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Who is lying on China: government or Congress? 

Politics has erupted over the brief exchange between PM Modi and President Xi at the BRICS summit in South Africa's Johannesburg. After the meeting, China, on Thursday, released a statement saying that President Xi and PM Modi "had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on current China-India relations and other questions of shared interest on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit". It said that the meeting took place upon India's insistence.

However, government sources today rebutted Beijing's claim and added that China had requested for a bilateral meeting between President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi has alleged that govt is lying on China issues. 

So, who is lying on China: govt or Congress? Watch as panelists debate. 
 

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