India's Ministry of External Affairs Calls for Restraint Amid Diplomatic Tensions

During the opposition leader Rahul Gandhi's criticism of PM Modi, Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit had mentioned Italian PM Giorgia Meloni, which has caused a lot of furore. On this, the Ministry of External Affairs has now issued a statement. The Ministry of External Affairs has appealed to the leaders on Friday to exercise restraint. Amid the uproar over the statements of Congress leaders, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal mentioned the strong bilateral relations between India and Italy. He stressed the need to maintain diplomatic decorum. Jaiswal said during the media briefing on Friday that we have strong relations with Italy. Our relations with Italy have grown and strengthened in every way in recent years. He said that it is important that under the diplomatic tradition, we strengthen our relations by respecting each other and maintaining mutual understanding. During an event in New Delhi a day before this, Rahul Gandhi had targeted the country's foreign policy. He had also mocked PM Modi's public hug with foreign leaders. I don't know from where he got this idea of foreign policy or how he came up with it.