Overview

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tokyo to start a multi-nation tour and is scheduled to attend the SCO summit in China next.
• Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the people of Manipur are still awaiting a prime ministerial visit and accused him of having washed his hands off the state.
• Ramesh argued the government is being pushed to normalise ties with Beijing on China’s terms, linking this to a downturn in India–US relations.
• He recalled Modi’s June 2020 border statement as a move that, in his view, undercut India’s negotiating position with China.
• Ramesh also referenced alleged Chinese alignment with Pakistan during India’s Operation Sindoor, presenting the claims as concerns raised by the opposition rather than new evidence.