Rahul takes a dig at PM, calls NSG bid a 'failed diplomacy'

Joining in the opposition's criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi after India failed in its bid to clinch Nuclear Suppliers Group membership, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Friday took a dig at the PM calling it a “failed diplomacy”.

“NSG: How to lose a negotiation by Narendra Modi. #FailedModiDiplomacy,” Rahul tweeted.

India’s efforts to join NSG hit a roadblock after its attempts were thwarted in two-day plenary in Seoul where China, Brazil, Switzerland, Turkey, Austria, Ireland, New Zealand opposed its entry because it is not a signatory to Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

The plenary meeting of the 48-member NSG ended on Friday without any decision on India's membership bid as divisions persisted over admitting non-NPT members with China leading the opposition to it.

Ahead of the meeting, India had pushed its case with a number of countries, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the charge.

Modi had also met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tashkent urging him to take a decision on India's membership on merit while seeking Beijing's support but China persistently opposed India's bid.