The Congress on January 13 accused the Narendra Modi government of adopting a "callous attitude" towards national security and viewing it from the lens of electoral advantage and for the prime minister's "self-aggrandisement".
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh alleged that Army Chief General Manoj Pande's recent remarks at his annual press conference are a timely reminder of the "serious deterioration" of India's national security environment under the Modi government.
"General Pande's remark that 'our attempt is to continue talks [with China] to go back to the status quo ante which existed in the middle of 2020' is a reminder that the Chinese continue to deny Indian troops access to 2,000 square kilometres of territory in Ladakh almost four years after their intrusion," he said in a statement.
