Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Congress Urges Modi to Restore India’s Diplomatic Stature
The Congress party wants Prime Minister Narendra Modi to explain what happened at the BRICS Summit.
It says he should hold a press conference.
The party believes India needs to regain influence in world affairs.
It also wants India to rebuild trust with countries in the Global South.
Salman Khurshid said India should help BRICS countries work together.
He said this should not turn BRICS into a political bloc.
Congress also criticized the government’s role in the war in West Asia.
It said India needs to take more consistent and meaningful diplomatic action.
The Congress urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold a press conference on the BRICS Summit outcomes.
The party called on the central government to restore India’s diplomatic space and international stature.
Congress foreign affairs chairman Salman Khurshid said India should rebuild confidence among Global South partners.
Khurshid said the government should show statesmanship and promote solidarity among BRICS members without encouraging bloc politics.
The Congress criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party government for its limited diplomatic role in the West Asia war and lack of consensus-building among BRICS members.
- Who
- The Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Salman Khurshid, chairman of the Congress Foreign Affairs department.
- What
- The Congress urged Modi to discuss the BRICS Summit outcomes and called for stronger Indian diplomacy and confidence-building with Global South partners.
- When
- Saturday; the statement concerned the BRICS Summit outcomes.
- Why
- Congress said India should restore its diplomatic space and stature, rebuild confidence among Global South partners, and play a stronger role in building consensus among BRICS members.
- Political party
- Indian National Congress
- Prime minister mentioned
- Narendra Modi
- Congress spokesperson
- Salman Khurshid, chairman of the Congress Foreign Affairs department
- Main demand
- A press conference on the BRICS Summit outcomes
- Diplomatic priority
- Rebuilding confidence among Global South partners
- BRICS position
- Forge solidarity among members without engaging in bloc politics
- Government criticism
- Congress described the Bharatiya Janata Party government’s diplomatic role in the West Asia war as limited.