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Rahul Gandhi takes swipe at EAM Jaishankar, says India's foreign policy has collapsed
May-23-2025

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on launched a scathing attack on External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, alleging that India's foreign policy has completely collapsed and asked External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to explain why has India been hyphenated with Pakistan and who asked US President Donald Trump to ‘mediate’ between the two South Asian neighbours.

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi directly targeted the Foreign Minister and called him ‘Jaichand Jaishankar’. The reference is from the epic poem 'Prithviraj Raso' in which Jaichand, a Rajput ruler, is said to be allied with Muhammad Ghori against another Rajput ruler Prithviraj Chauhan. He alleges that Jaishankar had alerted Pakistan before ‘Operation Sindoor’, thereby trying to reduce the impact of India's military action.

Rahul Gandhi on Thursday had accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of having compromised with India's prestige and asked him why he sacrificed the nation's interests by agreeing to halting of military hostilities against Pakistan. The Congress has been questioning the government for halting Operation Sindoor at a time when the armed forces were going strong and taking decisive action against terror camps in Pakistan.

AICC secretary in the office of the Congress president Gaurav Pandhi said, ‘Every single day that Jaichand Jaishankar continues as the Minister of External Affairs, he remains not just a liability but a serious threat to India's national interests. He should be removed from office without delay, and an independent inquiry must be instituted to investigate his failures. 

India carried out precision strikes under Operation Sindoor on terror infrastructure early on May 7 in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people. After this, there was a round of drone and missile attacks in the border areas between India and Pakistan between 8 and 10 May, after which both the countries agreed on a ceasefire on 10 May. The US President has been repeatedly claiming that he helped settle the tensions between India and Pakistan.



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