Democratic Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, who is the first-ever Indian-American to be on the US House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, has raised concerns over the reports of China’s continuing construction activities along the Indian border in Ladakh, PTI reported.

Armies of both countries are locked in a standoff, which began in May this year, along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.

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Multiple rounds of talks between the two sides to resolve the standoff have not delivered any concrete outcome yet.

“If it (reports) turns out to be true, it would be yet another provocative measure by the Chinese military to change the facts on the ground,” Democratic Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi told PTI.

“It would also fit the pattern of their conduct in the South China Sea, where they build islands, where they try to change the facts as we previously understood them, and they would be deeply disturbing, to say the least,” he said.

The re-elected candidate to the House of Representatives said that Washington stands with India. 

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“I have to say that we currently in the US Congress, but also the Trump and the incoming Biden administration stand by our Indian partners and the Indo-Pacific region,” he said.

Responding to a question, Krishnamoorthi said US President-elect Joe Biden has been a longtime friend of India, and he along with Indian-origin vice president-elect Kamala Harris will stand with New Delhi.

“They are going to continue the approach that has largely been taken by Democratic and Republican presidents, which is we stand with India in the region, and opposing any kind of militaristic action on the part of any neighbour, including China,” Krishnamoorthi said.