‘Indian diplomacy being shattered’: Cong's swipe at PM Modi on Pak army chief Asim Munir's lunch with President Trump

The Congress on Wednesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi government over reports about Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir's lunch with US President Donald Trump in Washington DC on April 18. The Congress claimed that Indian diplomacy is being "shattered" and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "totally silent" on it.

US President Donald Trump is set to have a lunch meeting on Wednesday with General Asim Munir in Washington DC.

"Field Marshal 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," Congress general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X.

The April 22 Pahalgam attack in Jammu and Kashmir killing 22 people came a week after General Asim Munir sparked a row when he said Kashmir is Islamabad’s 'jugular vein.’ The remark evoked a strong objection from New Delhi.

“Our stance is absolutely clear, it was our jugular vein, it will be our jugular vein, we will not forget it. We will not leave our Kashmiri brothers in their heroic struggle,” General Munir said in Islamabad while addressing the Overseas Pakistani Convention on April 16.

‘Trump has "trumpeted" 14 times’

Ramesh said President Trump himself has "trumpeted" 14 times that he brought about a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, meaning he ended Operation Sindoor.

"Is this why President Trump abandoned the G7 Summit a day early denying Mr. Narendra Modi a "huge hug", he asked.

Earlier in the day, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation with US President Donald Trump, which lasted approximately 35 minutes.

Misri said that PM Modi briefed President Trump about Operation Sindoor. PM Modi clarified that no topics related to trade were discussed in connection with Operation Sindoor, Misri said.

PM Modi's assertion comes after Trump's repeated assertions that he played a key role in mediating the India-Pakistan ceasefire understanding after four days of military actions in the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack

"Gen. Michael Kurilla, the US Central Command Chief, calls Pakistan a 'phenomenal' partner in counter-terrorism operations. This is triple jhatka to Howdy Modi by Namaste Trump!" the Congress leader said.

The Congress last week said the US is constantly making statements that can only be interpreted as hyphenating India and Pakistan. It stressed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should leave aside his "stubbornness" to call an all-party meeting and a special session of Parliament.

"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," Ramesh said.

(With PTI inputs)