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Congress Questions Modi on China Policy After Xi Meeting

Opposition party demands transparency on bilateral talks and criticises approach to border issues and trade.

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Former External Affairs Minister and senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid (Photo/ANI)

What this story says

  • Congress leader Jairam Ramesh posed four questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
  • The party accused the government of "calibrated capitulation" in its approach to China.
  • Congress questioned India's weakened position on border transgressions in Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh.
  • Concerns were raised about China's support for Pakistan during Operation Sindoor and the record trade deficit with China.

Who covered it

Left 17%(1)Centre 0%(0)Right 83%(5)

Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 7 of the 13 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

42/100

Craft

65/100

Hype

41/100

13 sources · methodology

Thin on the left so far

Only 1 of the 6 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

Following a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit, the Congress party has demanded transparency and questioned the government's approach to China. Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid called for the government to brief the opposition on the discussions and outcomes.

Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh posed four questions to Prime Minister Modi. These questions focused on the government's handling of border transgressions in Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh, China's alleged support for Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, and the widening trade deficit between India and China. The party accused the government of "calibrated capitulation" rather than genuine diplomatic normalisation.

Disagreement on government's approach

Congress accused the government of "calibrated capitulation" in its approach to China, as reported by Scroll India and Moneycontrol. Aninews.in quoted Salman Khurshid demanding transparency on what was discussed and what roadmap was agreed upon, stating that the government had not provided answers to these points. The Times of India reported that Congress sought a response from PM Modi after his meeting with Xi Jinping.

What the coverage left out

None of the left or right-rated reports mention the specific figure of $112.6 billion for the trade deficit between India and China in 2025-26, which was stated in the full report from aninews.in and Scroll India. The digests from Times of India and Moneycontrol only referred to a "significant" or "record" trade deficit without providing the exact amount.

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 4 times, most recently on 13 Sept 2026, 20:45, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

1 rated outlet

  • The left-rated report from Scroll India led with the Congress party's accusation of "calibrated capitulation" by the Modi government regarding its China policy. The report detailed the four questions posed by Jairam Ramesh, focusing on the weakening of India's position on border transgressions in Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh, and China's role in Operation Sindoor. It also highlighted the record trade deficit with China, quoting Ramesh's statement that "Make in India" and "Import from China" had become two sides of the same coin.

Centre

0 rated outlets

No outlet rated centre has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.

Right

5 rated outlets

  • Right-rated reports from ANI, ABP News, and Moneycontrol highlighted that Congress posed four questions to Prime Minister Modi after his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. These reports noted the party's accusation of "calibrated capitulation" and concerns over border issues and economic dependence. ANI specifically quoted Salman Khurshid demanding transparency from the government. ABP News used the phrase "Modi Ji, You have..." in its headline, indicating the direct questioning of the Prime Minister.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Congress Questions Modi on China Policy After Xi Meeting?
Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 17% are rated left, 0% are rated centre, 83% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 13. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Congress Questions Modi on China Policy After Xi Meeting left or right?
Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
Is the coverage of Congress Questions Modi on China Policy After Xi Meeting biased?
Congress Questions Modi on China Policy After Xi Meeting is one event reported by 13 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Congress Questions Modi on China Policy After Xi Meeting?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Congress Questions Modi on China Policy After Xi Meeting?
13 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What were the main accusations made by the Congress party?
The Congress party accused the government of "calibrated capitulation" in its approach to China. They also raised concerns about a weakened position on border transgressions in Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh, China's support for Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, and a record trade deficit with China.
What specific questions did Congress pose to Prime Minister Modi?
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh posed four questions to Prime Minister Modi. These questions concerned why India's position on border transgressions had been weakened, China's role in Operation Sindoor, territorial advances in Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh, and the growing trade deficit with China.
What did Salman Khurshid demand regarding the meeting with Xi Jinping?
Former External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid demanded transparency from the Union government regarding the discussions between Prime Minister Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping. He urged the Centre to brief the opposition on the outcome of the high-level engagement.

Read it at the source

13 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.

Left

1

Centre

0

No outlet in this group ran the story.

Right

5

Not rated

7

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