India, July 30 -- External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday took a swipe at Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Jairam Ramesh in the Rajya Sabha, referring to them as self-styled "China Gurus".

"Today, sir, people are offering great wisdom on China. In fact, some people have said I am not well-versed on China," Jaishankar said, responding to Opposition criticism. Follow Parliament live updates

"Sir, I only spent 41 years in the foreign service and have only been the longest-serving ambassador to China. But there are China Gurus now. One, sir, is an honourable member sitting across from me, whose affection for China is so great that he coined the term Chindia," he added, drawing laughter from the Treasury benches.

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