{"id":185239,"date":"2025-10-09T11:23:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T06:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=185239"},"modified":"2025-10-09T11:23:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T06:23:14","slug":"congress-slams-modi-govt-as-pakistan-secures-us-missile-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/10\/09\/congress-slams-modi-govt-as-pakistan-secures-us-missile-deal.html","title":{"rendered":"Congress slams Modi govt as Pakistan \u2018secures\u2019 US missile deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-185240\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/10\/Capture-6-390x158.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/10\/Capture-6-390x158.jpg 390w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/10\/Capture-6.jpg 434w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New Delhi: The Indian National Congress has accused the Modi-led BJP government of presiding over a series of diplomatic failures following reports that the United States has reportedly included Pakistan in a new air-to-air missile deal with defence contractor Raytheon Technologies.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, Congress communications in-charge highlighted the development as a major setback to India\u2019s foreign policy, saying it exposes the government\u2019s diminishing diplomatic leverage. \u201cHow quickly the diplomatic climate changes, and how quickly diplomatic setbacks accumulate,\u201d Ramesh wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>Ramesh cited two notifications issued by the US Department of Defense, reported by PTI, showing that Pakistan has been added to Raytheon\u2019s list of recipients for Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs). The earlier notification dated May 7, 2025, listed Canada, Taiwan, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Sweden, Czech Republic, South Korea, Kuwait, Japan, Finland, Germany, UK, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Belgium, Australia, Turkey, Spain and Lithuania. However, a fresh notification issued on September 30, 2025, includes Pakistan, along with Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>The Congress leader said the inclusion of Pakistan underlines India\u2019s shrinking global influence, claiming that despite years of \u201cphoto-op diplomacy and choreographed summits,\u201d the Modi regime has failed to safeguard India\u2019s strategic interests.<\/p>\n<p>Ramesh further criticised the government for its silence over Russia\u2019s reported agreement to supply engines for Pakistan\u2019s JF-17 fighter jets, describing it as \u201canother diplomatic humiliation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said that despite the Modi government\u2019s rhetoric, Pakistan continues to be diplomatically courted by global powers, including the US, Russia, and China. \u201cThese developments reflect the erosion of India\u2019s global standing under the BJP\u2019s foreign policy mismanagement,\u201d Ramesh asserted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: The Indian National Congress has accused the Modi-led BJP government of presiding over a series of diplomatic failures following reports that the United States has reportedly included Pakistan in a new air-to-air missile deal with defence contractor Raytheon Technologies. 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