The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday (October 5, 2025) termed reports about Russia proceeding with the supply of JF-17 jet engines to Pakistan a "reckless information warfare" and slammed the Congress for raising the issue on social media, accusing it of choosing the "side of the enemy" instead of India.
Citing media reports on Saturday (October 4, 2025), Congress general secretary (communications) Jairam Ramesh had asked the government why India's "once most reliable strategic ally" Russia, is "providing" military support to Pakistan by supplying engines of Chinese-made JF-17 fighter jets.
In a post on X, the Congress Rajya Sabha MP had also called it a failure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi 's "personalised brand of diplomacy".
Hitting back, BJP IT department head Amit