maintained that New Delhi and Islamabad "directly negotiated" the ceasefire and the US had no role in COMMERCE SECRETARY'S COURT SUBMISSIONadvertisementThe Congress leader also referred to US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick's recent submission before a court that the threat of tariffs helped the US broker a ceasefire between India and issue was raised by the Trump administration before the Court of International Trade to defend its sweeping tariffs on the trade court blocked Trump's tariffs from going into effect. A day later, an appeals court temporarily reinstated the to it, Ramesh tweeted, "President Trump's commerce secretary has made exactly the same claims in his submission to the New York-based Court of International Trade. But Donaldbhai's friend Narendra Modi continues to ignore his claims with absolute silence. Why doesn't the PM speak up?""Is President Trump also doing what Modi does all the time and so well (i.e. lying)? Or is he speaking even 50% truth?" he further said.
New Indian Express
6 hours ago
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- New Indian Express
'When will PM break his silence?' Congress on Trump's truce claims
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday wondered when Prime Minister Narendra Modi would respond to US President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly given more than an indication that it was he who brokered a truce between India and Pakistan during the latest armed conflict. In a series of posts on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh tagged a video clip of Trump to say this is the 11th time in 21 days that Modi's "great friend" claimed he had a role to play in the ceasefire between the two neighbours. "When will the PM speak up?" he asked. Ramesh earlier said, "This is the 9th time in 20 days, across 3 countries and 3 cities. Donaldbhai keeps repeating the same sequence of events of how he got the 4-Day India-Pakistan war to stop - US intervention and the use of the trade instrument to stop nuclear escalation. The equivalence of India and Pakistan gets reiterated yet again. "Trump's Commerce Secretary made exactly the same claims in his submission to the New York-based Court of International Trade on May 23', the Congress leader said.
The Hindu
6 hours ago
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- The Hindu
‘When will PM Modi break his silence?' Congress on Trump's truce claims
The Congress on Saturday (May 31, 2025) wondered when Prime Minister Narendra Modi would respond to U.S. President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly given more than an indication that it was he who brokered a truce between India and Pakistan during the latest armed conflict. In a series of posts on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh tagged a video clip of Mr. Trump to say this is the 11th time in 21 days that Mr. Modi's "great friend" claimed he had a role to play in the ceasefire between the two neighbours. This is 11th time in 21 days that PM @narendramodi's great friend and American President Donald Trump has made claims about how the ceasefire with Pakistan took place. When will the PM speak up? — Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) May 31, 2025 "When will the PM speak up?" he asked. Mr. Ramesh earlier said, "This is the 9th time in 20 days, across 3 countries and 3 cities. Donaldbhai keeps repeating the same sequence of events of how he got the 4-Day India-Pakistan war to stop - US intervention and the use of the trade instrument to stop nuclear escalation. The equivalence of India and Pakistan gets reiterated yet again." Mr. Trump's Commerce Secretary made exactly the same claims in his submission to the New York-based Court of International Trade on May 23, the Congress leader said. "But Donaldbhai's friend Mr. Narendra Modi continues to ignore his claims with absolute silence. Why doesn't the PM speak up? "Is President Trump also doing what Mr. Modi does all the time and so well (i.e., lying)? Or is he speaking even 50% truth?" Mr. Ramesh said. The Congress has been urging the government to clarify Mr. Trump's claims and object to his hyphenation of India and Pakistan. The government has maintained that issues between India and Pakistan will be resolved bilaterally and without any third-party intervention.
Time of India
7 hours ago
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- Time of India
'11th time in 21 days, when will PM Modi speak?': Congress ups ante after Donald Trump again takes credit for India-Pakistan truce
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh stepped up his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding answers on US President Donald Trump 's continuous claims that he used trade as a war deterrent between India and Pakistan. "This is 11th time in 21 days that PM @narendramodi's great friend and American President Donald Trump has made claims about how the ceasefire with Pakistan took place. When will the PM speak up?" the grand old party's national spokesperson said in a post on X on Saturday. This came after Trump said that Pakistan and US were set to discuss trade in next week noting that he "wouldn't have any interest in making a deal with either if they were going to be at war with each other." "I think the deal I'm most proud of is the fact that we're dealing with India, we're dealing with Pakistan, and we were able to stop potentially a nuclear war through trade as opposed through bullets. You know, normally they do it through bullets. We do it through trade. So I'm very proud of that. Nobody talks about it. But we had a very nasty potential war going on between Pakistan and India. And now, if you look, they're doing fine," he said. In a series of posts noting the number of times Trump took credit for the truce, which is at least thrice in the past 24 hours, Ramesh said, "Donaldbhai keeps repeating the same sequence of events of how he got the 4-Day India-Pakistan war to stop - US intervention and the use of the trade instrument to stop nuclear escalation." "The equivalence of India and Pakistan gets reiterated yet again. President Trump's Commerce Secretary has made exactly the same claims in his submission to the New York-based Court of International Trade on May 23rd. But Donaldbhai's friend Mr Narendra Modi continues to ignore his claims with absolute silence. Why doesn't the PM speak up? Is President Trump also doing what Mr. Modi does all the time and so well (i.e. lying)? Or is he speaking even 50% truth?" he added. While Trump's recent claims have not drawn a categorical denial from New Delhi, the ministry of external affairs has consistently maintained that the India-Pakistan ceasefire was a bilateral decision, and there have been no trade discussions with the United States related to or following Operation Sindoor.
News18
7 hours ago
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- News18
'9th Time In 20 Days': Jairam Ramesh Asks PM Modi To 'Speak Up' On Trump's Ceasefire Claims
Last Updated: On Friday, Trump reiterated that he had stopped India and Pakistan from engaging in a full-blown conflict and averted a nuclear confrontation The Congress is at it again. Two days after questioning the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Donald Trump's claims of having brokered the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, the Grand Old Party once again asked PM Modi to 'speak up" as the US President repeated his assertions. On Friday, Trump reiterated that he had stopped India and Pakistan from engaging in a full-blown conflict and averted a nuclear confrontation. 'We stopped India and Pakistan from fighting. I believe that could have turned out into a nuclear disaster, and I want to thank the leaders of India and Pakistan, and I want to thank my people. 'Also, we talk trade, and we say we can't trade with people who are shooting at each other and potentially using nuclear weapons. They're great leaders in those countries, and they understood and they agreed, and that all stopped, and we're stopping others from fighting. Also, because ultimately, we can fight better than anybody, we have the greatest military in the world. We have the greatest leaders in the world…" The US President's statement gave fresh ammo to the Congress, with party MP Jairam Ramesh saying it was the '9th time in 20 days" that Trump had repeated the sequence of events but the prime minister had maintained silence on the issue. This is the 9th time in 20 days, across 3 countries and 3 cities. Donaldbhai keeps repeating the same sequence of events of how he got the 4-Day India-Pakistan war to stop – US intervention and the use of the trade instrument to stop nuclear escalation. The equivalence of India… — Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) May 31, 2025 'This is the 9th time in 20 days, across 3 countries and 3 cities. Donaldbhai keeps repeating the same sequence of events of how he got the 4-Day India-Pakistan war to stop – US intervention and the use of the trade instrument to stop nuclear escalation. The equivalence of India and Pakistan gets reiterated yet again. President Trump's Commerce Secretary has made exactly the same claims in his submission to the New York-based Court of International Trade on May 23rd. But Donaldbhai's friend Mr. Narendra Modi continues to ignore his claims with absolute silence. Why doesn't the PM speak up?" Ramesh asked on X. This is not the first time Ramesh has trained his guns on the government's radio silence on the issue. Earlier, the Congress leader said: 'Our Prime Minister does not want to hear about tariffs; our Prime Minister only wants to hear 'Tareef' (praise). So, the PM is silent on this. The Prime Minister has not said anything." He also slammed the US President for hyphenating India and Pakistan, saying: 'India's economy has increased 10 times in comparison to Pakistan's economy, but both of them have come in the same boat. How can this happen?" THE CEASEFIRE India, in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people, launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, pounding terror launchpads linked to outfits such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad in Pakistan and PoK and killing more than 100 terrorists. A rattled Pakistan responded with attempts to launch a military action, resorting to cross-border shelling, drone assaults, and even military strikes. However, India's air defence system and armed forces thwarted these attempts. After four days of intense cross-border fighting, India and Pakistan arrived at a ceasefire understanding on May 10, with Trump announcing the truce. WHAT TRUMP SAID The US President had claimed that India and Pakistan agreed to reach a 'full and immediate" ceasefire after mediated talks, claiming that he used 'trade to a large extent" to broker the ceasefire. 'I said let's make a deal, let's do some trading. Let's not trade nuclear missiles. Let's trade the things you make so beautifully. And they both have very powerful leaders, strong leaders and it all stopped. Hopefully it will remain that way," he had said. However, the external affairs ministry slammed Trump's offer to mediate on Kashmir and his claim of having used trade to prevent a 'nuclear war", saying that the military action under Operation Sindoor was 'entirely in the conventional domain". While addressing a press briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, 'I refer to you the position made clear on May 13. From the time Operation Sindoor commenced on May 7, the issue of trade or tariff did not come up in any of these discussions. External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar had also clarified it was established directly through DGMOs." Location : New Delhi, India, India First Published: May 31, 2025, 09:04 IST News politics '9th Time In 20 Days': Jairam Ramesh Asks PM Modi To 'Speak Up' On Trump's Ceasefire Claims
