New Delhi, July 8 -- Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has once again questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's continued "silence" over US President Donald Trump's repeated claims that he played an important role in "preventing a war between India and Pakistan".
"In the last 59 days, President Trump has claimed, for at least the 21st time, that he personally intervened to halt a four-day-long war between India and Pakistan in May," Ramesh said on X.
He further noted that according to Trump, the conflict between the two countries was on the verge of escalating into a nuclear war. India and Pakistan were ready for a ceasefire because he used the "carrot-and-stick policy", combining incentives and pressure through trade with the US. In s...