Tharoor's West Asia War Remarks Spark Congress Divide, Backs Modi Govt

• Shashi Tharoor's op-ed on the West Asia war, supporting the Modi government's 'responsible statecraft', has ignited a political debate.
• Tharoor argued India's silence is pragmatic, balancing national interests like remittances, energy, and trade, rather than moralising.
• He cited historical precedents where India avoided condemning actions by the Soviet Union, applying the same logic to the current conflict.
• Other Congress leaders, including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Mallikarjun Kharge, have criticised the Centre's stance, calling for moral clarity.
• This isn't the first time Tharoor has diverged from the Congress party line, highlighting internal tensions within the party.