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Ajai Shukla

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My column in Business Standard this morning: Filling the submarine gap. Given its aspiration to be the gatekeeper to the Indian Ocean, addressing India’s submarine deficiency should be a top priority for the new government.

Filling the submarine gap

Given its role as the gatekeeper to the Indian Ocean, addressing India’s submarine deficiency should be a top priority for the new governmen...

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Ajai Shukla

@ajaishukla

4 years

The nail-studded rods — captured by Indian soldiers from the Galwan Valley encounter site — with which Chinese soldiers attacked an Indian Army patrol and killed 20 Indian soldiers. Such barbarism must be condemned. This is thuggery, not soldiering

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Did I see prime minister @narendramodi redrawing the Sino-Indian border on TV today? Modi said nobody entered Indian territory. Has he conceded to China the Galwan River valley and Fingers 4-8 in Pangong Tso -- both on our side of the LAC -- and where Chinese troops now sit. 1/4.

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Proud moment for India... We have started manufacturing Rafale in Kanpur!!

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BREAKING: Army to hold press conf at 2 pm. Reports of 3 soldiers killed in Galwan clash with Chinese. First LAC combat casualties since 1975. Time for the govt to come clean and stop lying about "disengagement" and "mutual withdrawal". A national crisis is no time for deception

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It seems @narendramodi has no idea of the difference between an election speech and the speech that a prime minister shud deliver while commissioning an aircraft carrier. Its embarrassing to watch this military audience having to listen to, and clap at, politically loaded cracks

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The most shocking aspect of the Chinese intrusions is this: Many Indians clearly love @narendramodi more than they love their country. They would close their eyes and allow China to capture chunks of Indian territory, rather than admit such a thing had happened on Modi’s watch.

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Large Chinese camp in Galwan Valley, 1.5 km into Indian side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC), shown as the red line. There is no Indian camp in the Galwan Valley, after India agreed on June 6 to de-militarise the valley to where the Galwan joins the Shyok #CryBelovedCountry

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China has changed the frontlines in Ladakh, and occupied Indian territory... and New Delhi is talking about “a long haul” and “military and diplomatic engagement!” If so abject was to be the surrender, disband the “mountain strike corps” & remove armoured brigade from Ladakh 1/2

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Ladakh border update. As of this morning, there has been ABSOLUTELY NO Chinese troop withdrawal from the areas the PLA has illegally occupied in the Galwan Valley and Pangong Tso sectors. Corroborated by army sitreps, int agency reports and US sources who are watching carefully.

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@ajaishukla

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Read the difference between 1962 and today! Then Nehru ordered army to hold Galwan at all costs. The soldiers there fought to the end. Today, Modi’s 56-inch govt has agreed with the Chinese to pull out of the Galwan valley entirely. The only post there is a Chinese one at PP-14

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It’s all settled! The prime minister of India signalled today that the Galwan valley — to defend which 20 Indian soldiers died this week — is not unambiguously Indian territory. And, on cue, the Chinese Govt has officially repeated its claim to the entire valley. #Sedition

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Incredible India! With Chinese troops occupying our soil:- 1. Govt doesn’t feel obliged to explain what is happening. 2. The people don’t demand to know and instead delude themselves that Chinese will walk away on their own. 3. Media happy to publish scraps the govt throws it.

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5 years

Air Chief Marshal Modi claims his IAF planners were putting off the Balakot air strikes becoz of bad weather, but his @narendramodi ’s operational genius perceived that cloud cover would help the aircraft exfiltrate. India should hang its head in shame for electing this charlatan.

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Chinese have released 10 Indian captives. You might ask: Was army lying while claiming that all soldiers were accounted for? Army wasn't lying. It's just that their accounting column had an entry: "10 soldiers in Chinese custody". #ReadBetweenTheLines

10 Indian soldiers return from Chinese custody after matter raised in talks

Talks at the Major General level between the two sides were held in a very tense environment where both sides discussed the incident.

indianexpress.com

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Update on the Chinese intrusions in Ladakh: 1. No Chinese withdrawal. New Line of Actual Control (LAC) solidifying. 2. New Chinese roads crossed LAC. 3. Chinese hosting border meetings on what was Indian soil. 4. PLA has moved tanks and guns to LAC.

Ladakh standoff: Chinese dig in, deploy artillery and tanks on LAC

Rajnath Singh holds review meeting with army brass

www.business-standard.com

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@ajaishukla

4 years

20 Indian soldiers gave up their lives while evicting Chinese intruders from Indian territory. But Modi says nobody entered Indian territory. Then where did these soldiers die? Is Modi saying – like China is saying – that they crossed into China? 3/4

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@ajaishukla

4 years

Thanks. But I've got to point out that you've set a low bar! :-)

Amey Tirodkar

@ameytirodkar

4 years

Right now, I believe @ajaishukla more than Modi government.

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As expected, leaks now placing Indian casualties at 20 soldiers. And quickly govt's spin machine is giving out a Chinese casualty count of 43. The cynical political calculation clearly is: If we can claim we killed 43 Chinese, killing of 20 Indian soldiers will matter far less

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The kind of nonsensical hogwash one hears from a government that is setting up the army as a fall guy to take the blame in case something goes badly wrong!

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Was Prime Minister @narendramodi knowingly dissembling? Or was he incorrectly briefed? Or does the government believe it can say anything and get away with it in this post-truth world? 4/4

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A month ago, badly outnumbered Indian soldiers were badly beaten by hundreds of Chinese soldiers north of Pangong lake. Today, Chinese troops control area up to Finger 4, having built stone bunkers and huts on the tops of Finger 4 to Finger 8. Govt still pretending all is well

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@ajaishukla

4 years

Sunday's border violations by PLA in Pangong-Chushul sector are more serious than govt is admitting. China is steadily pushing the Line of Actual Control westwards. The Indian Army wants to stop "dialogue" and take action. But New Delhi is desperate for a negotiated solution.

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India is in the strangest situation ever:- 1. Half the population has understood that China has occupied Indian territory, and are outraged. 2. China says the territory it’s occupied is Chinese. 3. The PM and the other half of the population back China’s story #SelloutToChina

Sajjad Kargili | سجاد کرگلی

@SajjadKargili_

4 years

Colonel Sonam Wangchuk, a #KargilWar hero told two important things to media. 1 — PM is saying something else and Ground reality is something else. 2— Govt. is not allowing media because they don’t want people to know truth . #LadakhBorder #GalwanValleyFaceOff #GalwanValley

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If, as @narendramodi said today, nobody entered Indian territory, what is all the fuss about? Why the military-to-military dialogue, why the diplomatic talks, why the military disengagement, why the deaths of 20 soldiers? 2/4

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For Heavens sake...and for India's... abandon the web of lies and deception about "de-escalation". Note clash site: "Galwan Valley". That is territory that has been in India's possession since 1962. Time for the govt -- and bhakts and media toadies -- to stop lying to India.

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Just saw a US-based China analyst propose on TV that India should play the Tibet card against China, to make it pay a cost for occupying Indian territory. That would surely induce China to play the Kashmir card, joining hands with Pakistan. Anyone wants to war-game the outcome?

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The same @ANI — India’s largest, but worst-run, sarkari mouthpiece — which earlier echoed the govt version that there are no Chinese on our side of the LAC, now reports Chinese refusal to vacate Hot Spring and Gogra. Not even an apology. Quite shameless!

China Remains In Ladakh Despite Pull Out Promise: Report

It seems that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is not in a mood to de-escalate the situation on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) as it has continued deployment of around 40,000 troops in its front...

www.ndtv.com

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An example of Sanghi pseudo-patriotism. "Why can't he simply praise the army?" he says. I was amongst those who were deployed in Tawang to hold the Chinese when they ingressed at Wangdung in 1986. So if I praise the army, I would praise myself. But I prefer to state the truth!!

BALA

@erbmjha

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Peak Whataboutery!! Rahul Kanwal talks about how our brave forces stood firm against PLA. But @ajaishukla says what about that "1986" Chinese occupation. Why can't he simply praise our army?

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My article in The New York Times @nytopinion that maps out how @narendramodi 's kowtowing to Xi Jinping, his unilateral moves in J&K and his awe of China have led to China's occupation of Indian territory in Ladakh and the killing of 20 Indian soldiers.

Opinion | How China and India Came to Lethal Blows (Published 2020)

Beijing saw a threat in New Delhi’s steady improvement of borderland infrastructure and renewed Indian claims on disputed territory.

www.nytimes.com

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5 years

If @narendramodi has an iota of integrity, he would invite the @IAF_MCC Indian Air Force chief to explain why the IAF, with five times the PAF budget, lost a MiG-21, failed to score a kill and also lost a chopper to "friendly fire". But Modi's too busy painting this as a success.

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It's a lie that Chinese have pulled back from Hot Spring. They remain there and are refusing even to pull back 1 km to create a 2-km buffer zone. They say it's their territory and Indians should withdraw. Broadsword brings you the truth, and a good map.

Chinese troops reject Hot Spring disengagement: PLA refuses to pull back 1 km

By Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 10th July 20 In a blow to hopes of a Chinese withdrawal in the Hot Spring area of Ladakh, ne...

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Amazing! Is the govt signalling that China's occupation of Indian territory is acceptable because it's in "an area of differing perceptions" This tells the Chinese they are welcome to take over all 23 areas where they have staked a claim. India won't regard this as an incursion.

Nitin A. Gokhale

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No incursion. Transgression was attempted at Galwan, resulting in the clash. Finger is little more complicated. It falls in Area of differing perceptions.

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MoD briefing, to announce release of Wing Comdr Abhinandan, has been pre-empted by Imran Khan, who announced it earlier. Now MoD briefing “postponed”. Whatever happens in real battle, Pakistan has comprehensively won the perception war. At every stage, their PR was ahead of ours.

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Happy Rafale anniversary, India! Exactly 4 years ago, @narendramodi and Francios Hollande sold out the IAF in Paris. Four years later: 1. Not a single Rafale fighter delivered. 2. Not one Rafale will be made in India. 3. Supreme Court today rejected govt plea for secrecy.

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4 years

Hearing news of an ongoing, heavy Chinese build-up in the areas of Black Top and Gurung Hill. Is anyone else picking up the same signals? Does the PLA believe it has no choice but to attack? If so, its not going to be pretty!! Indian units seem prepared for any such eventuality.

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Some context to why Ladakhi MP Jamyang Namgyal always backs BJP. Ladakhi politics is a bipolar contest between Leh-centred Buddhists and the Shia Muslims of Kargil (and Leh). Over the years the RSS has backed the Buddhists, who are now distinctly saffron.

Ladakh MP delivers biting response to Rahul Gandhi on China-occupied territory

Namgyal, responding to Rahul Gandhi’s tweet asking the government to spell out if the Chinese had occupied Indian territory in Ladakh, replied in the affirmative.

www.hindustantimes.com

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If China does not pull back, this will be the largest loss of Indian territory since 1962. Despite the govt's foot-shuffling, India must be ready to pay the price of sovereignty. Our military can impose serious costs on China. It must be allowed to do so

Let the military prove its worth

New Delhi needs to give the military planners a free hand and not be overly considerate of China's sensitivities

www.business-standard.com

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4 years

The Galwan “mutual disengagement” is nothing but a land grab by China... aided and abetted by the govt of India. The PM and his govt continue to keep the Indian public in the dark over the terms of disengagement that they have unfortunately accepted.

Signs of thaw at Galwan Valley after NSA Ajit Doval, Wang Yi talk

The development echoes a similar claim made after senior Indian and Chinese military commanders met on June 6 near Chushul.

www.business-standard.com

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4 years

My piece this morning on the killing of 20 Indian soldiers in Galwan -- the first combat casualties on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) since October 1975. Written with respect for the brave soldiers who laid down their lives in that barren outpost. RIP.

Galwan Valley clash: 20 Indian soldiers killed in face-off with China

First deadly clash on the disputed border since four Assam Rifles jawans were ambushed and killed by Chinese border guards in October 1975.

www.business-standard.com

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Modi @narendramodi took 18 days to visit his wounded soldiers, but he finally did it. By warning China against “expansionism”, Modi acknowledged that Chinese troops had intruded and that he, as PM, had lied to India 16 days ago! #BetterLateThanNever

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@ajaishukla

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After weeks of denial and trolling from Modibhakts, godi media and govt's hand-fed "analysts" who rebutted my reports about Chinese incursions in Ladakh, army is massively mobilising to the borders. With self-delusion mercifully abandoned, it's time to teach China a lesson 1/2

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Four new elements of PLA's border behaviour that should've alerted New Delhi earlier: 1. Intrusions in new areas like Galwan. 2. Unprecedented numbers of intruders. 3. Occupation of hitherto empty areas. 4. Brutality of Chinese soldiers #EyesWideShut

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Now hearing that the casualty count on the Indian side is significantly higher than what the initial reports stated. Also, many Indian soldiers captured and then released, an Indian major still held by the Chinese.

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4 years

The funeral this morning of Company Leader Nyima Tenzin, the Tibetan-Indian soldier in the Special Frontier Force who laid down his life fighting for India against the Chinese PLA. Rest in Peace, braveheart.

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China welcomes agreement to “cool down border situation”, but is simultaneously engaged in the biggest military buildup on the Indian border — and not just in eastern Ladakh — since 1962. Meanwhile the Modi ostrich has its head stuck deep in the sand.

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@ajaishukla

4 years

There’s a laughable dichotomy here? Times Now — the saffron mouthpiece — is saying it’s an insult to be called saffron! Can you clarify your position on this, please, chaddi wala channel?

TIMES NOW

@TimesNow

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#Breaking | Shocker from Gandhi family proxy. After pro-China reportage, now @ajaishukla insults Ladakh's Buddhists & brands them saffronites. TIMES NOW's Pradeep Dutta with details.

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Beijing talks peace, but boosts PLA on the LAC by 30% since June 15 clash. PLA has entered Depsang. India faces dual threat to north Ladakh: interdiction of DBO road at Galwan-Shyok junction; and direct threats at Jeevan Nala (PP13) and Raki Nala (PP12).

Galwan clash: China talks peace but raises troop deployment by 30%

It said it would continue holding talks "for peace and tranquillity" along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

www.business-standard.com

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@ajaishukla

4 years

With China at the gates, India clears Rs 39,800 crore worth of defence purchases. At best, this kit will take 3 years to materialise. And why are we buying 33 Su-30s and old, mothballed MiG-29s? Shouldnt we be expediting the 114-fighter purchase instead?

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On the heights above Pangong Lake, India is restricted to west of Finger 2/3. On the lake shore, China can now patrol till its claim line along Finger 4. India can no longer patrol till its claim line at Finger 8 Line of Actual Control (LAC) has effectively shifted west by 8 km

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@ajaishukla

4 years

On the MoD website, @DefenceMinIndia admits Chinese "transgressions" across the LAC in Galwan, Hot Springs and Pangong. This disproves PM @narendramodi 's 19 June statement: "Na koi ghusa, na koi ghusa hua hai" (Meaning: Nobody has crossed the LAC). Why did the PM publicly lie?

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@ajaishukla

4 years

PLA occupies two more hills on Indian side of the Line of Actual Control. But it seems the Indian Army has had enough. They've struck back with commandoes from the Special Frontier Force, recruited from Tibetan refugees in India. PLA casualties reported.

PLA aggression in Pangong resumes, Indian Special Forces launch a counter

Sources say Indian soldiers from nearby Thakung post intervened, to try and prevent PLA from building defences. Physical clashes followed, but no reports of firing or casualties on either side

www.business-standard.com

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@ajaishukla

4 years

Manjul nails it. What must our soldiers, who laid down their lives evicting the Chinese, be thinking of the PM @narendramodi 's statement that there were never any enemy soldiers on Indian territory in the first place. Here's what they're thinking: "For what exactly did we die?"

Lt Gen H S Panag(R)

@rwac48

4 years

Ouch!

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@ajaishukla

4 years

2/2 True, we lost in 1962 to a better prepared foe. But even in defeat, India held its head high. Today, neither the govt, nor the bhakts who love the BJP more than they love our country, are willing to fight China. Instead, the Galwan Valley has been ceded as a “buffer zone”.

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@ajaishukla

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Prime Minister @narendramodi discovers his voice after PLA intruders kill at 20 Indian soldiers in the Galwan Valley in Ladakh. Modi warns of a "befitting response"... I hope he's better prepared than the last PM who warned the Chinese: Jawaharlal Nehru.

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@ajaishukla

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Two days after China said “Border situation is stable & controllable", PLA troops build concrete bunkers and extend Chinese roads onto the territory they've occupied. Chinese tanks and artillery brought close to LAC. Indian tanks still in garages, mtn strike corps in cantonments.

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@ajaishukla

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Here, for the first time, are details of the disengagement plan from the Galwan valley. Clear now is the fact that the Line of Actual Control has been redrawn -- to India's disadvantage. Instead of PP-14, the LAC will effectively run through Y-Junction.

Withdrawal from Galwan Valley puts Indian troops further from LAC

The area in which PP-14 is located - and which the Indian Army has patrolled for decades - now effectively falls inside China's "buffer zone".

www.business-standard.com

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@ajaishukla

4 years

Presumably Savarkar stayed with Bobde’s family after being released from jail on provision of a written oath, swearing he would not engage in any freedom fighting. Got to give Savarkar one thing: He was a man of his word. Thereafter he left the freedom fighting to the Congress!!

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@ajaishukla

4 years

Thanks @ambkcsingh for choosing not to be a part of that shabby set up.

K. C. Singh

@ambkcsingh

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Just left @TimesNow debate without speaking as one saw an ambush set up to attack Col Ajay Shukla, because he has been revealing info not shared by Gov/army. Pathetic show @RShivshankar , I’m glad I walked off.

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Three days after Pulwama, two "facts" and a question: Fact 1: Pakistan Army and the ISI were behind the car-bomb attack. Fact 2: Cross-border military retaliation by Modi cud win him an election that was otherwise doubtful. Question: Is the ISI working to get Modi re-elected?

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My friend and former @ndtv colleague Ravish Kumar will grace the Ramon Magsaysay award. A man who shows the mirror to bigoted journalists reporting for a bigoted society. Keep the light shining, Ravish. People like you represent the last hope for India.

NDTV's Ravish Kumar Wins Magsaysay Award For His Journalism

NDTV's Ravish Kumar has been named for the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for "harnessing journalism to give voice to the voiceless" and his "unfaltering commitment to a professional, ethical...

www.ndtv.com

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The govt is trying to pass off the Ladakh intrusions as just another border clash -- but the situation is much, much worse. There are 5,000 Chinese on the Indian side at Galwan/Pangong and they are digging defences to stay. No Indian Army response so far.

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At some stage, hopefully, we are going to stop this wall-to-wall coverage of every step taken by the Rafales!!

Rajnath Singh (मोदी का परिवार)

@rajnathsingh

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The Touchdown of Rafale at Ambala.

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Troop disengagement agreed at Hot Springs and Pangong Tso, but on terms that allow Chinese to remain on Indian soil. After 1 km conceded to China in Galwan; now 1-3 km in Hot Spring, and 8-10 km in Pangong Tso. God only knows how much will go in Depsang!

Troops to pull back at Hot Spring, Pangong Tso, but PLA soldiers will remain on Indian territory

Satellite pic of Pangong Tso (courtesy: twitter.com/detresfa_), showing the line through Finger 4 that is now effectively the LAC B...

www.ajaishukla.com

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@ajaishukla

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This ⁦ @narendramodi ⁩ Govt appears to be hell bent on destroying the dignity and sobriety of the three services; and replacing it with some bastardised Bollywood culture How embarrassing this “Navy nautanki” is! Are the service chiefs going to shut their eyes and acquiesce?

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4/4. Who’s to blame? The govt that pursued a misguided diplomacy of “informal summits” with China? Or the army, which, despite steadily rising manpower numbers was taken by surprise, just as in Kargil? Or “anti-national” journalists who exposes this debacle? Answer: Obviously No3

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With Chinese troops on Indian territory in 7 places in Ladakh, the PLA is now stepping up activity on the Arunachal Pradesh border. China has activated the Tawang, Walong and Asaphila borders -- which bore the brunt of Chinese attacks in 1962. Watching.

Chinese troops now stepping up activity near Arunachal Pradesh

The two sectors that are seeing the most PLA activity are Tawang and Walong - both of which bore the brunt of the Chinese offensive in 1962.

www.business-standard.com

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@ajaishukla

5 years

Finally... I have Dassault's earlier bid for 126 Rafales, which was Euro 155 million each. The tender shows the NDA govt has paid 40% higher cost, at Euro 217 per Rafale. This while passing up the benefits of technology transfer and building in India.

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@ajaishukla

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As an ex-soldier, I am disgusted, but not surprised, by @narendramodi 's distortion of facts relating to Field Marshal Cariappa and General Thimayya in election speeches in Karnataka. When will faujis (soldiers) realise how Modi has, and continues to, use them as convenient fools?

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"Govt sources" planting news of a "mutual pullback" from Galwan, but neither govt nor army willing to make an official statement. India has always patrolled up to PP14, 15, 17 and 17A. A “buffer zone” would place these out of bounds for Indian patrols.

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Modi @narendramodi didn’t understand Xi Jinping in all their many meetings, but Xi understood Modi perfectly! In conversation with @paranjoygt on @newsclickin

Modi Didn't Understand Xi But China's President Understood India's PM...

A modus vivendi will be found between India and China to settle the fallout of the standoff between troops of the two countries but this would largely be on ...

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It’s not China we need to blame for “tweaking history” as you put it. Rather, it is our PM @narendramodi , his govt, bhakts and sold-out media anchors who are arguing (as is China): “The PLA hasn’t occupied our territory, this was always a disputed area.” #ModiSurrendersToChina

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Since the 'scene' seems to be shifting to DBO & Burtsa (Burtse) Y-junction -- here's to #China . We were always flying there & were clear that #LAC was way East. A shot of my logbook of 1980 of our missions to Burtsa. So, do not tweak history #galwanvalleyclash #ChinaIndiaFaceoff

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India's changing Ladakh into Union Territory last Aug and @AmitShah saying India would get back Aksai Chin are key drivers of China's current aggression. Kashmiri separatists (100% of population) already hoping for China to enter the Kashmir imbroglio. 2/2 #HardChoicesForIndia

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There are "govt official says" reports of Chinese "pull back" from PP14 clash site in Galwan. Great, if true, but am waiting to see: (a) Official govt statement (why anonymous report?) (b) Satellite photo verification of pullback (c) Where have Indian troops pulled back to?

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Everyone is welcome. You could join on YouTube or on Zoom at the links below.

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3/3 The writing is on the wall. While the govt continues its smoke and mirrors game of “military and diplomatic dialogue”, China will consolidate and make the new border permanent. At least in 1962 army fought a war and made China pay a cost. This time, it’s an abject surrender.

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2/2. To cover up this craven surrender to Chinese aggression in Ladakh, govt has the nerve to ask journalists not to cover, or write on, the ongoing “dialogue”. This is to allow public opinion to normalise the new situation... which is that China has come in and will not leave!!

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Shocking to find the sarkari propaganda machine is claiming “no incursion” by simply redrawing the border (LAC) to conform to the Chinese incursions. The LAC was always at Finger8. Now the PLA has occupied till Finger4, this writer says Finger4 is LAC!!!

No Chinese ‘occupation’. Geolocated images show fast in-and-out intrusions by India and China

Using a video and image of alleged India-China scuffles, we were able to locate the exact place of the fracas and show Army pushed back Chinese intrusion.

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Army chief says "a lot of disengagement is happening" between Indian and Chinese troops in Galwan. For the last month, govt has planted stories that Chinese troops have not crossed into Indian territory. If that were so, how are they "disengaging" now?

Army chief: Disengagement started from Galwan, both doing it in phased manner

Military talks with China very fruitful, hopeful it will set to rest perceived differences, said Army chief General MM Naravane

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The @narendramodi govt has repeatedly said that INS Vikrant is a symbol of Aatmanirbhar Bharat. He’s shooting himself thru the foot. The Vikrant dates back to the first UPA govt that took power in 2004. By the time Modi was elected in 2004, INS Vikrant had already been launched.

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Lies from @rajnathsingh , who claims: Record defence exports touch Rs 13,000 crore this year, 70% from private sector, 30% from public sector. In fact, much of these exports are civil aero components, NOT def items. Why lie, MoD? And why repeat those lies unquestioningly, media?

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Just to clarify, the red line (marked CCL) denotes the post-May 5th “China Claim Line”, which is 1.5 km inside the Indian Claim Line (or the LAC as we see it). After June 6th, of course, the China Claim Line shifted to the Galwan estuary, with China claiming entire Galwan valley

Ajai Shukla

@ajaishukla

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Large Chinese camp in Galwan Valley, 1.5 km into Indian side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC), shown as the red line. There is no Indian camp in the Galwan Valley, after India agreed on June 6 to de-militarise the valley to where the Galwan joins the Shyok #CryBelovedCountry

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Two front page reports in today's Indian Express highlight the India of today: The PM cannot get China to vacate Indian territory it has occupied... but will instead stage a spectacle to "liberate" Ram Mandir from Muslim control.

India for incremental progress, status quo ante at LAC

New Delhi has decided to stick to its strategy of “incremental change despite slow progress” while pressing for the end-goal, the restoration of status quo ante as of April — before the start of the...

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PLA & Indian troops to pull back by 1 km in Hot Spring and 2 km in Pangong Tso. Even so, China -- having intruded several km initially -- will remain in Indian territory. China has gained 1 km in Galwan, up to 3 km in Hot Spring and 10 km in Pangong Tso.

Troops to pull back in Hot Spring, Pangong Tso, but PLA to remain on Indian territory

The demilitarised zone will lie entirely in Indian territory and the Line of Actual Control (LAC) would effectively shift by 1-3 km into India

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My rebuttal of "interview" of @Gen_VKSingh in which he has tried to prove his worth to the @BJP4India . Does he even understand that he is endorsing China's position, and undermining India's, while claiming that PLA has not intruded into Indian territory.

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Modi @narendramodi supposedly "plogging" in Chennai (picking up garbage while jogging). Had his security pre-sanitized the cans and bottles he picked up? If not, it was a grievious security breach. If the garbage was pre-checked, this was an empty photo-op

Watch: PM Modi Goes Plogging On Mamallapuram Beach Before Meet With Xi

Ahead of his second round of informal talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi went plogging on a beach in Mamallapuram, about 50 km from Chennai, in a 30-minute...

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Eid Mubarak to everyone, especially to my Muslim friends. May we quickly end this era of ugly anti-Muslim hatred and make India once again a country where all religions, creeds, castes etc live together in harmony. Eid Mubarak!

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Why would they apologise? The bhakts and chamchas only did what they do: Recite the lines fed to them by their masters! But those masters, exposed by the relentless march of truth, don’t lose a minute of sleep over abandoning their chamchas, who are left standing by the wayside!

Sadanand Dhume

@dhume

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No serious analyst now disputes that China has changed the status quo on the Line of Actual Control by squatting on land India regards as its own. Maybe the handful of brave journalists and retired officers who raised this issue in early May deserve an apology from the trolls.

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With Chinese troops on Indian soil, Parliament's Standing Committee on Defence today spent 1 1/2 hours discussing uniforms and rank badges. When @RahulGandhi demanding time wastage be stopped, he was shouted down. He walked out. Committee is clearly focused on national defence.

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PM visits Ladakh a full 18 days after the Galwan border clash in which 20 soldiers died. In an unapologetic about-turn from his earlier statement that there are no Chinese soldiers on Indian territory... now he has warned China against its "expansionism"

Ladakh standoff: Enemies saw fire and fury of our soldiers, says PM Modi

No party should engage in action to escalate situation: China

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Ground reports from Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh say that Chinese troops continue where they were, digging trenches and preparing bunkers above Pangong Lake and 3 points in the Galwan valley. No sign of pullout from Indian territory, despite Beijing’s statement y’day!

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It was apparently too much to hope that the govt had come clean on the Chinese intrusions into Ladakh! The MoD has removed the document from its website. But thanks to Twitter, it lives on! Read below...

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@ajaishukla

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On the MoD website, @DefenceMinIndia admits Chinese "transgressions" across the LAC in Galwan, Hot Springs and Pangong. This disproves PM @narendramodi 's 19 June statement: "Na koi ghusa, na koi ghusa hua hai" (Meaning: Nobody has crossed the LAC). Why did the PM publicly lie?

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You wouldn’t be aware, but PTSD comes from exposing oneself to danger and trauma. Sadly, medical aid is not going to cure you. The doctors haven’t invented a way to implant a spine into someone who is entirely lacking one!

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@smitaprakash

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@ajaishukla @ANI @narendramodi you need medical aid. Severe PTSD after you left the armed forces and decided to use journalism to do your politics and lobbying.

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The government is sending out one general after another to defend the Agnipath Yojana. Within the offices of @narendramodi , @rajnathsingh and @AmitShah , there seems to be a realisation of their utter lack of credibility. The simplest solution for them: Hide behind the uniforms!!

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Why this reversal by govt? From earlier saying there are no Chinese intrusions into Indian territory... now Defence Minister @rajnathsingh is saying he cannot guarantee that PLA would vacate. Could Beijing have taken a tough line in diplomatic dialogue?

Rajnath says cannot guarantee full resolution of Chinese intrusions

India's defence minister signals that PLA might not pull back from Indian territory, India would respond forcefully By Ajai Shuk...

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Amazing. There is no interviewer in this interview. There is only an interviewee... Eric Trappier... and two props: a Rafale fighter and the Editor of ANI, @smitaprakash . Not ONE SINGLE difficult question from her. The Ministry of Propaganda is alive and well.

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@ANI

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#WATCH : ANI editor Smita Prakash interviews CEO Eric Trappier at the Dassault aviation hangar in Istre- Le Tube air…

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For those who missed -- or couldn't access -- my piece in The New York Times. It tells you what brought India and China to blows in Ladakh... and which way the face-off is headed. Prime Minister @narendramodi likes being a strongman. Except with China.

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Pakistan can try as hard as it likes, but it is unlikely to succeed in “damaging the syncretic fabric of Indian society” as successfully as this government led by @narendramodi and the ruling party @BJP4India

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@PTI_News

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Pakistan’s nefarious designs aimed at damaging syncretic fabric of Indian society: India at UNHRC meeting

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Karan Thapar asks me the tough questions around my reporting of the Chinese intrusions. I tell him I'm quite comfortable being alone. I've been proved right all along so far. Govt continues putting out anonymous statements but hasn't contradicted me yet.

Govt Misleads Media on China, Disengagement Reports Untrue, Army...

In a 28-minute interview to Karan Thapar for The Wire, Col. Shukla went one step further. Speaking about Hot Springs and Gogra he said: “because the Chinese ...

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No restrictions on attendance... Everybody is welcome. We'll start with the history of the Sino-India border and how we have come to the situation we are in today. 10:30 a.m. on Sunday.

Manthan

@Manthan_India

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Don't forget to tune in to a Live Session with Ajai Shukla on the "Restless border with China " , exclusively on Manthan @ajaishukla #HardChoicesForIndia #WarHappens #crybelovedcountry #manthan #28June2020

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“Sitharaman said [Navjot Sidhu’s] hug with Pakistan’s army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa impacted soldiers back home.” This defence minister specialises in belittling her own — first HAL, then her army!! Lady, be advised that your soldiers don’t get demoralised so easily.

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