Hyderabad: Former Union foreign minister Salman Khurshid criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign policy, saying India effectively had no coherent foreign policy. “Hugging and kissing are not foreign policy,” he said.Speaking at a news conference on Friday, Khurshid described the Modi govt’s approach as “transactional” and argued that India had lost its moral authority and strategic independence during global crises. He said a return to the Nehruvian approach and non-alignment was the need of the hour.He also criticised the BJP govt for lacking clarity on its policy towards China and said the US president calling Modi a friend had brought India little tangible benefit.Praising the Telangana govt’s efforts in organising the Bharat Summit, Khurshid said it had the potential to emerge as another Davos at the national level. He also criticised the BJP for opposing Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the summit and took exception to visas being denied to foreign delegates.
