Silent Diplomacy: Unanswered Questions in the Wake of Pahalgam Attack

Dipankar Bhattacharya of CPI(ML) Liberation questions Prime Minister Modi's silence on US mediation claims post-Pahalgam terror attack. He emphasizes the importance of exhausting diplomatic avenues before resorting to war. The editorial suggests India is increasingly dependent on the US-Israel axis while lacking clarity in foreign policy.

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation leader, Dipankar Bhattacharya, has raised pressing unanswered questions regarding developments since the Pahalgam terror attack. In a recent editorial, Bhattacharya criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for remaining conspicuously silent on US President Donald Trump's claims about mediating between India and Pakistan.

Bhattacharya stressed the need for a country to exhaust diplomatic options before rushing into war. He noted Modi's silence amidst strong rhetoric in his speeches post-attack, questioning the true effectiveness of 'Operation Sindoor' and the destruction claimed by the government, highlighting a lack of information about the perpetrators of the Pahalgam carnage.

He further highlighted India's increasingly isolated stance in the region and dependence on the US-Israel axis, underscoring a lack of clarity in India's foreign policy. The CPI(ML) Liberation leader reiterated the Opposition's call for a special parliamentary session to address these issues, urging acknowledgment of lives lost in recent conflicts.

(With inputs from agencies.)