Pawan Khera’s post also referred to India’s vote in the United Nations, supporting a resolution seeking an “immediate cessation of all attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran.” He questioned India’s continued silence to condemn the US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
The Congress on Friday hit out at External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar over his call with his Iranian counterpart on Thursday evening, claiming that he was “dragging his feet” in informing the public about his conversation and was compelled to mention it today only because the Iranian Foreign Ministry released a statement on the call on Friday.
In a post on ‘X’, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera highlighted the stark contrast in the statements from both sides. While the Iranian foreign ministry’s statement, his post said, emphasised the need for bilateral and multilateral organisations and forums like BRICS “to condemn the military aggression against Iran,” Jaishankar’s tweet about the call on Friday just mentioned that both ministers “discussed bilateral matters as also BRICS related issues”.
Notice how the EAM was practically dragging his feet in informing the public about his conversation with Iran’s Foreign Minister that happened last night.
He was finally compelled to mention it today only because the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s statement about their conversation… https://t.co/eU68ZNiLPd pic.twitter.com/AD7CT6Mrw3
— Pawan Khera 🇮🇳 (@Pawankhera) March 13, 2026
Notably, India is currently chairing the Brics and is scheduled to host the summit later this year.
Khera’s post also referred to India’s vote in the United Nations, supporting a resolution seeking an “immediate cessation of all attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
The UN resolution, which had a total of 135 co-sponsors, reiterated its strong support for the territorial integrity, sovereignty and political independence of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan. It also condemned the “egregious attacks by Iran” in the “strongest terms.”
Moreover, he questioned India’s continued silence to condemn the US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
“Interestingly, India has shown little urgency in demanding the cessation of all attacks by the United States of America and Israel, even though it is Iran where close to 170 schoolgirls have been killed in a single air strike,” he wrote in his post, calling it a “sad ebb in India’s foreign policy”.
A girls’ school in Minab, in southern Iran, was hit on February 28 during the first day of US and Israeli attacks on the country. The US military is investigating the incident.
CONGRESS’S STANCE ON IRAN WAR
The Congress has questioned the Modi government’s silence on the US-Israeli strikes on Iran as well as the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in an airstrike on February 28.
While several world leaders expressed condolences on the death of the 86-year-old Shiite leader, India remained silent for five days. It was only on March 5 that India’s Foreign Secretary, Vikram Mishri, visited the Iranian Embassy in Delhi and condoled the passing away of Khamenei. This was the first official response from the government on his death.
Nevertheless, neither the Prime Minister nor the External Affairs Minister have officially condoled the death so far. Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Thursday hit out at the government for failing to condole Khamenei’s death.
