'Pakistan-China nexus was possible because Congress gave up PoK': Jaishankar in Rajya Sabha

External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar.

External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar on Wednesday tore into Congress and said that "Pakistan-China nexus was visible under UPA era".

During a debate on Operation Sindoor in the Rajya Sabha, Jaishankar said, "Pakistan-China nexus began when India was under Congress rule. Their tango was possible because Congress gave up Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Their nexus is not new."

Jaishankar also took a veiled jibe at Rahul Gandhi over his meeting with China's envoy and called him a "Chinese guru". He said, "There are 'China Gurus'. One of them is the member sitting in front of me (Jairam Ramesh), whose affection for China is so great, 'unhone ek sandhi bana li thi India aur China ki, Chindia'... I may lack knowledge about China because I did not learn about China through the Olympics... Some people gained their knowledge of China during their visit to the Olympics. Let's not discuss who they met or what they signed... They also took private tuitions at their homes from the Chinese Ambassador... 'China Gurus' say that Pakistan and China have close ties... We are aware of it and are tackling it... However, saying that these ties developed overnight, this means they were sleeping during the history class..."

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"Modi government has corrected wrongs of Nehru's policies by suspending Indus water treaty with Pakistan," Jaishankar said.

He also told the Parliament about his recent visit to Beijing and said that he "discussed terrorism, de-escalation, trade restrictions".

On Operation Sindoor, S Jaishankar said, "...When Operation Sindoor commenced, a number of countries were in touch with us to see how serious the situation was and how long it would go... We gave the same message to all the countries... that we were not open to any mediation. Anything between us and Pakistan will only be bilateral... And that we were responding to the Pakistani attack, and we would keep responding. If that fighting was to stop, Pakistan must make a request. And that request could only come through the channel of the DGMO..."

(With inputs from agencies)