Congress leader Sam Pitroda, who heads the party’s overseas unit has triggered a huge political row after he claimed that the threat from China is often blown out of proportion and suggested that India needs to stop considering China as an enemy. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) reacting to the remarks, hit out at Congress and said it has an “obsessive fascination for China”.
Pitroda, who has previously also been at the centre of controversies, speaking to news agency IANS, said that India’s approach to China has been confrontational and that mindset needed to change.
“I don’t understand the threat from China. I think this issue is often blown out of proportion because the US has a tendency to define an enemy. I believe the time has come for all nations to collaborate, not confront. Our approach has been confrontational from the very beginning, and this attitude creates enemies, which in turn garners support within the country. We need to change this mindset and stop assuming that China is the enemy from day one,” he said in the interview.
