Will China be emboldened by the Russian action against Ukraine to take a similar step towards India, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi sought to know during a three-hour meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee on External Affairs.
The meeting was attended by nine MPs including Mr. Gandhi and Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor and Anand Sharma. The committee was briefed on the Russian offensive against Ukraine by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and officials from the Ministry.
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