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The Congress connected Thursday (May 7, 2026) took a swipe astatine the Centre connected the archetypal day of Operation Sindoor, alleging that contempt India’s extended diplomatic outreach aft the subject operation, Pakistan had not been isolated internationally arsenic it was aft the 2008 Mumbai panic attacks.
“In spite of extended diplomatic outreach by India, Pakistan did not get isolated arsenic it had been pursuing the Mumbai panic onslaught successful November 2008. On the contrary, its Army Chief Asim Munir has been embraced with bonzer warmth by U.S. President Donald Trump from June 2025 onwards and the world’s starring sponsor of cross-border terrorism, namely Pakistan, has travel successful for praise from the U.S. subject establishment,” Congress wide caput (communications) Jairam Ramesh said successful a station connected X.
Recalling developments surrounding the operation, Mr. Ramesh said the archetypal announcement of the ceasefire that halted Operation Sindoor connected May 10, 2025, had travel from past U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio astatine 5.37 p.m. IST.
“As we observe the archetypal day of the motorboat of Operation Sindoor and salute the achievements of our equipped forces, it would beryllium utile to recall” a fig of developments linked to the operation, helium added.
He claimed that Mr. Trump had repeatedly asserted that his involution led to the ceasefire, and alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had ne'er publically refuted the claim.
The Congress person besides referred to remarks made by Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan successful Singapore connected May 30, 2025, successful which helium acknowledged that India had suffered archetypal losses owed to tactical errors earlier adapting and carrying retired precision strikes wrong Pakistan.
Mr. Ramesh further cited comments made by India’s defence attache successful Indonesia successful June 2025, arsenic good arsenic statements by Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lt. General Rahul Singh successful July 2025 highlighting China’s relation successful supporting Pakistan during the struggle done equipment, ammunition and real-time quality inputs.
“Calibrated capitulation”
Alleging that the Modi authorities continued a argumentation of “calibrated capitulation” towards China, Mr. Ramesh pointed to issues including the nonaccomplishment of accepted patrolling rights successful Ladakh, rising Chinese imports and relaxation of overseas nonstop concern norms.
Drawing a examination with the aftermath of the Kargil War, Mr. Ramesh noted that the Atal Bihari Vajpayee authorities had constituted the Kargil Review Committee nether strategical affairs adept K. Subrahmanyam to reappraisal the struggle and urge reforms.
Operation Sindoor was launched by India connected May 7, 2025, successful effect to the Pahalgam panic onslaught successful which 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed. India carried retired airstrikes connected panic infrastructure successful Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, triggering a subject escalation betwixt the 2 countries earlier hostilities ended connected May 10 pursuing talks betwixt subject officials.
