Over the last 7 days, two diligent reporters—both former Armymen—have made 3 stunning claims on the loss of lives and land due to the Chinese incursions in Ladakh under @narendramodi. A combination of silence, compliance and distraction has put the lid on a nation betrayed. (1/5) 
On July 11, in an interview with Karan Thapar for @thewire_in, @ajaishukla of ‘Business Standard’ revealed: “The loss that has taken place now is the largest since the 3,000 sq km loss that took place as a result of the 1962 war.” Col. Shukla repeated the claim on July 17. (2/5)
On July 15, Sushant Singh of the @IndianExpress revealed that intelligence reports of Chinese troop movement came in mid-April. But the Army says it never received any input till early-May. These lapses are reminiscent of Kargil in 1999. @SushantSin (3/5)
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China is 18 km inside Indian territory at Depsang. In today’s @IndianExpress, Sushant Singh writes that in the 4 rounds of meetings, India has not brought up the issue, even though it is “tactically and strategically far more important than Pangong”. (4/5)
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The revelations punch 56-inch holes in @narendramodi’s lie that “there are no intruders”—and @rajnathsingh’s claim that “not one inch of our land can be taken by any power in the world”. Yet, barring two ex-Armymen, this national shame doesn’t concern the rest of the media? (5/5)
