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\nNew Delhi: The Congress on Thursday said the newly released 14-point \u201cIslamabad Memorandum of Understanding\u201d between the United States and Iran reflects Pakistan\u2019s growing diplomatic influence and exposes serious failures in Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s foreign policy.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, Congress general secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh said the very naming of the agreement as the \u201cIslamabad MOU\u201d highlighted Pakistan\u2019s enhanced standing in regional and global affairs.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fact that it is called the Islamabad MOU shows the new-found regional standing and global influence of Pakistan, a country that had once been isolated on the global stage by Dr. Manmohan Singh following the Mumbai terror attacks in November 2008,\u201d Ramesh said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a severe setback to both the substance and style of Prime Minister Modi\u2019s foreign policy. Pakistan is now even more deeply embedded in the geopolitical and security architecture of West Asia which has grave implications for India.\u201d Ramesh said the agreement, if implemented in letter and spirit, could mark a major diplomatic advance, but cautioned that its success was far from guaranteed.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the time being, all that can be said is that the next 60 days will be crucial. It also has the potential for becoming a Memorandum of Misunderstanding from both sides,\u201d he added. The Congress leader claimed the MOU offers significant gains to Iran, which demonstrated resilience despite military pressure, while Gulf Cooperation Council countries that bore the weight of Iran\u2019s counter-attacks have cautiously welcomed it but will rethink regional partnerships.<\/p>\n
Ramesh described the deal as a \u201cdefinite defeat\u201d for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who he said stands isolated internationally even as President Trump has expressed anger and frustration with him. He said Modi remains \u201csteadfast in his support of Mr. Netanyahu\u2019s actions in the region – including in Lebanon, Gaza, and the occupied West Bank,\u201d calling such \u201cblind devotion\u201d costly for India.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe limits of military power have been once again exposed. Mr. Modi\u2019s continuing appeasement of Mr. Trump – the latest evidence of which is the MEA readout of the Trump-Modi bilateral meeting last night – is shameful and actually anti-national,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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