INDIA’s Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi has sharply criticised prime minister Narendra Modi’s handling of the conflict with China, claiming that 4,000sqkm of Indian territory in Ladakh have been “occupied” by Chinese troops.

Speaking at a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, Gandhi labelled the situation a “disaster” and argued that no leader should be seen as having managed such a situation well.

Gandhi compared the issue to how the US would respond if its territory were similarly occupied, questioning whether any American president could claim to have handled it well under such circumstances.

“I don’t think Modi has handled China well. There’s no reason for Chinese troops to be sitting in our territory,” he said.

Despite his strong criticism on China, Gandhi indicated that his Congress party is in broad agreement with the Modi-led government on other major foreign policy issues Read More….