PM Modi should clarify why we’re normalising relations with China: Congress

“In Galwan, the ‘buffer zone’ that Indian troops are prevented from getting into has been set 1 km contained in the Indian declare line. This implies Chinese language troops are posted near our declare line whereas Indian troops are greater than 2.4 km away.

“In Scorching Spring, the buffer zone has in impact moved the LAC 1–3 km contained in the Indian declare line. In Pangong Tso, the “buffer zone” prevents our troops from going past Finger 3 when earlier they might go 10 km additional to Finger 8,” he mentioned.

This, the Congress chief mentioned, is nowhere near the established order that existed previous to April 2020 — which has been the constant demand made by our Armed Forces and defence institution.

As a substitute, it represents important territorial losses for India vis-à-vis our place earlier than April 2020, he claimed.

“Even amidst the Chinese language incursions on our sovereignty, our financial dependence on China continues to develop. Chinese language imports have exceeded USD 100 billion and are headed larger in 2024-25, with our commerce deficit vis-à-vis China additionally hitting document highs…,” Ramesh mentioned.