Rebuff to ‘self-styled Vishwaguru’, says Congress, on reports of Pakistan mediating in West Asia

Congress criticises Modi government, citing reports about Pakistan's diplomatic role amid U.S.-Iran tensions, labelling it a setback for India.

The Congress on Tuesday (March 24, 2026) said that if reports of Pakistan being one of the intermediaries between the U.S.-Israel and Iran are true, then they represent a "severe setback" and "rebuff" to India.

The Opposition party claimed that in spite of India's undoubted military successes in Operation Sindoor, the sad reality is that thereafter Pakistan's diplomatic engagement and narrative management has been "markedly superior to that of the Modi government".

Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said multiple reports in leading international media outlets have identified Pakistan as one of the intermediaries being used between the U.S. and Israel on the one side and Iran on the other.

"If these reports are true, they represent a severe setback and rebuff to India - and it is all attributable to the self-styled Vishwaguru," Mr. Ramesh said on X.

"For over a year, it has been abundantly clear that in spite of our undoubted military successes in Operation Sindoor, the sad reality is that thereafter Pakistan's diplomatic engagement and narrative management has been markedly superior to that of the Modi government," he said.

Multiple reports in leading international media outlets have identified Pakistan as one of the intermediaries being used between the US and Israel on the one side and Iran on the other. If these reports are true, they represent a severe setback and rebuff to India - and it is…