1. Local BJP leaders, concerned with continuing Chinese construction activity in the Upper Subansiri district of Arunachal had shared these pics of the region. Widely reported. This is well south of the village being discussed and deeper into our territory. (more)
2. The military garrison shown in the last image is clearly identifiable in both Google Earth and satellite images in the original ndtv report - ndtv.com/india-news/chi…
2. A WhatsApp forward shared to describe the images said, ''New power house and its dam have been constructed [at] a place called Bisa over Lensi river, between original Maja ... '' (more)
3. ''... now under Chinese administration and Indian Maja, wherein a para military camp lies. Showing a new road is a double lane road constructed by the govt of China towards these power near present Maja.''
4. This detail never featured in our original report since I could not independently corroborate some of it. However, I was able to match the images with some of the high res satellite imagery of the area.
1. Never be fooled by apologists for Chinese expansion in Arunachal who will deflect, obfuscate, allege motives and draw false equivalences to `manage perception.' This thread lists key quotes from experts with immense credibility, decades of experience.
2. Renowned Tibetologist Claude Arpi: ''The village is well South of the McMahon [Line] and the Indian perception of the Line of Actual Control.''
3. Renowned Tibetologist Claude Arpi: Construction of the village ''is an extraordinarily serious issue as it has many other implications elsewhere on the boundary.''
1. (Thread) Over the last year, @ndtv has highlighted Chinese `salami slicing' of territory in the Himalayas through detailed satellite imagery. While the attention of the world has been on Ladakh, China's territorial ambitions in the Eastern frontier have been more insidious.
2. This report on the construction of a Chinese village, near the 2017 Doklam faceoff site shows how Beijing violated the territorial integrity of Bhutan, bypassed Indian defences and continued construction towards the vulnerable Siliguri corridor.
3. This report showed how China has built 3 villages, approximately 5 km from the Bum La pass which lies close to the tri-junction between India, China and Bhutan in western Arunachal Pradesh. This puts pressure on the LAC. ndtv.com/india-news/exc…
1/8 @BorisJohnson - it's time for the UK to walk the talk on India being a valuable strategic partner and other nice sounding things. Fully vaccinated Indian nationals using the SAME AZ vaccine YOU got are senselessly stuck in quarantine in your country. (more)
2. Many of them are students who pay through the roof to study in your country. Their contribution as international students adds massively to the financial viability of your colleges. Today, many such students are victims of your thoughtless entry rules. (more)
3. This utterly biased system of entry pushes fully vaccinated Indian students into 10 day quarantine. The SAME vaccine was exported to your country from India and administered to your citizens. Why the senseless discrimination?
1. Gen.Pachory - the induction of women in the armed forces - whether in the NDA now, combat arms in the future or in any capacity for that matter is not an exercise in social or political correctness. This is 2021, our armed forces are not a boys club. @BhatiAishwarya
2. Kindly refer to previous observations of the Supreme Court: "To cast aspersions on gender is an affront to their dignity and to the country. Time has come that women officers are not adjunct to their male counterparts."
3. Supreme Court: "Physiological features of women have no link to their rights. The mindset must change."
1/4 Sadly, today's @BharatBiotech statement saying the @WHO may clear Covaxin between July and Sept will add to tension of students who have had the vaccine & want to study abroad. Colleges open in Aug/Sept - many don't presently recognise Covaxin since its not WHO approved.
2/4 Important for Indian students seeking admission to seek individual exemptions. Of course, just being allowed into many countries is the biggest question now given the travel ban.
3/4 Here are screenshots of a few leading US universities who say they will only accept FDA or WHO certified vaccines ... Presently, Covishield is the only one available in India which works. Neither Sputnik nor Covaxin will
1. Are mutant strains of the Covid virus responsible for the massive upsurge of cases in the last month? It really depends on who you ask. This is a compilation of some of the leading national-experts we have interviewed on this theme on Left, Right and Centre. #COVID19India
2. Mutant strains or variations of existing strains have been linked to greater transmissibility of the virus. The UK strain brought that country's healthcare system to its knees - its critical to know just what it is that we are dealing with in India - transparency being key.
3. First - the ''new double mutant variant,'' identified by the government in a press note on March 24. Asked in a press conference whether this was responsible for the spurt of cases, this is what the DG of the Indian Council of Medical Research said: