New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Monday attempted to link the apparent failure of the Make in India programme to Chinese aggression at the border, hitting out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over its record in spurring manufacturing and securing defence and alleging that Beijing's belligerence was due to its larger and stronger industrial systems.

In his speech on the floor of the House, Gandhi also triggered a furore when he suggested that the Union government sent foreign minister S Jaishankar to the US to secure an invitation for the Prime Minister to President Donald Trump's inauguration, prompting Jaishankar to accuse the Congress leader of speaking a "falsehood" that could dam...