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Should the BJP worry about Rahul Gandhi meeting US officials?

Gandhi's reception in the US might, at best, put some pressure on the Modi regime by implying that despite his shabby disqualification from parliament, US believes he has a future in Indian politics

Rahul Gandhi
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Bharat Bhushan New Delhi
Indian political observers are in a tizzy over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's reported meeting with the US assistant secretary of state for South Asia, Donald Lou, and his unconfirmed visit to the White House. Lou, after all, was accused by former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan of playing a central role in an alleged US-backed conspiracy to oust his government in April 2022. 
 
What would normally be courtesy calls are being imbued with sinister motives as they come ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to the US from July 21 to 24. The ruling party's spokespersons and propagandists
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