Overview

• The Congress renewed its call for a full parliamentary debate on India-China ties in the monsoon session beginning July 21 to build a collective response to Beijing’s strategic and economic challenges.
• Lieutenant General Rahul R. Singh publicly confirmed that China provided covert support to the Pakistan Air Force during the recent Operation Sindoor strikes.
• Opposition leaders cited China’s trilateral meeting with Pakistan and Bangladesh in Kunming and India’s record trade deficit as evidence of deepening economic dependence.
• Jairam Ramesh criticised Prime Minister Modi for downplaying China’s 2020 Ladakh actions and noted five years of government refusals to convene a debate.
• BJP IT chief Amit Malviya accused the Congress of pro-China positions and of politicising national security to weaken India’s stance.