Cong’s Salman Khurshid Sides With Modi Govt, Shoots Down Trump’s Mediation Claim on India-Pakistan Ceasefire

New Delhi: Senior Congress chief Salman Khurshid has taken a special stand from his get together at the contemporary India-Pakistan ceasefire factor. While the Congress has wondered the federal government over US President Donald Trump’s feedback about mediating between India and Pakistan durin the armed struggle between the 2 international locations, the previous exterior affairs minister claimed that there used to be no third-party involvement.

Speaking to the media, he stated the figuring out between India and Pakistan took place immediately. The determination to prevent hostilities, in keeping with him, used to be made after talks between the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of each nations.

“There was no outside hand in this. Whatever was decided was decided between India and Pakistan alone. Pakistan reached out first, and we responded positively,” he stated.

Khurshid made the feedback after attending a briefing by means of Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri. He may be a part of a delegation that may go back and forth to Southeast Asia to percentage India’s standpoint on terrorism. The crew he’s in is led by means of Janata Dal (United) MP Sanjay Jha.

His feedback distinction with the Congress get together’s ongoing complaint of the federal government’s narrative. The get together has used Trump’s observation to assert that the ceasefire won’t had been purely bilateral.

However, Khurshid emphasized a transparent line between home politics and overseas affairs. “At home, political debate is our right and duty. But on international matters, we must speak in one voice,” he stated.

His stand has created some discomfort throughout the Congress, as it seems that to enhance the federal government’s model of occasions.