Now 'my dear friend Xi Jinping': Congress targets PM Modi for US-China policy flip-flop

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets China President Xi Jinping in Tianjin on August 31

Congress leader Pawan Khera on August 31 launched a sharp attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over India’s uncertain relationship with the US and China.

Taking a jibe at PM Modi, Khera said, “After my dear friend Donald Trump, it is my friend Xi Jinping" for the government.

Khera asked if India got any justice for the dangerous Galwan Valley clash in 2020 that led to loss of lives on both sides.

“Tell me, did we get justice for Galwan? Is the status quo of April 2020 in place? Are our Forces able to patrol where they used to before April 2020? Will the PM get answers for these? Friends keep changing, hearts break and then new friends are looked for. You have seen the condition of the country, of economy, of foreign policy."

#WATCH | On PM Modi's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Congress leader Pawan Khera says, "After 'My Dear Friend Donald Trump' it is 'My Dear Friend Xi Jinping'...Tell me, did we get justice for Galwan? Is the status quo of April 2020 in place? Are our Forces able to… pic.twitter.com/TwMt7Y9yus

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PM Modi arrived in China for the first time in seven years and held an almost 40-minute long meeting with President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organsations’s (SCO) Summit in Tianjin on August 31.

During the meeting both sides pledged for a deeper cooperation amid the overhang of tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump.

PM Modi, in a post on X, said he had a fruitful meeting with President Xi and reaffirmed commitment to mutual respect, mutual interest and mutual sensitivity.

Xi Jinping, on his part, said the world is going towards transformation, and India and China must be mindful for the evolving situation.

With agency inputs