'Donaldbhai's Friend Modi...': Congress Questions PM Over Silence On Trump's Role In Indo-Pak Ceasefire

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Saturday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his silence over US President Donald Trump's role in mediating a ceasefire between India and Pakistan. 

Trump has been repeatedly claiming his role in the truce saying he threatened both countries with suspension of trade. 

In a post on X, Ramesh said, "This is the 9th time in 20 days, across 3 countries and 3 cities." 

"Donaldbhai keeps repeating the same sequence of events of how he got the 4-Day India-Pakistan war to stop - US intervention and the use of the trading instrument to stop the nuclear escalation. The equivalence of India and Pakistan gets reiterated yet again," he added. 

"But Donaldbhai’s friend Mr. Narendra Modi continues to ignore his claims with absolute silence. Why doesn't the PM speak up?" he questioned. 

"Is President Trump also doing what Mr. Modi does all the time and so well (i.e. lying)? Or is he speaking even 50% truth?" the Congress Rajya Sabha MP asked. 

Speaking to reporters at his office, Trump once again reiterated that he warned India and Pakistan to suspend trade. 

"We stopped India and Pakistan from fighting. I believe that could have turned out into a nuclear disaster, and I want to thank the leaders of India and Pakistan, and I want to thank my people," Trump said. 
 
"Also, we talk trade, and we say we can't trade with people who are shooting at each other and potentially using nuclear weapons. They're great leaders in those countries, and they understood and they agreed, and that all stopped, and we're stopping others from fighting," he added. 

He further said that representatives from Pakistan are coming next week. 

"We're very close to making a deal with India. And I wouldn't have any interest in making a deal with either if they were going to be at war with each other...," he said.

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