Opposition Congress called a scheduled lunch meeting between US Donald Trump and Pakistan Army chief General Syed Asim Munir in Washington on Wednesday a”triple jhatka to Howdy Modi by Namaste Trump”
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh also termed the meeting a blow to Indian diplomacy. “This is triple jhatka to Howdy Modi by Namaste Trump! Indian diplomacy is being shattered and the PM is totally silent. And tomorrow is the fifth anniversary of his (in)famous clean chit to China,” he wrote on X
Trump is scheduled to meet the Pakistan Chief of Army Staff over lunch on Wednesday. A White House itinerary shows his lunch meeting with Munir, as per reports.
“Field Marshall Asim Munir, the man whose inflammatory, incendiary and provocative remarks were linked directly to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attacks, is having lunch today with President Trump in the White House. Is this why President Trump abandoned the G7 Summit a day early denying Mr. Narendra Modi a huge hug,” Ramesh wondered.
Gen. Michael Kurilla, the US Central Command Chief calls Pakistan a ‘phenomenal’ partner in counter-terrorism operations, he wrote.
“President Trump himself has trumpeted 14 times that he brought about a ceasefire between India and Pakistan meaning he ended Operation Sindoor,” he added.
The Congress criticism came on a day PM Modi told Trump that India never asked for and will never accept any third-party mediation to resolve the issue of Pakistan’s illegal occupation of parts of Jammu and Kashmir. In his 35-minute phone call with Trump, PM Modi also made it clear that India’s counter-terrorism operation, Operation Sindoor, is ongoing.
