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New Delhi: Indian National Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has questioned conflicting statements by senior Indian military officials regarding the extent of cooperation between Pakistan and China during so-called Operation Sindoor.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, sharing video clips on X, Ramesh contrasted remarks by Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Rahul Singh, who on July 4, 2025 described the Pakistan-China partnership during the conflict as \u201cvery disturbingly deep\u201d, with comments by former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Anil Chauhan on August 25.<\/p>\n
Ramesh said Gen Chauhan’s account appeared to be \u201csimply opposite\u201d to that of Lt Gen Singh and questioned whether the differing narratives were part of a broader effort to reshape public perception of India\u2019s ties with China.<\/p>\n
Lt Gen Rahul Singh had said that China used the four-day India-Pakistan conflict in May like a “live lab” to test various weapon systems while providing Islamabad with \u201call possible support\u201d.<\/p>\n
In contrast, Gen Chauhan said 70 to 80 per cent of Pakistan’s military platforms were of Chinese origin and argued that the presence of Chinese original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in Pakistan during the conflict was merely part of routine maintenance and servicing arrangements.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is going on here? Is there some deeper plan to change the narrative?\u201d Ramesh asked, while saying that there seems to be a \u201ccalibrated capitulation to China\u201d in New Delhi\u2019s policy.<\/p>\n
He also referred to what he called Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s \u201cinfamous clean chit to China\u201d in June 2020 and pointed to India\u2019s persistent trade deficits with China.<\/p>\n
Jairam Ramesh further questioned Gen Chauhan\u2019s recent \u201cheadline-grabbing revelations\u201d about Indian strikes on Kiranan Hills near Sargodha during Operation Sindoor, saying such accounts could not substitute for a structured and comprehensive review of the military operation that was needed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhether part of a deliberate strategy or not, (these revelations) are no substitute for a structured and comprehensive review exercise like what the K Subrahmanyam committee had carried out,\u201d he said, referring to the Kargil Review Committee, which was set up four days after the Kargil conflict had ended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
New Delhi: Indian National Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has questioned conflicting statements by senior Indian military officials regarding the extent of cooperation between Pakistan and China during so-called Operation Sindoor. According to Kashmir Media Service, sharing video clips on X, Ramesh contrasted remarks by Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Rahul Singh, who on …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":199400,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-209098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"yoast_head":"\n