Congress questions PM on normalisation of ties with China despite its incursion on Indian territory
The party said that the Prime Minister Modi should take the people into confidence on this issue of national importance.
The party said that the Prime Minister Modi should take the people into confidence on this issue of national importance.
''Conversations and dialogues have been going on (with China) and they have been moving forward in the right direction," Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at a media briefing.
The India-China accord to start disengagement of troops in eastern Ladakh after marathon talks over the last four years was a significant step by the two countries to stabilise and rebuild relations which touched a new low in the wake of the military stand-off that began in April/May 2020.
Opposition leaders staged a walkout in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday after being disallowed from raising questions on External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's China statement.
''In the coming days, we will be discussing both de-escalation as well as effective management of our activities in the border areas,'' he said, making a statement in the Lok Sabha on India-China ties and the border understanding reached in October.
They agreed to resolve the remaining issues in an expeditious manner and maintain the momentum of dialogue and negotiations through military and diplomatic channels.
An RTI reply has said that there is actually no 'Line of Actual Control' between the world's two most populous nations.
The Congress slammed Jaishankar, especially for his remark that India was a smaller economy when compared with China.
Amidst continued India-China standoff in eastern Ladakh, the Border Roads Organization (BRO) is keeping the snowbound Zojila Pass in Ladakh open for vehicular traffic in -20 degrees Celsius temperature.
The Chinese Foreign Minister also hailed the achievements made by BRICS grouping of which both India and China are members along with Brazil, Russia and South Africa.