New Delhi- Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday said India’s presence at the Gaza peace summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, at the level of a Minister of State, was in stark contrast to the heads of state gathered there, and wondered whether the decision reflects “strategic restraint” or “missed opportunity”.

Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh is representing India at a peace summit in Egypt’s Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh.

It is learnt that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was invited for the summit that is expected to be attended by US President Donald Trump and nearly 20 other world leaders. However, New Delhi deputed Singh to attend the summit.

Reacting to the development, Tharoor said, “India’s presence at the Sharm el-Sheikh Gaza peace summit, at the level

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