New Delhi: Veteran opposition leader and Congress stalwart Sonia Gandhi has sharply criticized the Narendra Modi government for its silence following the assassination of Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a joint Israeli-US strike in Tehran. She argued that the government\u2019s subdued reaction raises serious questions about the credibility of India\u2019s foreign policy.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, in an opinion piece published in The Indian Express, Gandhi observed that New Delhi\u2019s response\u2014largely limited to condemning Iran\u2019s retaliatory actions against the UAE and issuing generalised calls for de-escalation\u2014appears insufficient to uphold international law or sovereignty.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen the targeted killing of a foreign leader elicits no clear defence of sovereignty or international law from our nation,\u201d Gandhi wrote, \u201cit casts serious doubt on the direction and reliability of our foreign policy. In this context, silence represents an abdication, rather than a balanced approach.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Congress leader further cautioned that such an assassination could undermine established global norms. \u201cShould such actions proceed without a principled objection from the world\u2019s largest democracy, the erosion of international standards risks becoming commonplace,\u201d she asserted.<\/p>\n
Sonia Gandhi pointed out that Modi had concluded a visit to Israel just 48 hours before Ayatollah Khamenei\u2019s assassination, where he expressed strong support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, even amid widespread international criticism over civilian casualties in the Gaza conflict.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt a time when the rules-based global order appears increasingly fragile, silence becomes an abdication,\u201d Gandhi said.<\/p>\n
She also urged a parliamentary debate on the Modi-led Indian government\u2019s response during the second part of the Budget session, stressing the critical nature of this issue for India\u2019s strategic interests, international credibility, and moral leadership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
New Delhi: Veteran opposition leader and Congress stalwart Sonia Gandhi has sharply criticized the Narendra Modi government for its silence following the assassination of Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a joint Israeli-US strike in Tehran. She argued that the government\u2019s subdued reaction raises serious questions about the credibility of India\u2019s foreign policy. According …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":195983,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-196086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t