Congress Parliamentary Party President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday criticized India’s silence on Gaza and Israel’s aggressive in Iran, which “not only the loss of his voice, but also surrenders the values”.
In an article published in Hindu Gandhi said that the title ‘It’s still it not it not in the Indias for Indias to Herd’, the Narendra Modi government had left India’s long-standing two-nation solution and left the royal commitment “.
“It is still not too late. India should speak clearly, act responsibly, and use every diplomatic channel available to reduce stress and promote the return of dialogue in West Asia.”
He criticized US President Donald Trump for following the “destructive route” in West Asia after talking against the endless wars of America. “The depth that is deeply regrettable is that US President Donald Trump-once he spoke against the endless wars of America and the influence of military complexes-now appears to be ready to follow this devastating route,” she wrote.
The Congress leader said in his article, “The silence of New Delhi on the devastation in Gaza and now on the unsafe increase against Iran reflects a disturbing departure from our moral and diplomatic traditions. It not only represents the loss of voice, but is also a surrender of values.”
He also stated that in front of this humanist destruction, “The Narendra Modi government has long existing and abandoned the royal commitment of India for a peaceful two-state solution, a sovereign, individual Palestine in the side-by-side with Israel in mutual security and throne”.
Gandhi said on 13 June 2025, the world once again, “watched the dangerous consequences of unilateral militants, when Israel launched a deep upset and illegal strike against Iran and its sovereignty”.
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He said that the Indian National Congress has condemned these bombing and targeted murders on Iranian land, which represents a dangerous growth with serious regional and global consequences.
He said, “With recent work of Israel, including its cruel and inconsistent campaign in Gaza, this operation was executed with a complete disregard for civil life and regional stability.
Gandhi also alleged that the current Israeli leadership under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “a long and unfortunate record of reducing peace and extremism”.
He claimed that looking at the record, “It is not surprising that Netanyahu would choose an increase in engagement”.
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Referring to the US President, he said, “The June 17 statement of Trump dismissed his own intelligence chief’s assessment and claimed that Iran was” very close “to get nuclear weapons,” deeply “,” deeply disappointing “.
“The world expects and the need for leadership which is based in facts and is powered by diplomacy, not by force or lies,” he said.
Gandhi said that Iran is a long -standing friend for India and is bound by us with the relationship of deep civilization. He said, “This is a history of significant support, including important junctions in Jammu and Kashmir. In 1994, Iran helped stop a resolution of India in the United Nations Commission on the United Nations Commission on the Kashmir issue,” he said.
He said, “In fact, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been much more cooperative with India, compared to the royal kingdom of Iran, which was tilted towards Pakistan in the 1965 and 1971 wars,” he said.
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Referring to the Indo-Israel strategic relations in recent decades, he said, “This unique situation gives our country to act as a bridge for moral responsibility and diplomacy and peace for the diplomacy.”
“This is not just an abstract principle. Millions of Indian citizens are living and working all over West Asia, which makes peace an issue of important national interest in the region,” he said.
Gandhi said, “Israel’s recent action against Iran has been enabled with close support from powerful Western countries, in an atmosphere of impure,” Gandhi said.
He said that on October 7, 2023, the Congress had disarmed unequal to “absolutely frightening and completely unacceptable attacks” by Hamas, but “we could not remain silent in front of Israel’s horrific and inconsistent response”.
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He said, “More than 55,000 Palestinians have lost their lives. The whole family, neighborhood, and even hospitals have been uprooted. Gaza stands on the verge of famine, and its civilian population faces unexpected difficulty,” he said.
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