Modi attacks Congress and Rahul Gandhi at summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi used an address at the NDTV World Summit on Thursday to criticize Congress and Rahul Gandhi, comparing the party’s efforts to promote its leader to repeated failed rocket launches. He also accused Congress of weakening India’s global standing and drowning out other opposition voices. Those claims were allegations made by Modi, not independently established findings in the reports of his speech. Modi said the international order was changing and that multilateral institutions needed reform to address emerging challenges. He argued that countries of the Global South should have a stronger voice in international decision-making. He also said international cooperation should remain effective during crises, with consensus among stakeholders. Turning to domestic politics, Modi said Congress was putting India’s achievements and reputation under scrutiny to shield its leadership from failure. He characterized the Gandhi family as a burden on the party and claimed senior Congress figures privately shared that view. The reports provided no named leaders or independent confirmation of the private conversations he described. Modi further alleged that...