‘Gladdened’ by Modi-Trump Talks: Shashi Tharoor’s Big Statement

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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor reacted to the recent interaction between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump amid ongoing West Asia tensions.Tharoor said he was “gladdened” by the engagement and emphasized that national interest must come first, highlighting the importance of cooperation between the Centre and states under the principle of cooperative federalism.He also underlined that while political differences may exist, working together on national and international issues remains a duty for both state and central governments.The remarks come as India navigates complex geopolitical developments in the Middle East.

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00:00Sir, Elon Musk joined the conversation between Donald Trump and Vladimir Modi, he joined the conversation between the New York

00:09Times, quoting this thing. How do you see this?

00:12Who joined the conversation?

00:14Elon Musk.

00:15This I don't know. I'm sorry. I haven't had time to look at the New York Times.

00:19I'm glad that the President of the US and the Prime Minister of India are talking to each other. That

00:24is a good thing.

00:24I also know our foreign ministers are talking to the other G7 foreign ministers.

00:28I mean, he's not G7, he's a guest, but he's there talking to the G7 foreign ministers in France.

00:33All this is important. We have to be in touch with all the key countries at a time of great

00:39international turbulence and uncertainty.

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