Rahul Gandhi indicates Cong in alignment with Modi gov on major foreign policy issues

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi has indicated that the Congress party is in alignment with the ruling BJP led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on major foreign policy issues like the relationship with the US no talks with Pakistan unless the flow of terrorism is stopped concerns over extremist elements in Bangladesh and IsraelHowever Gandhi 54 was not in sync with Modis policies on China as he alleged that Chinese troops had taken control over Indian territory in Ladakh the size of Delhi At a press conference held on Tuesday at the prestigious National Press Club here Gandhi supported Modis policies on Pakistan Gandhi was on an unofficial fourday trip to the US that concluded TuesdayPakistans instigation of terrorism in our country is holding the two countries back We are not going to accept Pakistan carrying out terror acts in our country Were just not going to accept it And until they keep doing that theres going to be problems between us Gandhi said He said No when asked if the Kashmir issue is holding the two South Asian nations away from a dialogue Responding to a question on the IndiaUS relationship Gandhi noted that it has bipartisan support in both countriesI dont see a big diversion I dont see Modi is diverting very much from our approach with the US I dont see ourselves changing direction very much from what hes doing So I see continuity there he said I thinkeverybody does accept the fact that the IndiaUS relationship is key for both countries he added Gandhi asserted that he did not want any role of the US in Indias internal affairs It is for the people of India to decide The fight for democracy in India is an Indian fight With all due respect it has nothing to do with anybody else Its our problem And well take care of it We will make sure that democracy is secure he saidHowever its important to understand that Indian democracy is more than just any normal democracy because of its size If youre talking about a democratic vision of the world then Indian democracy has a large space in that vision I think its important that the world sees Indian democracy as an asset not just for India but for the rest of the world Advising the United States on how they should deal with Modi is not my preserve its not my space Gandhi saidIndia has been standing with Israel recently in the Middle East How would you change that he was asked Look I think what happened on the 7th of October was absolutely wrong But I also think what Israel did and is doing bombing innocent civilians and killing women and children is absolutely wrong and should not be allowed to continue Im against violence of any kind And certainly the scale of violence I actually think is harming Israel Its harming Israel more than its helping them Gandhi saidThe Leader of the Opposition was critical of Modis handling of China Do you think under Modi that India has managed the USChina competition well he was asked Well if you call having Chinese troops in 4000 square kilometres of our territory handling something well then maybe Weve got Chinese troops occupying land the size of Delhi in Ladakh I think thats a disaster Media doesnt like to write about it he saidHow would America react if a neighbour occupied 4000 square kilometres of your territory Would any president be able to get away with saying that hes handled that well So I dont think Modis handled China well I think theres no reason Chinese troops should be sitting in our territory Gandhi saidResponding to a question on Bangladesh Gandhi said There are concerns in India about extremist elements in Bangladesh and we share some of those concerns However Im confident that things will stabilise in Bangladesh and that we would be able to have a relationship with the current government or any other government after that he saidEarlier in the day Gandhi had a meeting with a group of lawmakers at the US Capitol wherein the issue of Bangladesh was discussed We raised it Bangladesh and they also spoke to us Look we are against any type of violence And we want it to stop And its the responsibility frankly of the Bangladeshi government to stop it as soon as possible From our side its the responsibility of our government to put pressure so that that violence stops Gandhi saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever