{
  "id": 19306752,
  "title": "Sonia Gandhi's big revelation about Narendra Modi: 'He tends to look away'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/sonia-gandhis-big-revelation-about-narendra-modi-he-tends-to-look-away",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T08:10:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/sonia-gandhis-big-revelation-about-narendra-modi-he-tends-to-look-away-1.500742177"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi has revealed a striking observation about her interactions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in her newly published memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love. According to Gandhi, Modi frequently fails to maintain eye contact during their meetings at official events, instead opting to look away. This behavior has persisted despite Modi's prolonged tenure as Prime Minister, which spans over twelve years. The two leaders have engaged in minimal conversation, with their exchanges usually limited to brief, formal interactions such as a mutual namaste. Gandhi notes the stark contrast between her limited personal relationship with Modi and the cordial relationships that leaders from opposing parties once enjoyed. Their conversations, she explains, have scarcely gone beyond cursory exchanges. In addition to her memoir, Gandhi uses this revelation to highlight the significant ideological differences that separate her from the Prime Minister. She describes her own vision for India as one rooted in inclusiveness, secularism, equality, and social justice, contrasting it sharply with Modi's perspective, which she attributes to the ideology of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).",
  "summary": "Dubai: Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi has offered a rare insight into her relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming that he tends to avoid eye contact when the two meet at official gatherings. In her newly released memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love , Gandhi says she has had practically no personal interaction with Modi despite his more than 12 years as Prime Minister and…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Little real contact with Modi, but there is some common ground: Sonia Gandhi in memoir Belonging",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/little-real-contact-with-modi-but-there-is-some-common-ground-sonia",
        "published": "2026-11-10T00:52:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Why Sonia Gandhi gave up PM post in 2004 despite UPA victory; memoir recalls moment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/why-sonia-gandhi-gave-up-pm-post-in-2004-despite-upa-victory-memoir",
        "published": "2026-11-10T05:00:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "‘He shocked me’: Pranab Mukherjee dropped a PM hint, how Sonia Gandhi reacted",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/he-shocked-me-pranab-mukherjee-dropped-a-pm-hint-how-sonia-gandhi",
        "published": "2026-11-10T06:42:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Sonia Gandhi trying to justify Emergency, memoir should've been named ‘Whitewashing’: BJP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/sonia-gandhi-trying-to-justify-emergency-memoir-shouldve-been-named",
        "published": "2026-11-10T06:44:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}