**Modi Under Pressure: Congress Demands Clarity on Trump’s Claims**
The Congress party has ramped up its calls for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the ongoing assertions made by U.S. President Donald Trump regarding the ceasefire between India and Pakistan. Trump’s repeated claims suggest that his threats to cut trade with both nations were instrumental in achieving the ceasefire, a statement that has drawn sharp criticism from Congress leader Jairam Ramesh.
In a recent post on social media platform X, Ramesh highlighted that Trump has made these claims nine times in just 20 days, across three different countries. He emphasized that such statements reinforce the problematic equivalence between India and Pakistan, a notion that India has consistently rejected in favor of “de-hyphenation”—the idea that the two countries should not be viewed as a single entity in diplomatic discussions.
“This is the ninth time in 20 days, across three countries and three cities. Donaldbhai keeps repeating the same sequence of events regarding how he facilitated the cessation of the four-day India-Pakistan conflict through U.S. intervention and trade threats,” Ramesh tweeted. The Indian government has maintained that the ceasefire was a result of direct negotiations between New Delhi and Islamabad, asserting that the U.S. played no role in the process.
Ramesh also referenced a recent court submission by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, which claimed that the threat of tariffs was a factor in brokering the ceasefire. This issue arose during the Trump administration’s defense of its tariffs at the Court of International Trade, although a trade court had blocked these tariffs from being implemented.
In light of these developments, Ramesh questioned why Prime Minister Modi has remained silent on Trump’s assertions. “Is President Trump also doing what Modi does all the time and so well (i.e., lying)? Or is he speaking even 50% truth?” he asked, urging the Prime Minister to clarify his stance.
As the political discourse continues, the implications of Trump’s claims and Modi’s silence may have significant repercussions for India’s diplomatic relations and its standing on the global stage.
**FAQ**
**Q: Why is Congress demanding a response from Prime Minister Modi regarding Trump’s claims?**
A: Congress is urging Modi to clarify his position on Trump’s repeated assertions that U.S. trade threats were pivotal in achieving the India-Pakistan ceasefire, which they believe undermines India’s diplomatic stance of de-hyphenation between the two nations.
