Congress MP and general secretary Jairam Ramesh. File
| Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar
The Congress on Wednesday (October 29, 2025) took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over U.S. President Donald Trump repeating his claim that he stopped the conflict between India and Pakistan using trade, and said “no wonder” the American leader’s good friend in New Delhi “does not want to hug him anymore”.
Congress general secretary in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, shared on X (formerly Twitter) a video clip of Mr. Trump’s remarks in Japan, in which he reiterated his claim that he had stopped the India-Pakistan military conflict using trade.
“So far, he has said it 54 times. He has said it in the U.S., Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the United Kingdom. He has said it mid-flight and on land. Now President Trump has repeated it, while addressing business leaders in Japan last evening,” Mr. Ramesh said on X.
“No wonder his good friend in New Delhi does not want to hug him anymore,” the Congress leader said.
Last month, in his address to world leaders from the United Nations podium, Mr. Trump repeated his claim that he stopped the conflict between India and Pakistan.
India has been consistently maintaining that the understanding on cessation of hostilities with Pakistan was reached following direct talks between the Directors General of Military Operations of the two militaries.
Published – October 29, 2025 12:19 pm IST
