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Rahul Gandhi’s ‘hugging’ jibe at Modi foreign policy triggers row
Rahul Gandhi on Thursday mocked the Modi government's foreign policy as 'all about hugging leaders' and hugged Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit to demonstrate. Dikshit then asked if Gandhi hugged him 'thinking he…
The Story in Brief
Rahul Gandhi on Thursday mocked the Modi government's foreign policy as 'all about hugging leaders' and hugged Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit to demonstrate. Dikshit then asked if Gandhi hugged him 'thinking he was Meloni', referring to Italian PM Giorgia Meloni. Gandhi replied, 'I have not reached there yet'. The exchange sparked sharp reactions from BJP leaders, who called the language objectionable and indecent. Union minister Pralhad Joshi accused Gandhi of 'amateur dramatics'. Gandhi also called the BJP-RSS a 'bunch of jokers' and alleged China had stopped Indian patrols in Arunachal Pradesh, a claim the government has not addressed.
The Indian Opinion
The BJP's outrage over Rahul Gandhi's 'hugging' jibe and the Meloni quip feels overblown, it was clearly a political joke, not a diplomatic insult. But Gandhi's 'bunch of jokers' remark and his unsubstantiated claim that China stopped Indian patrols in Arunachal Pradesh risk distracting from substantive debate. Both sides should focus on real issues: does India's foreign policy lack strategic depth, or is the criticism just theatrics? Watch for the government's official response on the patrols, silence would be telling.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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