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Communist Party of China delegation meets RSS, BJP leaders; Congress fumes
The Statesman Kolkata
|January 14, 2026
A day after a delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) met BJP leaders, the group on Tuesday called on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale at the Sangh’s.
Keshav Kunj headquarters in the national capital.Aimed at facilitating communications, the meetings triggered a political row with the opposition Congress criticising the saffron leadership for engaging with Chinese representatives despite Beijing's reported claims over the Shaksgam Valley in Jammu and Kashmir.
This story is from the January 14, 2026 edition of The Statesman Kolkata.
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