What does Howdy Modi have to say': Congress jabs PM after Trump repeats claims

The Congress on Friday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over US President Donald Trump repeating his claims that he stopped the conflict between India and Pakistan and that India has largely stopped buying oil from Russia as the opposition party asked what does Howdy Modi have to say about all thisCongress general secretary incharge communications Jairam Ramesh said the count of Trump repeating his statement that he stopped Operation Sindoor using trade and tariffs as leverage has touched 59The TrumpTracker this morning has touched 59 He reiterates1 He stopped Operation Sindoor within 24 hours by using trade and tariffs as leverage2 India has stopped buying oil from Russia largely3 He speaks to Prime Minister Modi who wants him to visit India which could be as soon as next year Ramesh said on XWhat does HowdyModi have to say about all this the Congress leader saidIn his remarks before the press Trump reiterated his claim that he stopped the military conflict between India and Pakistan in May using tradeOf the eight wars I ended I would say five or six were ended because of tariffs Ill give you an example If you take a look at India and Pakistan they started to fight they are two nuclear nations They were shooting each other Eight planes were shot down It was seven Now it is eight because the one that was sort of shot down is now abandoned Eight planes were shot down And I said Listen if you guys are going to fight Im gonna put tariffs on you And they both went you know they were not happy about that And within 24 hours I settled the war If I didnt have tariffs I wouldnt have been able to settle that war Trump saidThe president also termed tariffs a great national defenceIn his remarks Trump also said he could travel to India next year and noted that talks with New Delhi are going goodIts great going good He Prime Minister Narendra Modi stopped Largely he stopped buying oil from Russia Trump said at the Oval Office in response to a question on how talks with Modi and trade discussions with India are progressingHes a friend of mine and we speak He wants me to go there Well figure that out Ill go I had a great trip there with Prime Minister Modi hes a great man And Ill be going Trump saidWhen asked if he is planning to go to India next year Trump said It could be yeahIndia will host leaders from Australia Japan and the United States for the Quad summit in New Delhi after the 2024 summit was held in Wilmington DelawareHowever the dates for the summit in India are yet to be announcedSince May 10 when Trump announced on social media that India and Pakistan had agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire after a long night of talks mediated by Washington he has repeated his claim several times that he helped settle the tensions between the two neighbouring countriesIndia has consistently denied any third party interventionIndia launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistanoccupied Kashmir in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civiliansIndia and Pakistan reached an understanding on May 10 to end the conflict after four days of intense crossborder drone and missile strikesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever