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The Congress connected Saturday (June 20, 2026) lashed retired astatine Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "not taking up" with U.S. President Donald Trump the killing of 3 Indian seafarers arsenic a effect of an American attack and alleged that "PR first" was the government's mantra and not "nation first".
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The Opposition enactment besides cited the responses of the erstwhile Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh — during the diplomatic enactment surrounding MEA authoritative Devyani Khobragade successful 2013 — and Indira Gandhi to reason that erstwhile Congress governments had fixed primacy to nation's involvement erstwhile speaking with America.
In the discourse of the Modi-Trump bilateral gathering and the nationalist remarks they made connected Wednesday (June 17, 2026) connected the sidelines of the G7 acme successful France, Congress's media and publicity section head, Pawan Khera, claimed that PM Modi sat with his regard lowered earlier Mr. Trump.
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"He sat huddled connected the sofa, addressing Trump arsenic 'excellency'. It was genuinely embarrassing. It looked arsenic though a institution cause were speaking to the boss; we had ne'er seen a premier curate similar this before," Mr. Khera said astatine a property league here.
The U.S. killed 3 Indian sailors, yet Trump did not adjacent explicit regret due to the fact that Narendra Modi sat determination "meekly", contented simply with the praise helium was receiving, the Congress person said.
"Narendra Modi kept giggling but failed to inquire Trump a azygous question astir the sidesplitting of Indian sailors, simply due to the fact that his tegument had been complimented.
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"(External Affairs Minister) S Jaishankar returns aft being reprimanded by Marco Rubio. Narendra Modi returns aft proceeding praise for his skin. It is profoundly disheartening to spot the authorities of the world's largest ideology instrumentality from the planetary signifier having suffered specified indignity," Mr. Khera said.
This is not "nation first' but "PR first", the Congress person asserted.
The connection Manmohan Singh conveyed to the U.S. arsenic the Prime Minister regarding the Khobragade lawsuit had astonished the full world, Mr. Khera said.
It was the UPA authorities that succeeded successful placing Pakistan connected the FATF 'grey list', and yet today, Modi's "friend" Trump invites Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir to meal pursuing Operation Sindoor, helium said.
Mr. Khera further said successful 1986, Voice of America wanted to acceptable up a transmitter successful Sri Lanka, close adjacent to the Indian coast, but Rajiv Gandhi did not let it to happen.
"It took america 200 years to thrust retired the British, but successful conscionable 12 years, Narendra Modi has brought backmost servitude," Mr. Khera alleged.
"When Modi and Trump sat together, 3 things happened -- the US renamed the US Indo-Pacific Command backmost to US Pacific Command; the US depicted the PoK portion arsenic portion of Pakistan connected a map; and the US State Department suspended EB-2 and EB-5 visas for Indians successful the July 2026 visa bulletin," helium said.
In his gathering with Trump, Modi did not rise the contented of the sidesplitting of Indian sailors, sermon the one-sided U.S. commercialized woody oregon bring up the US president's 'Operation Sindoor' ceasefire claims, Mr. Khera said.
"Narendra Modi does not privation to larn from Indira Gandhi. At the precise least, helium should larn from (Italian Prime Minister) Giorgia Meloni however to look idiosyncratic successful the oculus and springiness a steadfast response," helium said, referring to her rebuttal of Mr. Trump's assertion that she "begged" for a photo with him.
Mr. Khera said the U.S. torpedoed and sunk the 'IRIS Dena', a vas "that was our guest". Yet, PM Modi did not rise this contented with Mr. Trump, helium added, referring to the incidental successful March.
"Trump stated that if anyone attacked India portion Modi was the premier minister, the US would travel to its aid. This connection made it dependable arsenic though we were an American colony... whereas India has won galore wars connected its ain strength," the Congress person said.
The Opposition enactment earlier attacked Mr. Modi for not mentioning the sidesplitting of 3 Indian seafarers during his nationalist remarks with U.S. President Trump, calling it "pathetic" and "totally unacceptable".
While PM Modi raised the contented of the information of seafarers with Mr. Trump connected the sidelines of the G7 acme astatine Evian-Les-Bains, France, the Congress slammed him for not specifically raising the contented of the seafarers' sidesplitting arsenic the 2 leaders made a nationalist statement.
PM Modi and U.S. President Trump held wide-ranging talks connected the sidelines of the G7 summit, focusing connected the projected bilateral commercialized deal, bilateral defence and information ties, and the West Asia crisis.
The gathering came days aft 3 Indian seafarers were killed onboard a merchant vessel successful a U.S. subject strike.
The Prime Minister besides commended Trump for his enactment successful rekindling the anticipation for bid and advancement successful West Asia.
"We person ever said that determination should beryllium state of navigation. Lakhs of Indian seafarers run successful the maritime commercialized sector. I judge that their information is arsenic important. I americium assured that the woody (with Iran) volition person provisions for the information of the seafarers," Modi had said successful his media comments.
Mr. Trump described the meeting arsenic "great" arsenic helium heaped praise connected PM Modi.
