India on Friday emphasised that it shares a strong relationship with Italy and underscored the importance of maintaining mutual respect in public discourse, a day after a Congress leader triggered a controversy with his political jibe at Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said this at his bi-weekly media briefing while responding to a question on Rahul Gandhi’s criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of foreign policy and subsequent remarks by Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit.
“We have strong ties with Italy. Our ties with Italy in recent years have expanded and strengthened. It is important that as part of diplomatic practice that we strengthen our ties keeping in mind being respectful of each other,” Jaiswal said.
In an address at an event on Thursday evening, Gandhi scoffed at Modi’s handling of foreign policy which he claimed was all about hugging leaders.
The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha also said it h
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