"China is not very reliable": Congress MP Pramod Tiwari

Tiwari told ANI, "India and China are neighbouring nations. China has always betrayed us. China is not very reliable. They cannot be fully trusted. Our best wishes are with Modi ji...With the recent history, he needs to be alert...It is good that the flights are being resumed but we need to be mindful of two more things. The trade between the two countries is tilted in one direction, in China's favour...This inequality should be removed and both should be equal..."

The Congress leader said that PM Modi shpuld speak for the "interests" of India.

"The patrolling of our jawans is still halted. Dialogues are still underway. In Arunachal and border areas, China is establishing new villages. Therefore, Modi ji should not take any steps hastily. He should speak for the interests of India..."

Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) slammed the visit and alleged that "first PM Modi should ask China to return our land".

On PM Modi's bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Bharadwaj told ANI, "I want to remind the Prime Minister of his own words that 'blood and water cannot flow together'. When China attacked our soldiers, killed them, captured our land, which is still in their possession, although the central government does not accept this... first, the Prime Minister should ask China to return our land. They are occupying our land, and we are saying that if we are not able to get along with America, then we should get along with you... Is this international diplomacy?..."

Earlier, PM Modi was awarded a warm cultural welcome at his hotel where artistes performed Indian classical music and dance, symbolising goodwill between the two countries.

The SCO comprises 10 members. In addition to India, they include Belarus, China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. There are also several dialogue partners and observers. India has been a member of the SCO since 2017, having been an observer since 2005. (ANI)