India, Feb. 17 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday targeted Overseas Congress leader Sam Pitroda over his remark that the threat from China is an issue that is "often blown out of proportion", terming it a "serious blow to India's identity, diplomacy and sovereignty."

"I don't fully understand the threat from China. This issue is often blown out of proportion because the US has the habit of defining an enemy. I think the time has come for all of us to network nations and not have confrontation," Pitroda, the Indian Overseas Congress (IOC) chief, said during an interaction with news agency IANS.

He was responding to a question about whether US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi could jointly address the cha...