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New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and former Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram has rejected the Modi government\u2019s narrative linking Pakistan to the Pahalgam attack, stating that no concrete evidence has been made public to prove the attackers were Pakistani nationals.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, in an interview with The Quint, Chidambaram raised serious questions about the ongoing investigation into the July attack, saying the government must present credible proof if it intends to hold Pakistan accountable on the international stage.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy have you not apprehended the terrorists? Why have you not even identified them?\u201d Chidambaram asked, criticizing what he termed as \u201cinadequate disclosure\u201d by Indian investigating agencies. He noted that no country, not even India\u2019s neighbours\u2014Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal, Maldives, Bhutan, Mauritania or Bangladesh\u2014blamed Pakistan for the attack. Likewise, international groupings such as the SCO and BRICS also refrained from naming Pakistan.<\/p>\n
Chidambaram\u2019s remarks, particularly his assertion of \u201cno evidence,\u201d went viral on social media, drawing sharp criticism from BJP leaders, who accused him of parroting Pakistan\u2019s line and giving a \u201cclean chit\u201d to Islamabad.<\/p>\n
The political debate intensified just ahead of the Parliament\u2019s scheduled 16-hour discussion on the military operation codenamed “Operation Sindoor.”<\/p>\n
Referring to the post-2019 developments in occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Chidambaram asserted that the abrogation of Article 370 had worsened the situation, deepening the alienation of the Kashmiri people and creating a policy vacuum. He described the situation in IIOJK as a \u201cpeace of the graveyard.\u201d<\/p>\n
On the foreign policy front, Chidambaram recalled U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s revelation that PM Modi had asked him to mediate on Kashmir. He said India\u2019s public denial only led to diplomatic confusion. \u201cIt takes two sides to agree to a ceasefire. If Trump had a role to play in it, what is the shame in admitting it?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n
Chidambaram also questioned the government\u2019s handling of Operation Sindoor, alleging that authorities were hiding tactical failures and India\u2019s losses. He pointed out the government’s reluctance to make a full disclosure in Parliament and accused it of using scattered statements from defence officials instead of a unified explanation from top ministers.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cWe get snatches of information\u2014from the CDS in Singapore, from the deputy army chief in Mumbai, even a naval officer in Indonesia. But where is the comprehensive statement from the Prime Minister, Defence Minister, or Foreign Minister?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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