New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his handling of relations with China, just as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in India for talks.

Ramesh accused PM Modi of weakening India's position by giving a "clean chit" to China with his June 19, 2020, statement following the Galwan clashes, saying "Na koi hamari seema mein ghus aaya hai, na hi koi ghusa hua hai."

Notably, 20 Indian soldiers were killed during the Galwan clash on June 19, 2020.

"India is paying the price for Prime Minister Modi's (infamous) clean chit to China given publicly on June 19, 2020, when he had declared "Na koi hamari seema mein ghus aaya hai, na hi koi ghusa hua hai." This had made a com...