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The Congress connected Monday (June 15, 2026) deed retired astatine the Modi government's handling of overseas policy, saying Pakistan seems to person acquired a caller determination and planetary influence, and this, coupled with China's heavy embedding successful Pakistan's strategical apparatus, poses a formidable geo-political situation for India.
Congress person Jairam Ramesh said the quality that the U.S. and Iran volition beryllium signing an statement connected June 19 successful Geneva to halt hostilities successful West Asia is to beryllium welcomed, adjacent though the afloat details are yet to beryllium made nationalist officially.
"There is cosmopolitan anticipation that the 2 countries (as besides Israel) volition abide by the accord — adjacent though it is of an interim quality -- and that the accord volition pb to a much imperishable normalization," Mr. Ramesh said connected X.
While the unrestricted re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz volition surely bring large alleviation to India, it does not mean the structural problems the system faces volition soon beryllium surmounted, the Congress wide caput in-charge communications said.
"These concerns intelligibly predate the existent warfare successful West Asia that began conscionable 2 days aft Prime Minister Modi's sojourn to Israel. The rupee had been nether sizeable unit for implicit a year, and the spread betwixt the request and proviso of dollars had been growing. Rates of backstage concern — a astir important determinant of GDP growth- person been tepid for galore years," Mr. Ramesh said.
"This is the effect of sluggish maturation successful request that, successful turn, is the result of stagnation successful existent wages implicit the past decade; Modi Government's nonaccomplishment to cheque the dumping of imports from China that has resulted successful a grounds commercialized shortage and endangered maturation of job-generating MSMEs successful particular; wide concern clime vitiated by unchecked powers fixed to taxation authorities and investigative agencies," helium said.
Pakistan, which had been successfully isolated by India aft its orchestration of the panic attacks successful Mumbai successful November 2008, present seems to person acquired a caller determination and planetary influence, the Congress person claimed.
"This, coupled with China's heavy embedding successful Pakistan's strategical apparatus, poses a formidable geo-political situation for India's overseas policy," Mr. Ramesh said.
"It is excessively overmuch to expect Mr. Modi to rethink his unsighted devotion and unconditional enactment to Israel. But humanitarian considerations and long-standing commitments apart, our nationalist involvement demands greater equilibrium than Mr. Modi has shown," helium said.
Mr. Ramesh's remarks came aft Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that a bid woody betwixt the U.S. and Iran has been reached, and it volition beryllium officially signed disconnected successful a ceremonial successful Switzerland connected June 19.
In a station connected X successful the aboriginal hours of Monday (June 14, 2026), Mr. Sharif said, "Following intensive talks, we are pleased to denote that the Peace Deal betwixt the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran has been REACHED."
He added that some sides person declared the "immediate and imperishable termination of subject operations connected each fronts, including successful Lebanon.
The authoritative signing ceremonial volition beryllium connected June 19 successful Switzerland, helium said.
Mr. Sharif thanked the U.S. and Iran for their committedness to uncovering a diplomatic solution to the conflict. He besides extended sincere appreciation to "our brothers successful this mediation effort, the large enactment of the State of Qatar", for their enactment successful reaching this agreement.
The U.S. and Israel launched attacks connected Iran connected February 28 that saw Tehran suffer respective of its apical leadership, including the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Commander Mohammad Pakpour, Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh, among others.
Khamenei's son, Mr. Mojtaba, is present the ultimate leader, but has not been seen successful nationalist since the warfare began.
