The Congress on Thursday (May 7, 2026) took a swipe at the Centre on the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor, alleging that despite India’s extensive diplomatic outreach after the military operation, Pakistan had not been isolated internationally as it was after the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
“In spite of extensive diplomatic outreach by India, Pakistan did not get isolated as it had been following the Mumbai terror attack in November 2008. On the contrary, its Army Chief Asim Munir has been embraced with extraordinary warmth by U.S. President Donald Trump from June 2025 onwards and the world’s leading sponsor of cross-border terrorism, namely Pakistan, has come in for praise from the U.S. military establishment,” Congress general secretary (communications) Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X.
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Recalling developments surrounding the operation, Mr. Ramesh said the first announcement of the ceasefire that halted Operation Sindoor on May 10, 2025, had come from then U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at 5.37 p.m. IST.
“As we celebrate the first anniversary of the launch of Operation Sindoor and salute the achievements of our armed forces, it would be useful to recall” a number of developments linked to the operation, he added.
