Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi did receive a last-minute invitation to join the G7 — but only as an observer, not a participant.
His supporters claimed that he was too important to be formally invited and insisted that he was not being isolated.
However, India appears to be completely isolated, especially after Operation Sindoor. “We sifted through every phrase uttered at the much-anticipated G7 summit but could not find a single word of support for India’s “justified war on terror”, wrote a former Member of Rajya Sabha for The Wire.
PM Modi did get a day’s rest in Canada while the G7 leaders huddled together — without the other invitees. He was not featured in the main G7 photo, only in that of the extended group, standing somewhere in the second row, looking lost as others were busy networking.
India’s isolation is a current reality. And while we must try our best to break out of it, we should also understand that “demeaning an upstart” is a form of backhanded recognition. The nation’s journey upwards remains long, perilous and — hopefully — less violent, said Jawhar Sircar.
Even after two full months, India has neither produced evidence before the international community nor enforced “accountability at the highest levels” for the intelligence failure.
