Parliamentary panel chaired by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor also passed resolution praising Foreign Secy Vikram Misri for his conduct during Op Sindoor, it is learnt.
Misri has regularly briefed the committee on a host of foreign affairs issues, including developments in India’s neighbourhood like Bangladesh and in its ties with Canada.
Unhappy about ceasefire, which they see as Indian govt’s 'cowardice', extreme right-wing X accounts called foreign secretary 'spineless', 'traitor', even viciously attacking his daughter.
There is no decision to hold talks on any other issue at any other place, it is learnt. Understanding was reached by DGMOs of the 2 countries during a Pakistan-initiated call.
In special briefing, he asserts India has in past cooperated with Pak in probing terror attacks only to see Islamabad consistently stonewalling all efforts to move probe along.
Pahalgam attack was designed to provoke communal tensions, he adds. Military strikes were aimed at bringing justice, dismantling terror infrastructure & preventing future attacks.
Islamabad rejected the specific reference to Pakistan, calling it ‘contrary to diplomatic norms’; also expressed concern about India buying American security platforms.
Chinese commentators consistently portray India as the driver of rapprochement. New Delhi’s outreach is framed as a pragmatic, reluctant choice shaped by multiple pressures.
MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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