Now that the multiparty delegations which had gone to brief foreign countries about the need for Operation Sindoor vis-a-vis Pakistan have started returning, it’s time to understand if the Narendra Modi government played its cards well during an hour of national crisis and succeeded in protecting national interest and national honour. It may also be time to analyse how justified the Opposition has been in raising pertinent questions underlining the failure of India’s foreign policy. I have no hesitation in saying that, despite the brutal media intimidation and scrutiny, Opposition parties and the Congress in particular have done a brilliant job of putting the Modi government on the mat and asking tough questions since the declaration of ceasefire.
There is no denying the fact that utterances by some members of the delegation belonging to the Congress party did create some confusion in the public sphere, raising concerns if the main Opposition party was speaking in two voices.
But it should be viewed in the context that members of the delegation had no option but to speak in one voice, articulate and reflect government’s viewpoint. Meanwhile, the Congress members in the country had no such compulsion and continued to exercise their constitutional right to hold the government accountable by asking the questions that were on the minds of the people.