[Doklam]
This looks more like over-head shelter covering a stretch of the road than a tunnel. So, why are we using the word 'tunnel'? It has a very different connotations and I won't recommend such a casual usage. @VishnuNDTV
- Report by @VishnuNDTV on new Chinese infra 10km beyond China-Bhutan border.
- Well, Chinese have built it on their claimed/disputed area with Bhutan
- Let me explain the larger China-Bhutan area dispute in this region which no one has studied so far. ndtv.com/india-news/exc…
China-Bhutan dispute in Doklam Area 1. Map-01: Chinese maps which gives details of all disputed areas with Bhutan. 2. Map-02: Zoom-in to Doklam area.
- Look at the blue & red line.
- Blue line is border as per Bhutan
- Red line is border as per China 3. Blue line is the border +
+ that you see on Google Earth. 4. So, when when measured from here, the new 'village' reported by @VishnuNDTV is beyond the China-Bhutan border. 5. But as per the Chinese? Well, surprise, surprise! Its on their side of disputed border! Sounds familiar? LAC anyone?
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6. If you look at the previous and below attached Chinese border alignment, it runs west from Tri-Junction at Mount Gimpoche, along the Jampheri Ridge and then down towards the Amo-Chu river. 7. Then, rather than following Amo-Chu river northwards, it moves further west +
+ and runs along the ridge-line to west of Amo-Chu river. 8. From here, it moves north along a south-north ridgeline, thereby expanding Chinese claim in this sector. 9. Attached map shows approximate alignment of Chinese claim line as shown in Map 1,2&3, drawn on Google Earth+
10. Well, as you can see, this new village is perfectly within the Chinese side of the 'disputed' area. 11. BTW, do check how the Chinese claim line moves south-east along the Jampheri ridge line. 12. Now you know how Jampheri ridge line is part of a larger border issue with the+
+ Bhutanese. 13. W/O Jampheri ridge, Chinese claim in this entire area cannot be complete, they will always lack the much sought after depth and India can dominate their positions along the Amo-Chu river.
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[Pakistan Watch]
An interesting thread on the recent massive rally in Gujranwala, Pakistan, against the Imran Khan/PTI and where even the Pakistan Army generals were openly challenged.
Video of 3 x ATGM striking a Pakistan Army bunker along LOC. This looks like a reinforced concrete structure and given how it stands-out in open, quite possible that its a major observation node. Would've been designed to handle direct arty fire.
[Indian Journalism]
- There are many self-proclaimed champions of free speech and press who'll be very happy at these visuals.
- But remember, Rubicon has been crossed today.
- It will singe everyone. Don't cry when same template is applied to you.
Even when left with no option but to condemn the actions of Maharashtra government against #Arnab people can't fail to bring false equivalence. When did BJP go about hounding a journalist like what's happening with Arnab? #ArnabGoswamiArrested#arnabarrested
[Islamism Watch]
- Classic obfuscation.
- Rather than look within, accuse everyone of similar behavior as Muslims.
- What's the point of teaching us about true meaning of Quran?
- Tell that to your co-religionists who kill in the name of Quran & Allah. theprint.in/opinion/quran-…
This was the pits! Never mind the ignorance about who all has Charlie Hebdo made fun of in the past, the comment about Holocaust is downright pathetic. What satire could anyone see in 6 million Jews like these killed only because of their religion?
- These are your regular, everyday Bangladeshi Muslim folks.
- How long will you keep on classifying them as 'radicals', as if that is some sort of sub-category which only indulges in such violence against other religion(s)?
[Economy Watch]
-Need to take these figures with caution
-These are dispatch numbers; real crux will be sales at dealer's end
-If sales are good, dealer will order more in subsequent months, otherwise, unsold inventory will mean fall in dispatch numbers
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- Plus, how much of increased dispatches is because dealers are stockpiling inventory which they'd not filled up after lock-down started.
- See YTD figures. There's a huge gap.
- How much of present numbers are pent-up demand from previous months & how long will they sustain?
[Nepal Watch]
- This is a very symbolic ceremony, won't happen w/o a lot of ground work. Remember, R&AW Chief has just visited Nepal sometime back.
- Reminder to 'analysts' who paint doomsday scenario in Foreign Policy at drop of a hat. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/friends-…
Its not always that the R&AW Chief makes such a public visit to meet a PM of a state. Though, won't say that border issue has disappeared. Its just that, it has been made to rest. theprint.in/india/raw-chie…
For reference, linking my earlier thread on details of India-Nepal border dispute about Lipulekh, Kalapani, and Limpiyadhura: