India, Sept. 18 -- New Delhi: The Congress expressed concern on Thursday over Saudi Arabia signing a "strategic mutual defence" tie-up with Pakistan, saying it will have grave implications for India's national security and describing it as yet another "setback for the much-hyped personalised diplomacy" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

In a post on X, Congress general secretary, communications, Jairam Ramesh said a month after Operation Sindoor was "abruptly" stopped, US President Donald Trump hosted Pakistan's Field Marshal Asim Munir for lunch at the White House - "the same person whose incendiary and inflammatory statements directly led to the Pahalgam terror attacks of April 2025".

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