{"id":1349,"date":"2025-08-03T06:40:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T06:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/03\/govt-slams-rahul-gandhis-trump-liar-dare-as-immature-reaffirms-strong-us-ties-sources-india-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T06:40:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T06:40:45","slug":"govt-slams-rahul-gandhis-trump-liar-dare-as-immature-reaffirms-strong-us-ties-sources-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/03\/govt-slams-rahul-gandhis-trump-liar-dare-as-immature-reaffirms-strong-us-ties-sources-india-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt Slams Rahul Gandhi\u2019s &#8216;Trump Liar&#8217; Dare As Immature, Reaffirms Strong US Ties: Sources | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9472903\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-730caffcddfd709\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-730caffcddfd709\">July 30, 2025, 12:34 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9472903\" class=\"jsx-e71bd712c195739a jsx-2115774637 asubttl-schema\">Emphasising the depth of the bilateral relationship, sources cited US support to India during the Doklam crisis as a key example of the trust between the two nations<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"jsx-e71bd712c195739a jsx-2115774637 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Congress has been trying to corner Prime Minister Modi by citing Donald Trump's repeated claims, but PM Modi set the record straight on Tuesday. (Photos: Sansad TV)\" title=\"The Congress has been trying to corner Prime Minister Modi by citing Donald Trump's repeated claims, but PM Modi set the record straight on Tuesday. (Photos: Sansad TV)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-e71bd712c195739a jsx-2115774637\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Congress has been trying to corner Prime Minister Modi by citing Donald Trump&#8217;s repeated claims, but PM Modi set the record straight on Tuesday. (Photos: Sansad TV)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">Senior government sources have hit back at Congress MP and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi for demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi publicly call US President Donald Trump a \u201cliar&#8221; in Parliament over his past ceasefire claims between India and Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">\u201cIt\u2019s adolescent on the part of Rahul to say the PM should call Trump a liar on the floor of the House,&#8221; a top government source said, adding that PM Modi had already clarified the matter by stating that \u201cno world leader asked India to stop the war.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">Sources also underlined that External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar had previously informed Parliament that Trump and Modi never spoke regarding any such ceasefire, dismissing the claim altogether. They further pointed out that India and the US share a long-standing strategic partnership that goes beyond just trade negotiations.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">\u201cThe Congress has been in power before, it should know how governments function,&#8221; one official added, urging restraint in matters of foreign policy discourse.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">Emphasising the depth of the bilateral relationship, sources cited US support to India during the Doklam crisis as a key example of the trust between the two nations, noting that reducing ties to a single statement undermines broader diplomatic realities.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">Rahul Gandhi had earlier, during the Lok Sabha debate on Operation Sindoor, accused the PM of lacking the courage to rebut Trump\u2019s repeated ceasefire claims and questioned India\u2019s foreign policy handling of the Pahalgam terror attack. He also criticised the government\u2019s terminology of a \u201cnew normal&#8221; in counter-terror strategy, and cited Pakistan Army Chief Gen Asim Munir\u2019s visit to the US as evidence of diplomatic failure.<\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\">The Congress has been trying to corner Prime Minister Modi by citing Donald Trump\u2019s repeated claims, made 30 times, that he had brokered a ceasefire between India and Pakistan using trade as leverage.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">The Prime Minister set the record straight on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\">\u201cOn May 9, US Vice-President JD Vance tried to speak to me 3-4 times for over an hour, but I was in a meeting. When I called him back, he said Pakistan will do a very big attack. I replied to him\u2014if Pakistan has this intention, toh usse bahut mehnga padega (it will cost them dearly). I told Vance that we will do a bigger attack than Pakistan\u2026that hum goli ka jawab gole se denge (we will respond to bullets with shells),&#8221; the Prime Minister told the Lok Sabha.<\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\">Earlier, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar had informed Parliament that President Trump and Prime Minister Modi never spoke during Operation Sindoor, and highlighted how the Prime Minister remained firm during his call with JD Vance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"authorimg\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2022\/06\/aman-sharma.png?impolicy=website&amp;width=0&amp;height=0\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/aman-sharma-18311.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">Aman Sharma<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aman Sharma, Executive Editor &#8211; National Affairs at CNN-News18, and Bureau Chief at News18 in Delhi, has over two decades of experience in covering the wide spectrum of politics and the Prime Minister\u2019s Office&#8230;.<span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Aman Sharma, Executive Editor &#8211; National Affairs at CNN-News18, and Bureau Chief at News18 in Delhi, has over two decades of experience in covering the wide spectrum of politics and the Prime Minister\u2019s Office&#8230;.<!-- --> <span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"jsx-e71bd712c195739a jsx-2115774637 coral-count-custom\">view comments<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"jsx-e71bd712c195739a jsx-2115774637 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/ul>\n<div class=\"jsx-e71bd712c195739a jsx-2115774637 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/india\/\">india<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> Govt Slams Rahul Gandhi\u2019s &#8216;Trump Liar&#8217; Dare As Immature, Reaffirms Strong US Ties: Sources<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-9278cad478d6a6dc \">\n<div class=\"jsx-9278cad478d6a6dc coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-9278cad478d6a6dc coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. 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