Congress Slams BJP Over Meeting Chinese Delegation Amid Border Tensions

• A high-level Chinese Communist Party (CPC) delegation met with BJP leaders at the BJP headquarters in Delhi on January 12.
• Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate criticized the meeting, citing the Galwan conflict and alleged Chinese encroachment in Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh.
• The BJP defended the meeting as a 'routine diplomatic engagement' and accused Congress of hypocrisy, recalling a 2008 MoU between Congress and CPC.
• This is the first formal meeting of its kind since the 2020 Galwan conflict, occurring amidst easing India-China bilateral relations.
• The Chinese delegation is also scheduled to meet RSS leaders and potentially a Congress delegation led by Salman Khurshid.

Why It Matters: Congress attacks BJP for meeting Chinese delegation, while BJP defends it as diplomatic and points to Congress's past ties.