NEW DELHI: Dubbing India’s “silence” on the issue of Palestine as abdication of humanity and morality, Congress’ Sonia Gandhi said Modi govt’s actions in the wake of Israel’s “genocide” are dictated by “personal friendship” between Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and PM Modi, and not by India’s constitutional values or strategic interests.In a media article, Sonia said, “This style of personalised diplomacy is never tenable and cannot be the guiding compass of India’s foreign policy. Attempts to do the same in other parts of the world, most notably in the US, have come undone in the most painful and humiliating ways in recent months.” The reference was to US’s actions against Indian interests despite the relationship between US President Donald Trump and PM Narendra Modi.The Congress functionary said India’s standing on the world stage “cannot be wrapped up into personal glory-seeking ways of one individual”, but demands persistent courage and a sense of historical continuity.Stating that silence is not neutrality but complicity in the modern world, Sonia added that India’s voice, which was “so unwavering” in the cause of freedom and human dignity, has remained “conspicuously muted” on Palestine.
