The Congress on Friday cited a media report to claim that the Modi government is considering lifting five-year-old restrictions on Chinese companies bidding for Indian government contracts, calling the move “nothing short of a calibrated capitulation” to Chinese aggression. The opposition party also demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi explain what it described as sudden “U-turns” on China policy during the forthcoming Budget session of Parliament. ADVERTISEMENTCongress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh shared the media report on X, which claimed that India’s finance ministry plans to scrap the restrictions imposed five years ago on Chinese firms. The Congress leader claimed that it is part of a broader set of recommendations from NITI Aayog aimed at removing restrictions on Chinese trade and investment in India entirely. "This is nothing short of a calibrated capitulation to Chinese aggression, born out of the Prime Minister's own weakness -as demonstrated most shamefully by his public clean chit to China on June 19, 2020," Ramesh said.

Source: The Telegraph January 09, 2026 09:09 UTC