Hyderabad, Feb. 28 -- AIMIM President and Hyderabad MP, Asaduddin Owaisi today evening strongly criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Israel, calling it untimely and a betrayal of India's long-standing foreign policy amid the escalating Iran-Israel conflict.
In a statement, Owaisi stated that India has historically maintained a neutral and balanced position on the West Asian issue for over eight decades, and questioned the wisdom of abandoning that stance at such a sensitive moment.
He warned that nearly 10 million Indians reside in Gulf countries, and asked what message the Prime Minister's visit sends to the region during a time of heightened tensions.
He remarked that if the Prime Minister's aircraft had been mid-air duri...