{"id":30498,"date":"2026-03-14T03:49:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T03:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=30498"},"modified":"2026-03-14T03:49:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T03:49:54","slug":"india-rahul-sees-epstein-link-in-modis-capitulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=30498","title":{"rendered":"India: Rahul sees \u2018Epstein link\u2019 in Modi\u2019s capitulation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

India has been blowing hot and cold at Iran over the oil flow\u00a0disruption<\/a>\u00a0through the Hormuz and its targeting of US assets in Gulf states, but it is also talking to Tehran to allow its oil to be shipped, reports said on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The apparent capitulation<\/a> of Prime Minister Narendra Modi into the arms of the US and Israel has shocked and angered India\u2019s friends abroad, and riled the opposition at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a discussion over LPG shortages and\u00a0an <\/a>increase\u00a0in the price of cooking gas cylinders in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, opposition leader Rahul Gandhi highlighted the arrogance of the US to give \u201cpermission\u201d to India to resume the purchase of Russian oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lok Sabha witnessed an uproar as Mr Gandhi\u2019s speech was once again cut short when he referred to the minister for petroleum and natural gas, Hardeep Singh Puri\u2019s\u00a0links\u00a0<\/a>with the late convicted American sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Congress party questions \u2018US permission\u2019 to buy Russian oil; Indian PM under fire over \u2018silence\u2019 on Khamenei assassination<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Mr Gandhi was expressing concern over India\u2019s energy crisis in the wake of the conflict in West Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said that he had \u201cfigured out the puzzle\u201d of why a country like India would allow US President Donald Trump to \u201cpermit\u201d purchasing Russian oil and said that the \u201cpuzzle\u201d is due to a \u201ccompromise\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He then pointed to Mr Puri to say that he had admitted to being a \u201cfriend\u201d of Epstein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Religious and secular groups have staged protests across the country over the Feb 28 US-Israel\u00a0attack\u00a0<\/a>on Iran and the targeted\u00a0assassination<\/a>\u00a0of Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has slammed the Modi government over its silence at the assassination of a head of state. Four days after the fact, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visited the Iranian embassy to write a condolence message, but there was not a word from the prime minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBeyond the shock of the event, what stands out equally starkly is New Delhi\u2019s silence,\u201d Ms Gandhi wrote in the Indian Express.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She noted that the Government of India has refrained from condemning the assassination or the violation of Iranian sovereignty. Initially, ignoring the massive US-Israeli onslaught, she wrote in the Indian Express<\/em>: \u201cThe Prime Minister confined himself to condemning Iran\u2019s retaliatory strike on the UAE, without addressing the sequence of events that preceded it. Later, he uttered platitudes about his \u2018deep concern\u2019 and talked of \u2018dialogue and diplomacy\u2019 \u2014 which is precisely what was underway before the massive unprovoked attacks launched by Israel and the US.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There has also been furore over the US destruction of an Iranian naval ship off the coast of Sri Lanka when it was returning from a friendly visit to India. By protocol, the ship was not armed. \u201cWhen the targeted killing of a foreign leader draws no clear defence of sovereignty or international law from our country and impartiality is abandoned, it raises serious doubts about the direction and credibility of our foreign policy,\u201d Ms Gandhi wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Silence, in this instance, is not neutral. The assassination was carried out without a formal declaration of war and during an ongoing diplomatic process. Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter prohibits the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state. A targeted killing of a serving head of state strikes at the heart of these principles. If such acts pass without principled objection from the world\u2019s largest democracy, the erosion of international norms becomes easier to normalise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe unease is compounded by the timing. Barely 48 hours before the assassination, the prime minister returned from a visit to Israel, where he reiterated unequivocal support for the government of Benjamin Netanyahu \u2014 even as the Gaza conflict <\/a>continues to draw global outrage over the scale of civilian casualties, many of them women and children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At a time when much of the Global South, along with major powers \u2014 and India\u2019s partners in Brics such as Russia and China \u2014 have kept their distance, India\u2019s high-profile political endorsement without moral clarity marks a visible and troubling departure. The consequences of this event extend beyond geopolitics. The ripples of this tragedy are visible across continents. And India\u2019s stance is signalling tacit endorsement of this tragedy,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writer and dissenter Arundhati Roy said Iran was not Gaza. \u201cThe theatre of this new war could expand to consume the whole world. We are on the brink of nuclear calamity and economic collapse. The same country that bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki could be readying itself to bomb one of the most ancient civilisations in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms Roy was addressing an audience at the reading of her latest book, Mother Mary Comes To Me. \u201cSome of you will remember how we used to joke about that florid, overblown Chinese communist term, \u2018Running Dog of Imperialism\u2019. But right now, I\u2019d say, it describes us well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reference Link:- https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1981532<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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