New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has raised concern over the government's decision to send a junior minister to the Gaza Peace Summit in Egypt, where over 20 heads of state, including US President Donald Trump, are meeting to seek an end to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
"India's presence at the Sharm el-Sheikh Gaza peace summit, represented only by a Minister of State, sharply contrasts with the heavyweight leaders attending. Is this strategic restraint or a missed diplomatic opportunity?" Tharoor questioned yesterday in a post on X.
Clarifying his stance, Tharoor stressed that his critique was not aimed at Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh's capabilities but rather at the message India's level of...