India, Aug. 31 -- When the Congress has been taking aim at PM Narendra Modi for alleged "surrender" after President Donald Trump's claims of brokering the India-Pakistan ceasefire during Operation Sindoor, the leading opposition party's senior leader Manish Tewari on Sunday sought to take a more "nuanced" approach.

There's been "backchanneling" in every conflict between the two countries, said Manish Tewari, Lok Sabha member from Chandigarh and a former union minister. He listed several instances, both from Congress and BJP times in the government, of US being involved in such efforts.

Asked by ANI if the Operation Sindoor instance was indeed a case of India's "surrender" before the US, Tewari said: "See, ultimately, backchanneling, med...