Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Mehbooba Mufti Accuses Modi of Compromising India’s Values
Mehbooba Mufti criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the BRICS summit.
She said India should have spoken more strongly about the violence in Gaza and Iran.
She believed Modi used very careful words instead of leading the discussion.
Mufti said India has traditionally supported human rights and an independent foreign policy.
She argued that India is now changing those principles.
She welcomed the BRICS statement condemning the Pahalgam attack and discussing West Asia.
However, she said India should have taken the lead in preparing that statement.
She also said the world is becoming more multipolar, with several powerful countries.
She believes India should act independently rather than appear too close to one superpower.
Mehbooba Mufti criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not speaking forcefully about Gaza and Iran at the BRICS summit.
She said Modi used cautious language despite India hosting the summit and holding the BRICS chair.
Mufti argued that India was compromising its traditional commitments to human rights, democracy, non-alignment and independent foreign policy.
She welcomed the BRICS Delhi Declaration, including its condemnation of the Pahalgam attack and statements on West Asia.
Mufti said India should take a stronger leadership role as the world moves toward a multipolar order.
- Who
- PDP president Mehbooba Mufti criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian government.
- What
- Mufti accused Modi of failing to speak forcefully about Gaza and Iran at the BRICS summit and of compromising India’s foreign-policy values.
- When
- The comments were made on Sunday after the BRICS summit.
- Where
- The issue concerns the BRICS summit hosted by India and the Delhi Declaration adopted there.
- Why
- Mufti said India should have used its role as BRICS chair and host to defend human rights and take a stronger position on developments in West Asia.
- Speaker
- Mehbooba Mufti, president of the PDP and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir
- Target of criticism
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- Main criticism
- Mufti said Modi did not speak forcefully enough about Gaza, Iran and wider developments in West Asia.
- Summit role
- India hosted the BRICS summit and held the group’s chair.
- Declaration
- The BRICS Delhi Declaration condemned the Pahalgam attack and included statements on West Asia.
- Foreign-policy concerns
- Mufti said India was compromising its historic commitments to human rights, democracy, non-alignment and an independent foreign policy.
- Global-order view
- Mufti said the world was moving toward a multipolar order involving countries including China, Russia and the United States.