Overview
- Sanjay Raut of Shiv Sena (UBT) said Pakistan being credited for brokering a US–Iran ceasefire shows a diplomatic failure by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, and he called for both to resign.
- Raut argued India should have led talks that brought Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu and Iranian leaders together, and he mocked Modi as a mere telephone operator who spoke with regional leaders without shaping the outcome.
- He praised Iran for holding out through about 35 days of fighting, saying that resolve strengthened Tehran’s hand and influenced how negotiations unfolded.
- Pointing to what he called irony, Raut recalled Jaishankar once branding Pakistan a broker even as Trump publicly thanked Islamabad for its role, with some reports noting planned discussions in Pakistan.
- The BJP countered by accusing Raut of acting like Pakistan’s broker and defended Modi’s leadership, and there have been no resignations or changes in India’s official stance as the dispute turns on who gets diplomatic credit and why it matters for prestige.