The
Mi ist y
of
Exte al
Affai s
o
F iday
highlighted
I dia& squo;s
st o g
ties
with
Italy
afte
Co g ess
leade
Rahul
Ga dhi& squo;s
ema ks
o
P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi& squo;s
diplomatic
style
spa ked
a
political
co t ove sy.
MEA
spokespe so
Ra dhi
Jaiswal
said
I dia& squo;s
elatio ship
with
Italy
had
expa ded
a d
st e gthe ed
ac oss
va ious
a eas
i
ece t
yea s,
while
st essi g
the
impo ta ce
of
mutual
espect
i
diplomatic
elatio s.
“We
have
st o g
ties
with
Italy.
Ou
ties
with
Italy
i
ece t
yea s
have
expa ded
a d
st e gthe ed
i
eve y
way,
a d
it’s
impo ta t
that,
as
pa t
of
diplomatic
p actice,
we
st e gthe
ou
ties,
keepi g
i
mi d
a d
bei g
espectful
of
each
othe
a d
this
mutual
u de sta di g
betwee
the
two
sides,& dquo;
Jaiswal
said.
#WATCH
|
Delhi
|
O
Co g ess
leade
Sa deep
Dikshit’s
ema ks
while
sha i g
the
stage
with
Lok
Sabha
LoP
Rahul
Ga dhi,
MEA
Spokespe so
Ra dhi
Jaiswal
says,
“We
have
st o g
ties
with
Italy.
Ou
ties
with
Italy
i
ece t
yea s
have
expa ded
a d
st e gthe ed
i
eve y
way,
a d
it’s…pic.twitte .com/KNWAe4du8I
—
ANI
(@ANI)August
14,
2026
What
Rahul
Ga dhi
Said
What
Rahul
Ga dhi
Said
Ga dhi
had
c iticised
P ime
Mi iste
Modi& squo;s
app oach
to
diplomacy
while
speaki g
at
the
Rach atmak
Co g ess
Natio al
Co ve tio .
He
suggested
that
the
P ime
Mi iste & squo;s
fo eig
policy
was
bei g
po t ayed
la gely
th ough
his
p actice
of
emb aci g
fo eig
leade s.
Du i g
the
eve t,
Ga dhi
hugged
Co g ess
leade
Sa deep
Dikshit
while
discussi g
Modi& squo;s
diplomatic
style.
Dikshit
the
joki gly
asked
Ga dhi
whethe
he
was
huggi g
him
thi ki g
he
was
Italia
P ime
Mi iste
Gio gia
Melo i.
Ga dhi
eplied,
“I
have & squo;t
eached
that
stage
yet,& dquo;
p ompti g
laughte
amo g
those
p ese t.
Ga dhi
subseque tly
questio ed
whethe
huggi g
fo eig
leade s
could
be
equated
with
fo eig
policy.
The
ema ks
t igge ed
a
political
ow,
with
BJP
leade s
attacki g
the
Co g ess
leade
ove
his
comme ts,
while
the
Co g ess
defe ded
Ga dhi.
BJP
C iticised
Ga dhi
Bha atiya
Ja ata
Pa ty
(BJP)
IT
Cell
chief
Amit
Malviya
o
F iday
c iticised
Rahul
Ga dhi
a d
pa ty
leade
Sa deep
Dikshit
ove
thei
excha ge
at
the
Rach atmak
Co g ess
Natio al
Co ve tio .
Malviya
said
the
ema ks
we e
“fa
mo e
distu bi g& dquo;
tha
what
could
be
dismissed
as
a
me e
“locke – oom
co ve satio & dquo;.
Reacti g
to
the
ema ks,
Malviya
accused
the
two
Co g ess
leade s
of
maki g
comme ts
that
we t
beyo d
what
could
be
cha acte ised
as
a
casual
“locke – oom
co ve satio & dquo;.
[embedded co te t]
I
a
post
o
X,
he
w ote:
“Rahul
Ga dhi
a d
Sa deep
Dikshit& squo;s
ema ks
eveal
somethi g
fa
mo e
distu bi g
tha
a
me e
‘locke – oom
co ve satio .& squo;& dquo;
Malviya
a gued
that
the
excha ge
eflected
a
b oade
co ce
ove
how
wome
i
public
life
a e
po t ayed,
allegi g
that
they
we e
bei g
educed
to
objects
athe
tha
bei g
t eated
as
p ofessio als,
leade s
a d
i dividuals
dese vi g
dig ity.