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Indian FM Accuses Opposition Leader of Intentionally Spreading False Information About China Border Issue

by Eric Olander
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar attacked domestic political rivals over the weekend when he accused them of misreprenting India-China tensions. Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP

Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar accused rivals of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of intentionally spreading false information about the government’s handling of the border disputes with China.

Jaishankar refuted comments made by Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had ceded 100 square kilometers of Indian territory to China.

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