Senior Congress leader and former diplomat Shashi Tharoor on Monday questioned the government's decision to send a Minister of State to the Gaza peace summit in Egypt, wondering if it was a case of "strategic restraint or a missed opportunity" that could diminish India's influence at the crucial talks. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who received a personal invitation from Egypt’s President, opted to skip the event.

Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, is representing India at the high-level summit in Sharm el-Sheikh. The meeting, co-chaired by US President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, has drawn over 20 heads of state to discuss the framework for a Gaza peace deal and post-war reconstruction.

In a statement, Tharoor pointed out that Ind

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