China utilised 'close connections' with Left parties to stop India-US nuke deal: Vijay Gokhale in his book

In his latest book titled 'The Long Game', former foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale has claimed that China tried to use its "close connections" with the Left parties of India to stop the India-US civil nuclear deal.

Former foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale has claimed in his latest book 'The Long Game' that China tried to use its "close connections" with the Left parties of India to stop the India-US civil nuclear deal. “China utilized the close connections with the Left parties in India. Top leaders of the Communist Party of India and Communist Party of India [Marxist] would travel to China for meetings or medical treatment [sic],” said the former foreign secretary in his book.