India’s diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics applauded on Capitol Hill

India’s diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing was praised on both sides of the aisle on Capitol Hill. New Delhi’s move was a reaction to China appointing, as a torchbearer, a PLA soldie

India’s diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing was praised on both sides of the aisle on Capitol Hill. New Delhi’s move was a reaction to China appointing, as a torchbearer, a PLA soldier who had fought against Indians in Galwan in 2020.

“I applaud India for joining the diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics,” Chair of the powerful U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bob Menendez (Democrat), said.

“ We stand with all countries that reject the CCP’s heinous human rights abuses & cold-blooded effort to turn the #Olympics2022 into a political victory lap,” he said. Significantly, Mr. Menendez has also criticized India’s human rights record and had linked – as recently as March last year - U.S. cooperation with India to it.