Gandhi has made similar comments abroad in the past, drawing strong responses from BJP.
Gandhi’s Congress is leading an alliance of 28 parties to challenge BJP in a national election due by May 2024.
India, the world’s most populous country, holds the rotating presidency of the G20 and aims to showcase its economic potential and pitch itself as a reliable manufacturing and services hub to the visiting leaders of the bloc.
India is also promoting itself as a “voice” of developing nations on the global stage, as a counterweight to China.
Gandhi said he would meet European lawmakers in Brussels during his visit and talk to them about their views on India.
He indicated, however, that India’s opposition parties would agree with the largely-neutral position taken by New Delhi on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – avoiding blaming Moscow for the war and seeking a solution through dialogue and diplomacy.
“We have a relationship with Russia, I don’t think the opposition would have a different view than what the government is currently proposing,” Gandhi said.
Source: CNA
