"Not Our Views": Congress Distances Itself From Sam Pitroda's China Remark | Read

The Congress has distanced itself from senior leader Sam Pitroda's "China is not our enemy" remark amid massive BJP backlash. Congress's Jairam Ramesh, who is also the party's communications in-charge, said in a post on X that Mr Pitroda's views did not reflect the party's stand. "The views reported by Shri Sam Pitroda on China are certainly not the views of the Indian National Congress. China remains our biggest foreign policy, external security, and economic challenge," his post read. 

Mr Pitroda, whose frequent out-of-turn comments keep landing his party in controversies, had said in a recent interview that there is a need to change India's mindset and New Delhi must stop assuming that China is the enemy.