Reacting to the event, Tharoor mentioned, “India’s presence on the Sharm el-Sheikh Gaza peace summit, on the degree of a Minister of State, stands in stark distinction to the heads of state gathered there. Strategic restraint or missed alternative? That is no reflection on Kirti Vardhan Singh, whose competence is just not in query; however given the galaxy of grandees current, India’s alternative might be seen as signalling a desire for strategic distance, which our statements do not convey,” mentioned Tharoor, a former minister of state for exterior affairs.