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  • Incursions alongside Indo-Tibet border are by China, says Tibetan govt-in-exile

    By PTI

    KOLKATA:  Penpa Tsering, the Sikyong or President of the Tibetan Government-in-exile Tuesday asserted that each one incursions alongside the Indo-Tibetan border have been one-sided and by China.

    In an interview with PTI, the President stated since Tibet had signed the treaty of 1914 which set the border between his homeland and India alongside the McMohan line, Tawang was an integral a part of India.

    “We know incursions are happening all from the Chinese side,” Tsering stated right here. He was talking within the context of latest clashes at Tawang and at Ladakh between the Indian Army and China’s PLA.

    “Till 1959, there was no border between India and China; it was with Tibet. We are signatories to the 1914 Simla agreement and we recognise the McMohan line as the legitimate border,” he stated.

    The Sikyong or President is straight elected by the Tibetan diaspora residing in numerous components of the world ever since Tibetan refugees fled the “roof of the world” within the wake of the Dalai Lama’s escape from Lhasa to India.

    “China’s belligerence is without any provocation from the Indian side,” the President stated, including that “India standing up to its position sends a very strong message to China.”

    He identified that China has disputes with many Asian international locations and has been unwilling to settle them.

    “When it comes to US-China relations, they (the Chinese) complain they are not treated as equals but when it comes to other countries in Asia,” they by no means deal with them equally, Tsering asserted.

    He claimed China has a coverage of protecting sizzling spots like Taiwan and Tawang burning with a purpose to divert consideration to its personal failings.

    He stated that China had not been profitable in protecting its financial momentum up and had not been capable of management the Covid scenario at house. “Now that the whole world has recovered, they want to export Covid again,” Tsering stated.

    ALSO READ| China did not observe agreements with India, tried to ‘unilaterally change’ LAC: Jaishankar

    KOLKATA:  Penpa Tsering, the Sikyong or President of the Tibetan Government-in-exile Tuesday asserted that each one incursions alongside the Indo-Tibetan border have been one-sided and by China.

    In an interview with PTI, the President stated since Tibet had signed the treaty of 1914 which set the border between his homeland and India alongside the McMohan line, Tawang was an integral a part of India.

    “We know incursions are happening all from the Chinese side,” Tsering stated right here. He was talking within the context of latest clashes at Tawang and at Ladakh between the Indian Army and China’s PLA.

    “Till 1959, there was no border between India and China; it was with Tibet. We are signatories to the 1914 Simla agreement and we recognise the McMohan line as the legitimate border,” he stated.

    The Sikyong or President is straight elected by the Tibetan diaspora residing in numerous components of the world ever since Tibetan refugees fled the “roof of the world” within the wake of the Dalai Lama’s escape from Lhasa to India.

    “China’s belligerence is without any provocation from the Indian side,” the President stated, including that “India standing up to its position sends a very strong message to China.”

    He identified that China has disputes with many Asian international locations and has been unwilling to settle them.

    “When it comes to US-China relations, they (the Chinese) complain they are not treated as equals but when it comes to other countries in Asia,” they by no means deal with them equally, Tsering asserted.

    He claimed China has a coverage of protecting sizzling spots like Taiwan and Tawang burning with a purpose to divert consideration to its personal failings.

    He stated that China had not been profitable in protecting its financial momentum up and had not been capable of management the Covid scenario at house. “Now that the whole world has recovered, they want to export Covid again,” Tsering stated.

    ALSO READ| China did not observe agreements with India, tried to ‘unilaterally change’ LAC: Jaishankar

  • Ties with China not regular, India will not conform to any try to alter LAC: Jaishankar

    By PTI

    NICOSIA: India is not going to conform to any try to alter the Line of Actual Control (LAC) unilaterally by China, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has stated, as he underlined that New Delhi’s relations with Beijing are “not normal” and there can be no compromise on core points.

    Addressing the Indian group in Cyprus on Friday throughout his first official go to to this Mediterranean nation, Jaishankar, in a veiled assault on Pakistan, additionally stated that terrorism can’t be used as a device to drive India to the negotiating desk.

    Jaishankar stated India has challenges on its borders, which intensified through the Covid interval.

    “Today the state of our relations with China is not very normal because we will never agree to any attempt to change the Line of Actual Control unilaterally,” he stated.

    There might be no “compromise on the core issue” of nationwide safety, Jaishankar asserted.

    Indian and Chinese troops clashed alongside the Line of Actual Control (LAC) within the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh on December 9 and the face-off resulted in “minor injuries to a few personnel from both sides”, in keeping with the Indian Army.

    It is the primary main conflict between the Indian and Chinese armies because the fierce face-off within the Galwan Valley in June 2020 that marked essentially the most critical navy battle between the 2 sides in a long time.

    The ties between the 2 international locations froze since then with India making it clear that peace and tranquillity on the border is the sine qua non for the general improvement of bilateral ties.

    The two international locations have held 17 rounds of talks to this point to resolve the standoff.

    In his speech, Jaishankar stated no nation has suffered from terrorism as a lot as India. “We want good neighbourly relations with everybody. But good neighbourly relations doesn’t mean excusing or looking away or rationalising terrorism. That we are very clear,” he stated with out naming any nation.

    “We will never normalise it. We will never allow terrorism to force us to the negotiating table,” he stated.

    Relations between India and Pakistan have usually been strained over the Kashmir difficulty and cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan.

    INTERVIEW| ‘China will create trouble at sensitive points’, says military veteran Sudhakar Jee

    NICOSIA: India is not going to conform to any try to alter the Line of Actual Control (LAC) unilaterally by China, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has stated, as he underlined that New Delhi’s relations with Beijing are “not normal” and there can be no compromise on core points.

    Addressing the Indian group in Cyprus on Friday throughout his first official go to to this Mediterranean nation, Jaishankar, in a veiled assault on Pakistan, additionally stated that terrorism can’t be used as a device to drive India to the negotiating desk.

    Jaishankar stated India has challenges on its borders, which intensified through the Covid interval.

    “Today the state of our relations with China is not very normal because we will never agree to any attempt to change the Line of Actual Control unilaterally,” he stated.

    There might be no “compromise on the core issue” of nationwide safety, Jaishankar asserted.

    Indian and Chinese troops clashed alongside the Line of Actual Control (LAC) within the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh on December 9 and the face-off resulted in “minor injuries to a few personnel from both sides”, in keeping with the Indian Army.

    It is the primary main conflict between the Indian and Chinese armies because the fierce face-off within the Galwan Valley in June 2020 that marked essentially the most critical navy battle between the 2 sides in a long time.

    The ties between the 2 international locations froze since then with India making it clear that peace and tranquillity on the border is the sine qua non for the general improvement of bilateral ties.

    The two international locations have held 17 rounds of talks to this point to resolve the standoff.

    In his speech, Jaishankar stated no nation has suffered from terrorism as a lot as India. “We want good neighbourly relations with everybody. But good neighbourly relations doesn’t mean excusing or looking away or rationalising terrorism. That we are very clear,” he stated with out naming any nation.

    “We will never normalise it. We will never allow terrorism to force us to the negotiating table,” he stated.

    Relations between India and Pakistan have usually been strained over the Kashmir difficulty and cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan.

    INTERVIEW| ‘China will create trouble at sensitive points’, says military veteran Sudhakar Jee

  • Why imperil nationwide safety for sake of your vainness: Congress questions PM on China

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday posed a set of 5 inquiries to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on China and requested why he has imperilled nationwide safety for the sake of his vainness.

    The opposition occasion additionally requested whether or not his obsession with image-building has come on the expense of nationwide pursuits and why has his personalised diplomacy confirmed to be completely hole.

    In an announcement, Congress normal secretary communications Jairam Ramesh mentioned he had earlier requested a set of seven inquiries to the prime minister on China and one other set of 5 questions on December 18, however no solutions have been forthcoming.

    “We asked the PM the first set of 7 questions on China on 17.12.22. As expected, no answers were forthcoming, and it was followed by a second set of 5 questions on 18.12.22. Here’s the third set of 5 questions to the PM for which the nation is asking and demanding answers from him,” he mentioned on Twitter.

    The Congress chief mentioned many have identified how “afraid the prime minister is” in taking the identify of the nation’s chief adversary — China — and referred to what Kenneth Juster, who was the US Ambassador to India from 2017 to 2021, mentioned: “far from naming China, your government asked the US not to mention China’s border aggression in its statements.”

    “Would it not have been better to rally international opinion to our side? Why have you imperilled our national security for the sake of your vanity,” Ramesh mentioned.

    “For the sake of your domestic image, you have thrown your effort into personalised diplomacy and projecting strong relationships with major world leaders. With your ‘friend’ President Xi Jinping you sat in a swing in Ahmedabad, shared cups of tea in Wuhan and shook hands in Bali,” he mentioned.

    “As recently as October 2019 you met Xi again and declared that ‘Chennai Vision is the start of a new era in India-China relations’ and added that ‘strategic communications between both the sides have increased’. Six months later the Chinese were communicating their strategic intent, from Depsang to Demchok, while you remained in complete denial. Has your personalised diplomacy not been proven to be utterly hollow? Has your obsession with image-building come at the expense of the national interest,” the Congress chief requested.

    ALSO READ | Govt blocking debate on China, Weakening judiciary: Sonia Gandhi

    Ramesh additionally mentioned that a while in the past the prime minister coined a brand new slogan “Inch towards Miles” wherein “Inch” stood for “India-China” and “Miles” for “Millennium of Exceptional Energy.”

    Then, the nation noticed the Chinese exert distinctive power to take over hundreds of sq. miles of its territory in Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh, he alleged and requested, “Would you agree that your naiveté and bad judgment cost the nation dearly?” He additionally requested if it was true that when the senior officers of all three armed providers assembled on the Combined Commanders’ Conference on INS Vikramaditya in 2015 informed the prime minister that all of them thought of China to be India’s prime navy menace, he replied: “I believe that China is not a military threat at all to India.”

    “Does this not reflect a level of delusion and overconfidence against all the available evidence,” the Congress chief requested.

    “The Chinese incursions in early 2020 were a strategic surprise that caught us unprepared. The last time we faced a comparable military surprise was in Kargil in 1999. Why do BJP governments that cloak themselves with ‘nationalism’ so often fall victim to such surprises? Could it be that they are more interested in politicking and attacking the Opposition than ensuring the safety of the country? When will we have an accounting of the China surprise as we did following the Kargil war,” Ramesh questioned.

    The Opposition has been in search of a dialogue in Parliament on the border scenario with China however the authorities has not agreed to it terming the difficulty very delicate.

    Insisting on its demand for a dialogue, the Opposition has been inflicting disruptions in Parliament ever for the reason that begin of the Winter Session on December 7 and has been staging walkouts.

    ALSO READ | China making ready for battle, Indian authorities asleep: Rahul Gandhi

    NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday posed a set of 5 inquiries to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on China and requested why he has imperilled nationwide safety for the sake of his vainness.

    The opposition occasion additionally requested whether or not his obsession with image-building has come on the expense of nationwide pursuits and why has his personalised diplomacy confirmed to be completely hole.

    In an announcement, Congress normal secretary communications Jairam Ramesh mentioned he had earlier requested a set of seven inquiries to the prime minister on China and one other set of 5 questions on December 18, however no solutions have been forthcoming.

    “We asked the PM the first set of 7 questions on China on 17.12.22. As expected, no answers were forthcoming, and it was followed by a second set of 5 questions on 18.12.22. Here’s the third set of 5 questions to the PM for which the nation is asking and demanding answers from him,” he mentioned on Twitter.

    The Congress chief mentioned many have identified how “afraid the prime minister is” in taking the identify of the nation’s chief adversary — China — and referred to what Kenneth Juster, who was the US Ambassador to India from 2017 to 2021, mentioned: “far from naming China, your government asked the US not to mention China’s border aggression in its statements.”

    “Would it not have been better to rally international opinion to our side? Why have you imperilled our national security for the sake of your vanity,” Ramesh mentioned.

    “For the sake of your domestic image, you have thrown your effort into personalised diplomacy and projecting strong relationships with major world leaders. With your ‘friend’ President Xi Jinping you sat in a swing in Ahmedabad, shared cups of tea in Wuhan and shook hands in Bali,” he mentioned.

    “As recently as October 2019 you met Xi again and declared that ‘Chennai Vision is the start of a new era in India-China relations’ and added that ‘strategic communications between both the sides have increased’. Six months later the Chinese were communicating their strategic intent, from Depsang to Demchok, while you remained in complete denial. Has your personalised diplomacy not been proven to be utterly hollow? Has your obsession with image-building come at the expense of the national interest,” the Congress chief requested.

    ALSO READ | Govt blocking debate on China, Weakening judiciary: Sonia Gandhi

    Ramesh additionally mentioned that a while in the past the prime minister coined a brand new slogan “Inch towards Miles” wherein “Inch” stood for “India-China” and “Miles” for “Millennium of Exceptional Energy.”

    Then, the nation noticed the Chinese exert distinctive power to take over hundreds of sq. miles of its territory in Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh, he alleged and requested, “Would you agree that your naiveté and bad judgment cost the nation dearly?” He additionally requested if it was true that when the senior officers of all three armed providers assembled on the Combined Commanders’ Conference on INS Vikramaditya in 2015 informed the prime minister that all of them thought of China to be India’s prime navy menace, he replied: “I believe that China is not a military threat at all to India.”

    “Does this not reflect a level of delusion and overconfidence against all the available evidence,” the Congress chief requested.

    “The Chinese incursions in early 2020 were a strategic surprise that caught us unprepared. The last time we faced a comparable military surprise was in Kargil in 1999. Why do BJP governments that cloak themselves with ‘nationalism’ so often fall victim to such surprises? Could it be that they are more interested in politicking and attacking the Opposition than ensuring the safety of the country? When will we have an accounting of the China surprise as we did following the Kargil war,” Ramesh questioned.

    The Opposition has been in search of a dialogue in Parliament on the border scenario with China however the authorities has not agreed to it terming the difficulty very delicate.

    Insisting on its demand for a dialogue, the Opposition has been inflicting disruptions in Parliament ever for the reason that begin of the Winter Session on December 7 and has been staging walkouts.

    ALSO READ | China making ready for battle, Indian authorities asleep: Rahul Gandhi

  • Army won’t let China change established order alongside LAC ‘unilaterally’: Jaishankar

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI:  Indian Army won’t let China change the established order alongside the Line of Actual Control (LAC) “unilaterally” and its present deployment alongside the frontier was not seen earlier than, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar mentioned on Monday, rejecting Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s criticism of the federal government’s dealing with of the border row.

    Jaishankar mentioned the deployment of the Army was made on the orders of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Army didn’t go to the frontier area as a result of Gandhi requested them for it.

    “Today we have a deployment of the Indian Army on the China border that we have never had. It is done in order to counter Chinese deployment which was scaled up massively since 2020,” Jaishankar mentioned.

    He was replying to a query throughout India Today’s India-Japan conclave.

    “If we were in denial then how is the Army out there? The Army did not go there because Rahul Gandhi asked them to go. Army went there because the prime minister of India ordered them to go,” Jaishankar mentioned, replying to Gandhi’s allegations that the federal government was hiding the truth that China took Indian territory alongside the LAC.

    The Indian and Chinese troops have been engaged in a contemporary conflict within the Yangtse space of Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang sector on December 9. The incident got here amid the over 30-month border standoff in japanese Ladakh.

    ALSO READ | Accused of altering established order, Beijing downplays Arunachal border conflict 

    “People will say things; they may not be credible, they may sometimes contradict their own positions, their own behaviour. All that could happen. But the fact is what is finally the proof of the pudding? The proof of the pudding is that the Indian Army is deployed today to counter any attempt to unilaterally change the LAC,” Jaishankar mentioned.

    The exterior affairs minister mentioned it’s the dedication of the Indian Army to not let China change the LAC unilaterally.

    “I am saying that it is the obligation of the Indian state and that is the duty and commitment of the Indian military that we will not let any country, and in this case, China, change the LAC unilaterally,” Jaishankar mentioned.

    “I think it is fairly obvious and most people in the country see that. You can make your polemical points. I think people will treat it as politics,” he added.

    Asked about Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s criticism of the federal government for growing commerce quantity with China however the border row, he mentioned that India continues to import from that nation as a result of there was no enough concentrate on the manufacturing sector.

    Jaishankar mentioned not a lot consideration was given to the MSME sector and constructing provide chains as effectively after India opened up its economic system in 1991.

    “When somebody says why imports are coming out of China, there are imports coming out of China because, for 30 years, you did not give your industry the kind of support and protection you should have,” Jaishankar mentioned.

    “It is only now in recent years that you have started to do it. Now you cannot reverse in five or 10 years what you have done in 30 years,” he mentioned.

    Speaking on the conclave, Jaishankar made 12 factors about India-Japan ties and mentioned the 2 international locations have a “positive history” that will likely be an asset within the coming occasions.

    He mentioned Japan is perceived in India as a mannequin of harmonising modernity and custom, including there’s a sturdy nationwide consensus in India on creating ties with that nation.

    “Traditionally, this was an economic relationship. In the past, global strategy had little impact on India-Japan ties,” he mentioned.

    “Businesses have long had a footprint in each other’s economy. But, this did not become a deep one. Japan started approaching India with a strategic outlook under former PM Shinzo Abe,” he mentioned.

    Jaishankar mentioned Japan has been a catalyst of “change” and referred to Maruti bringing a way of life shift and Metro networks, an urbanization expertise. “Bullet Train will have major consequences,” he mentioned.

    Japan has been considerably supporting the Delhi Metro community. “Our strategic compulsions are much stronger today as we are united to secure a multipolar Asia. And to ensure that Asian diversity is reflected in its power structure,” the minister mentioned.

    He famous that the maritime convergence between India and Japan is especially sturdy and can develop within the years forward. “The energy of the Quad will charge up our bilateral ties and reinforce them for mutual benefit,” he mentioned, including the massive query is whether or not Japan will see India’s progress as a strategic purpose.

    NEW DELHI:  Indian Army won’t let China change the established order alongside the Line of Actual Control (LAC) “unilaterally” and its present deployment alongside the frontier was not seen earlier than, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar mentioned on Monday, rejecting Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s criticism of the federal government’s dealing with of the border row.

    Jaishankar mentioned the deployment of the Army was made on the orders of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Army didn’t go to the frontier area as a result of Gandhi requested them for it.

    “Today we have a deployment of the Indian Army on the China border that we have never had. It is done in order to counter Chinese deployment which was scaled up massively since 2020,” Jaishankar mentioned.

    He was replying to a query throughout India Today’s India-Japan conclave.

    “If we were in denial then how is the Army out there? The Army did not go there because Rahul Gandhi asked them to go. Army went there because the prime minister of India ordered them to go,” Jaishankar mentioned, replying to Gandhi’s allegations that the federal government was hiding the truth that China took Indian territory alongside the LAC.

    The Indian and Chinese troops have been engaged in a contemporary conflict within the Yangtse space of Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang sector on December 9. The incident got here amid the over 30-month border standoff in japanese Ladakh.

    ALSO READ | Accused of altering established order, Beijing downplays Arunachal border conflict 

    “People will say things; they may not be credible, they may sometimes contradict their own positions, their own behaviour. All that could happen. But the fact is what is finally the proof of the pudding? The proof of the pudding is that the Indian Army is deployed today to counter any attempt to unilaterally change the LAC,” Jaishankar mentioned.

    The exterior affairs minister mentioned it’s the dedication of the Indian Army to not let China change the LAC unilaterally.

    “I am saying that it is the obligation of the Indian state and that is the duty and commitment of the Indian military that we will not let any country, and in this case, China, change the LAC unilaterally,” Jaishankar mentioned.

    “I think it is fairly obvious and most people in the country see that. You can make your polemical points. I think people will treat it as politics,” he added.

    Asked about Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s criticism of the federal government for growing commerce quantity with China however the border row, he mentioned that India continues to import from that nation as a result of there was no enough concentrate on the manufacturing sector.

    Jaishankar mentioned not a lot consideration was given to the MSME sector and constructing provide chains as effectively after India opened up its economic system in 1991.

    “When somebody says why imports are coming out of China, there are imports coming out of China because, for 30 years, you did not give your industry the kind of support and protection you should have,” Jaishankar mentioned.

    “It is only now in recent years that you have started to do it. Now you cannot reverse in five or 10 years what you have done in 30 years,” he mentioned.

    Speaking on the conclave, Jaishankar made 12 factors about India-Japan ties and mentioned the 2 international locations have a “positive history” that will likely be an asset within the coming occasions.

    He mentioned Japan is perceived in India as a mannequin of harmonising modernity and custom, including there’s a sturdy nationwide consensus in India on creating ties with that nation.

    “Traditionally, this was an economic relationship. In the past, global strategy had little impact on India-Japan ties,” he mentioned.

    “Businesses have long had a footprint in each other’s economy. But, this did not become a deep one. Japan started approaching India with a strategic outlook under former PM Shinzo Abe,” he mentioned.

    Jaishankar mentioned Japan has been a catalyst of “change” and referred to Maruti bringing a way of life shift and Metro networks, an urbanization expertise. “Bullet Train will have major consequences,” he mentioned.

    Japan has been considerably supporting the Delhi Metro community. “Our strategic compulsions are much stronger today as we are united to secure a multipolar Asia. And to ensure that Asian diversity is reflected in its power structure,” the minister mentioned.

    He famous that the maritime convergence between India and Japan is especially sturdy and can develop within the years forward. “The energy of the Quad will charge up our bilateral ties and reinforce them for mutual benefit,” he mentioned, including the massive query is whether or not Japan will see India’s progress as a strategic purpose.

  • BJP govt ‘talks like a lion, acts like a mouse’: Congress chief Kharge on border face-off

    By PTI

    ALWAR (Rajasthan): Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday alleged that the BJP authorities “talks like a lion but acts like a mouse” as it’s not taking over China for indulging in incursions alongside the border and is operating away from a debate on the difficulty in Parliament.

    Speaking at a rally in Rajasthan’s Alwar on the sidelines of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, he additionally claimed that whereas the Congress stood for the nation, helped attain Independence and its leaders gave supreme sacrifices, the BJP folks “did not even lose a dog” for the nation.

    The 80-year-old chief mentioned when Rahul Gandhi talked in regards to the border dispute with China at a presser not too long ago, BJP leaders raised the matter alleging that he was attempting to interrupt the nation and that he has no respect for Indian troopers The Modi authorities claims that they’re very sturdy, it pats itself on the again claiming nobody can look into its eyes, however disputes and clashes are rising on the border, Kharge mentioned.

    “After 20 of our soldiers were martyred at the border in Galwan, Modi ji met the Chinese president 18 times. They held meetings and even enjoyed swings. After all this, why is this happening at the border with China?” he mentioned.

    Kharge mentioned he once more raised the difficulty of China in Parliament on Monday and needed a dialogue on the border scenario, however the BJP authorities isn’t prepared for it.

    ALSO READ | China making ready for struggle, Indian authorities asleep: Rahul Gandhi

    “They (BJP government) talk like a lion outwardly, but if you see they act like a mouse. We want that the issue be discussed and give notices, but they are still not ready for a discussion in Parliament,” he mentioned.

    This authorities talks loudly, however is just destroying democracy, he alleged.

    “Every day the rights of the autonomous bodies are being taken away. ED, CBI, and CVC are trying to scare everyone by misusing their powers. They are also trying to scare the Congress people, but we will never be scared,” he mentioned.

    The Congress acquired the nation Independence, and several other of our leaders, together with Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, gave sacrifices, Kharge mentioned.

    “Has even your dog at home died for the country? Still, they claim to be patriots and if we say something we are termed as deshdrohi (anti-nationals),” the Congress chief mentioned.

    Kharge mentioned it was stunning that his social gathering’s demand for a dialogue on the Chinese incursions on the border was not allowed. “They said there is no need for a discussion.”

    “Defence Minister Rajnath Singh came and gave a one-page statement and left. But we needed a discussion on what is happening with China, what the government is doing and what is the state of our border and soldiers. We are with the country for national security, and we will all together protect the country. But why are you hiding and running away from a discussion over China,” he mentioned, including that the Congress is just searching for data on what is occurring.

    ALSO READ | Accused of altering establishment, Beijing downplays Arunachal border conflict 

    Today this BJP authorities doesn’t take into consideration the farmers, he alleged and reminded the ruling social gathering of its promise of doubling the farmers’ revenue. “Farmers were crushed to death by the home minister’s son under a jeep, no action is taken, inflation has increased so much today,” he mentioned.

    Unemployment has skyrocketed whereas 30 lakh authorities posts are mendacity vacant within the nation, Kharge mentioned. “By giving a letter of 71,000 jobs, do event management, but 30 lakh jobs are vacant in the public sector. Why are you not filling them up? They (BJP) want to keep the poor while making their friends richer,” the Congress president mentioned.

    He additionally exuded confidence that Congress would win the 2024 basic elections, citing the love the Rahul Gandhi-led yatra is getting.

    Kharge additionally accused the BJP of dividing the folks of the nation on strains of faith, caste and area and alleged that it’s ending democracy and autonomy of constitutional establishments. “That is why Rahul Gandhi is holding the Bharat Jodo Yatra and is trying to unite everyone,” he claimed.

    Earlier within the day, Kharge raised the difficulty of the border battle with China within the Rajya Sabha and demanded a dialogue on the difficulty.

    “China is illegally encroaching upon our borders. Satellite imagery shows that they are building divisional headquarters, army garrison and weapon shelters for artillery. Why is the Modi government shying away from ‘China pe charcha’?” he requested on Twitter.

    China is illegally encroaching upon our borders.

    Satellite imagery reveals that they’re constructing divisional headquarters, military garrison and weapon shelters for artillery.

    Why is the Modi Govt shying away from ‘CHINA PE CHARCHA’ ? pic.twitter.com/2HRLndXM0Y

    — Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha (@LoPIndia) December 19, 2022

    ALWAR (Rajasthan): Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday alleged that the BJP authorities “talks like a lion but acts like a mouse” as it’s not taking over China for indulging in incursions alongside the border and is operating away from a debate on the difficulty in Parliament.

    Speaking at a rally in Rajasthan’s Alwar on the sidelines of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, he additionally claimed that whereas the Congress stood for the nation, helped attain Independence and its leaders gave supreme sacrifices, the BJP folks “did not even lose a dog” for the nation.

    The 80-year-old chief mentioned when Rahul Gandhi talked in regards to the border dispute with China at a presser not too long ago, BJP leaders raised the matter alleging that he was attempting to interrupt the nation and that he has no respect for Indian troopers The Modi authorities claims that they’re very sturdy, it pats itself on the again claiming nobody can look into its eyes, however disputes and clashes are rising on the border, Kharge mentioned.

    “After 20 of our soldiers were martyred at the border in Galwan, Modi ji met the Chinese president 18 times. They held meetings and even enjoyed swings. After all this, why is this happening at the border with China?” he mentioned.

    Kharge mentioned he once more raised the difficulty of China in Parliament on Monday and needed a dialogue on the border scenario, however the BJP authorities isn’t prepared for it.

    ALSO READ | China making ready for struggle, Indian authorities asleep: Rahul Gandhi

    “They (BJP government) talk like a lion outwardly, but if you see they act like a mouse. We want that the issue be discussed and give notices, but they are still not ready for a discussion in Parliament,” he mentioned.

    This authorities talks loudly, however is just destroying democracy, he alleged.

    “Every day the rights of the autonomous bodies are being taken away. ED, CBI, and CVC are trying to scare everyone by misusing their powers. They are also trying to scare the Congress people, but we will never be scared,” he mentioned.

    The Congress acquired the nation Independence, and several other of our leaders, together with Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, gave sacrifices, Kharge mentioned.

    “Has even your dog at home died for the country? Still, they claim to be patriots and if we say something we are termed as deshdrohi (anti-nationals),” the Congress chief mentioned.

    Kharge mentioned it was stunning that his social gathering’s demand for a dialogue on the Chinese incursions on the border was not allowed. “They said there is no need for a discussion.”

    “Defence Minister Rajnath Singh came and gave a one-page statement and left. But we needed a discussion on what is happening with China, what the government is doing and what is the state of our border and soldiers. We are with the country for national security, and we will all together protect the country. But why are you hiding and running away from a discussion over China,” he mentioned, including that the Congress is just searching for data on what is occurring.

    ALSO READ | Accused of altering establishment, Beijing downplays Arunachal border conflict 

    Today this BJP authorities doesn’t take into consideration the farmers, he alleged and reminded the ruling social gathering of its promise of doubling the farmers’ revenue. “Farmers were crushed to death by the home minister’s son under a jeep, no action is taken, inflation has increased so much today,” he mentioned.

    Unemployment has skyrocketed whereas 30 lakh authorities posts are mendacity vacant within the nation, Kharge mentioned. “By giving a letter of 71,000 jobs, do event management, but 30 lakh jobs are vacant in the public sector. Why are you not filling them up? They (BJP) want to keep the poor while making their friends richer,” the Congress president mentioned.

    He additionally exuded confidence that Congress would win the 2024 basic elections, citing the love the Rahul Gandhi-led yatra is getting.

    Kharge additionally accused the BJP of dividing the folks of the nation on strains of faith, caste and area and alleged that it’s ending democracy and autonomy of constitutional establishments. “That is why Rahul Gandhi is holding the Bharat Jodo Yatra and is trying to unite everyone,” he claimed.

    Earlier within the day, Kharge raised the difficulty of the border battle with China within the Rajya Sabha and demanded a dialogue on the difficulty.

    “China is illegally encroaching upon our borders. Satellite imagery shows that they are building divisional headquarters, army garrison and weapon shelters for artillery. Why is the Modi government shying away from ‘China pe charcha’?” he requested on Twitter.

    China is illegally encroaching upon our borders.
    Satellite imagery reveals that they’re constructing divisional headquarters, military garrison and weapon shelters for artillery.
    Why is the Modi Govt shying away from ‘CHINA PE CHARCHA’ ? pic.twitter.com/2HRLndXM0Y
    — Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha (@LoPIndia) December 19, 2022

  • Rahul talking language of China, Pak, claims Nadda; BJP seeks his expulsion from Congress

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: In an all-out assault on Rahul Gandhi for his comment that Chinese troopers are beating up Indian Army personnel in Arunachal Pradesh, the BJP mentioned on Saturday that the Congress ought to expel him from the celebration as its president J P Nadda accused him of talking the language of China and Pakistan.

    “This underlines the question marks about his patriotism. He had also questioned surgical strikes and Balakot air strikes. It is a reflection of his mental bankruptcy,” Nadda mentioned as a variety of senior celebration leaders seized on the previous Congress president’s feedback to focus on the opposition celebration which is searching for some kind of political revival with Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’.

    At its official briefing, Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia mentioned if Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge isn’t “remote-controlled” and if the opposition celebration stands with the nation, then Gandhi needs to be expelled for his feedback as they “belittle” India and break the morale of its armed forces.

    Bhatia likened Gandhi to Jaichand, the king of Kannauj who’s projected as a betrayer to the Indian trigger in some historic accounts, and alleged that he has always tried to interrupt the armed forces’ morale, be it after the surgical and air strikes on terror camps in Pakistan or after the Galwan valley clashes, during which 20 troopers had laid down their lives.

    While Gandhi allegedly sought proof of the armed forces’ strikes on terrorists inside Pakistan, he referred to as the prime minister “Surender Modi” after the Galwan combat, the BJP chief mentioned.

    The Congress chief ought to tender an apology to the nation for his assertion, he mentioned.

    His sin is not going to be washed away with the apology however it would at the very least display that he has realised his mistake, he mentioned.

    At a press convention in Jaipur on Friday throughout his “Bharat Jodo Yatra”, Gandhi claimed that China is making ready for struggle and accused the federal government of attempting to “ignore” the risk, saying it’s “asleep” and never prepared to just accept the state of affairs.

    In an obvious reference to a latest conflict between Indian and Chinese troopers in Arunachal Pradesh, he mentioned Indian jawans within the area are being “beaten up”.

    Nadda mentioned no quantity of condemnation of Gandhi’s assertion might be sufficient and added that Indian armed forces symbolise braveness and valour.

    He famous that the Congress, when it was in energy, had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese Communist Party and that the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation had acquired funding from the Chinese embassy right here.

    “Probably, this is the reason that Rahul Gandhi speaks the language of China and Pakistan,” he mentioned, including that Gandhi was “secretly” assembly Chinese officers at their embassy in New Delhi when Indian and Chinese troopers confronted off in Doklam.

    Union minister Anurag Thakur mentioned he was not shocked by Gandhi’s assertion as even on the time of the Doklam incident he was seen ingesting soup with Chinese officers.

    “When Indian soldiers carried out the surgical strikes, even then he raised questions. He and Congress seem to have no faith in the Indian Army. But we have full faith in our army. Today our army is capable of conducting surgical strikes and gives a befitting reply to the encroachers,” he mentioned.

    Union minister Kiren Rijiju mentioned Gandhi has not solely insulted the Army but additionally broken the nation’s picture.

    “He is not only a problem for the Congress Party but he has also become a huge embarrassment to the country. We are proud of our Armed Forces,” the MP from Arunachal tweeted.

    Bhatia informed reporters that if Congress doesn’t act towards Gandhi, who continues to be seen as its fundamental driving pressure, it would imply that his assertion is reflective of the opposition celebration’s mindset.

    The Congress has turn into much less of a political celebration and extra of a den of anti-India actions, the BJP chief alleged. Bhatia mentioned it was the Indian troopers who beat up the Chinese and chased them away, and that each citizen of the nation is happy with them.

    “Why is Rahul Gandhi, India’s Jaichand, working to break the morale of our brave soldiers?” he requested.

    While each Indian is completely happy when the nation’s troopers display their valour, its enemies and the Congress endure a variety of ache, he mentioned. “It is no longer the India of 1962 as its brave soldiers also have a strong political leadership under Narendra Modi,” Bhatia asserted.

    Not even an inch of Indian territory was captured by anybody within the final greater than eight years, he claimed. No one can dare India, he mentioned, including that the nation is now displaying the way in which to the world.

    Bhatia cited a reply in Parliament by the earlier Congress authorities that China had grabbed greater than 43,180 sq. kilometres of Indian territory and famous that this had occurred underneath its rule.

    Hitting out on the opposition celebration, he referred to its settlement when it was in energy with the Chinese Communist Party and mentioned it ought to make its content material public.

    It appears it’s a part of the settlement that the Congress won’t ever condemn China, he mentioned, claiming that the celebration might be betraying the nation by not sharing its particulars.

    NEW DELHI: In an all-out assault on Rahul Gandhi for his comment that Chinese troopers are beating up Indian Army personnel in Arunachal Pradesh, the BJP mentioned on Saturday that the Congress ought to expel him from the celebration as its president J P Nadda accused him of talking the language of China and Pakistan.

    “This underlines the question marks about his patriotism. He had also questioned surgical strikes and Balakot air strikes. It is a reflection of his mental bankruptcy,” Nadda mentioned as a variety of senior celebration leaders seized on the previous Congress president’s feedback to focus on the opposition celebration which is searching for some kind of political revival with Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’.

    At its official briefing, Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia mentioned if Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge isn’t “remote-controlled” and if the opposition celebration stands with the nation, then Gandhi needs to be expelled for his feedback as they “belittle” India and break the morale of its armed forces.

    Bhatia likened Gandhi to Jaichand, the king of Kannauj who’s projected as a betrayer to the Indian trigger in some historic accounts, and alleged that he has always tried to interrupt the armed forces’ morale, be it after the surgical and air strikes on terror camps in Pakistan or after the Galwan valley clashes, during which 20 troopers had laid down their lives.

    While Gandhi allegedly sought proof of the armed forces’ strikes on terrorists inside Pakistan, he referred to as the prime minister “Surender Modi” after the Galwan combat, the BJP chief mentioned.

    The Congress chief ought to tender an apology to the nation for his assertion, he mentioned.

    His sin is not going to be washed away with the apology however it would at the very least display that he has realised his mistake, he mentioned.

    At a press convention in Jaipur on Friday throughout his “Bharat Jodo Yatra”, Gandhi claimed that China is making ready for struggle and accused the federal government of attempting to “ignore” the risk, saying it’s “asleep” and never prepared to just accept the state of affairs.

    In an obvious reference to a latest conflict between Indian and Chinese troopers in Arunachal Pradesh, he mentioned Indian jawans within the area are being “beaten up”.

    Nadda mentioned no quantity of condemnation of Gandhi’s assertion might be sufficient and added that Indian armed forces symbolise braveness and valour.

    He famous that the Congress, when it was in energy, had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese Communist Party and that the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation had acquired funding from the Chinese embassy right here.

    “Probably, this is the reason that Rahul Gandhi speaks the language of China and Pakistan,” he mentioned, including that Gandhi was “secretly” assembly Chinese officers at their embassy in New Delhi when Indian and Chinese troopers confronted off in Doklam.

    Union minister Anurag Thakur mentioned he was not shocked by Gandhi’s assertion as even on the time of the Doklam incident he was seen ingesting soup with Chinese officers.

    “When Indian soldiers carried out the surgical strikes, even then he raised questions. He and Congress seem to have no faith in the Indian Army. But we have full faith in our army. Today our army is capable of conducting surgical strikes and gives a befitting reply to the encroachers,” he mentioned.

    Union minister Kiren Rijiju mentioned Gandhi has not solely insulted the Army but additionally broken the nation’s picture.

    “He is not only a problem for the Congress Party but he has also become a huge embarrassment to the country. We are proud of our Armed Forces,” the MP from Arunachal tweeted.

    Bhatia informed reporters that if Congress doesn’t act towards Gandhi, who continues to be seen as its fundamental driving pressure, it would imply that his assertion is reflective of the opposition celebration’s mindset.

    The Congress has turn into much less of a political celebration and extra of a den of anti-India actions, the BJP chief alleged. Bhatia mentioned it was the Indian troopers who beat up the Chinese and chased them away, and that each citizen of the nation is happy with them.

    “Why is Rahul Gandhi, India’s Jaichand, working to break the morale of our brave soldiers?” he requested.

    While each Indian is completely happy when the nation’s troopers display their valour, its enemies and the Congress endure a variety of ache, he mentioned. “It is no longer the India of 1962 as its brave soldiers also have a strong political leadership under Narendra Modi,” Bhatia asserted.

    Not even an inch of Indian territory was captured by anybody within the final greater than eight years, he claimed. No one can dare India, he mentioned, including that the nation is now displaying the way in which to the world.

    Bhatia cited a reply in Parliament by the earlier Congress authorities that China had grabbed greater than 43,180 sq. kilometres of Indian territory and famous that this had occurred underneath its rule.

    Hitting out on the opposition celebration, he referred to its settlement when it was in energy with the Chinese Communist Party and mentioned it ought to make its content material public.

    It appears it’s a part of the settlement that the Congress won’t ever condemn China, he mentioned, claiming that the celebration might be betraying the nation by not sharing its particulars.

  • Indo-China border conflict: China says scenario ‘steady’ on Arunachal border

    By AFP

    BEIJING: China mentioned the scenario was “stable” Tuesday on its border with India after New Delhi reported a recent stand-off between the 2 nations’ militaries on their disputed Himalayan frontier final week.

    The incident is regarded as essentially the most severe on the nuclear-armed Asian giants’ disputed frontier since 2020 when 20 Indian troops and 4 Chinese troopers died in brawling.

    An Indian supply mentioned the December 9 incident, which adopted current joint US-India army workouts close to the border, led to “minor injuries to (a) few personnel from both sides.”

    Chinese troopers got here near the realm close to the Line of Actual Control — the de facto border — the place it had been agreed that neither aspect would patrol, the sources added.

    But international ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin didn’t touch upon the alleged conflict Tuesday, telling reporters “as far as we understand, the China-India border situation is stable overall.”

    “Both sides have throughout maintained unobstructed dialogue on the border issue through diplomatic and military channels, it is hoped that the Indian side will advance in the same direction as China,” he added.

    Beijing urged New Delhi to “earnestly implement the important consensus reached by both leaders, strictly abide by the spirit of the agreements and accords signed by both sides, together uphold the peace and tranquillity of the China-India border region.”

    Indian media reviews quoted unnamed sources as saying that the incident concerned round 300 members of China’s People’s Liberation Army and that China suffered a higher variety of accidents — claims Beijing has not commented on.

    A request for remark to China’s Ministry of National Defense by AFP went unanswered Tuesday.

    Relations have been at all-time low between the 2 nations since clashes in 2020.

    ALSO READ | Indian Army prevented Chinese makes an attempt to alter established order in Arunachal

    BEIJING: China mentioned the scenario was “stable” Tuesday on its border with India after New Delhi reported a recent stand-off between the 2 nations’ militaries on their disputed Himalayan frontier final week.

    The incident is regarded as essentially the most severe on the nuclear-armed Asian giants’ disputed frontier since 2020 when 20 Indian troops and 4 Chinese troopers died in brawling.

    An Indian supply mentioned the December 9 incident, which adopted current joint US-India army workouts close to the border, led to “minor injuries to (a) few personnel from both sides.”

    Chinese troopers got here near the realm close to the Line of Actual Control — the de facto border — the place it had been agreed that neither aspect would patrol, the sources added.

    But international ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin didn’t touch upon the alleged conflict Tuesday, telling reporters “as far as we understand, the China-India border situation is stable overall.”

    “Both sides have throughout maintained unobstructed dialogue on the border issue through diplomatic and military channels, it is hoped that the Indian side will advance in the same direction as China,” he added.

    Beijing urged New Delhi to “earnestly implement the important consensus reached by both leaders, strictly abide by the spirit of the agreements and accords signed by both sides, together uphold the peace and tranquillity of the China-India border region.”

    Indian media reviews quoted unnamed sources as saying that the incident concerned round 300 members of China’s People’s Liberation Army and that China suffered a higher variety of accidents — claims Beijing has not commented on.

    A request for remark to China’s Ministry of National Defense by AFP went unanswered Tuesday.

    Relations have been at all-time low between the 2 nations since clashes in 2020.

    ALSO READ | Indian Army prevented Chinese makes an attempt to alter established order in Arunachal