Congress slams PM Modi, says India being forced to normalise ties with China on Beijing’s terms

NEW DELHI: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins a diplomatic tour of Japan and China, the Congress party has slammed the visit alleging that India is being “forced” to normalise ties with China under pressure, and largely on Beijing’s terms.The Congress leader referenced the military standoff in eastern Ladakh and Modi’s June 2020 statement, “Na koi hamari seema mein ghusa hai, na hi koi ghusa hua hai”, calling it a “cowardly clean chit” that undermined India’s negotiating positionEven as the PM jets off abroad, the long-suffering people of Manipur are still awaiting his visit to heal their wounds,”

“He has simply washed his hands off Manipur,” Ramesh said.

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh claimed This visit to China marks a moment of reckoning,” Ramesh said in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

“We are being pushed to normalise relations with China, with no resolution on the ground and on terms favourable to them.”