More sons and daughters of Punjab will continue to move to Canada and elsewhere. That's the curse of the present. Those who are rejoicing today don't understand the root cause of the problem. I can't celebrate or feel sad. Delhi media won't understand it.
BBC correspondent: "Indian variant"
Boris Johnson in the following segment: "B.1.617. A variant that was first observed in India"
Johnson scores a point there.
#Attitudes
: Among many foreign
#backpackers
now traveling in China, at least three
#Indian
vloggers stand out. Some of their videos have gained more than 1 million views on YouTube, and Indian netizens commented their videos presenting China from inside are “a myth buster in this
I think India needs to remind the world that it was the PLA that brought 50K troops to Eastern Ladakh in 2020. People have forgotten the fact or aren’t familiar with it outside of Asia. It’s a very very important point.
I did some analysis of one of the images of Indian Army soldiers that was leaked on Weibo yesterday. This image in particular was edited and there are signs manipulation in the image.
Foreign observers watching today's election results should learn that India is a complex country that requires deep research rather than following a few headlines.
A graph that tells the story of India-China relations that no expert can capture.
Only 8% of Chinese consider India a favourable country, even lower than the US, which stands at 12.2% and Japan, which scored 13%.
From a new survey by Tsinghua University.
India is Bharat. No one is arguing against that. But an exercise to officially change the name — if being planned — is a massive waste of resources as much as a farcical exercise.
It pains my heart. On the one hand states like Tamil Nadu are working towards bringing major Taiwanese businesses, and then we have fringe elements in Punjab living in the 16th Century.
Pro Khalistani supporter MP Simranjit Singh Mann:
"Badsahi hoti hai jese Musalman ka raaj Pakistan me hai..Jese Hindu ka raaj India me hai..Par hum us din ko kho bethe kyuki us din humare paas leader nhi tha..Jese unke paas Muslim leader Jinnah or Hindu leader Nehru, Gandhi the"
The landlords are protesting in their Maseratis, Porsches, and Hummers and while the actual farmers in Punjab have holes in their shoes. Somewhere in the US west coast.
World is watching. I hope all media that covers protests elsewhere does report on the developments in Canada. It’s the economic long arm of the state which is used more often to end dissent/disagreement. The reality covered up by slick media campaigns is now revealed.
Canada's Deputy Prime Minister:
"If your truck is being used in these illegal blockades, your corporate accounts will be frozen, the insurance on your vehicle will be suspended."
In 2016, I was heartbroken after I failed to secure funds to study anthropology at Oxford. I went back to work different kinds of jobs and learned more about China and international politics. It takes tenacity to keep trying. Failure is endemic but in a good way.
An
#OSINT
match from the list of 38.
I found a match for one of the names (杨海涛) and that person has been in the PLA as recent as April this year. Yang Haitao (杨海涛) is mentioned in a PLA communication published on 13 April 2020.
But in Punjab & with Sikhs nationwide (even worldwide), he’s a hero fighting for rights in Hindu-majority India. His energy, bluntness & online presence has breathed new life into Sikh nationalism. To understand what’s happening, one needs to know about Punjab’s history. 5/12
Taiwan is a good example for how diplomacy should be conducted. Imagine a country smaller than Delhi city doing diplomacy. You go hard when you are challenged.
If you read something today, read this piece about Harari. His books never impressed me as someone who trained to be an anthropologist. A historian who is masquerading as an expert on everything. A good critique on storytelling and expertise.
I have come across a blog post which says one of the PLA soldiers that died in the clash in Galwan valley was 王少白 (Wang Xiaobai) from Xiantang prefecture in Hunan province. Hu Yifei, the political commissar in Xintiang told the family to keep the funeral a private affair.
#Breaking
China is giving military-style training to kids between 8 to 16 years old in Nyingchi (Tibet). The kids may be recruited into regular PLA in the future.
I have covered their faces since they are all minors.
"The Chinese army has demanded the creation of a 15-20km buffer zone inside India-claimed lines on the strategic Depsang Plains as a precondition for disengagement, refusing India’s offer of a 3-4km demilitarised strip"
In my view, the basic idea behind the troops in Ladakh & Arunachal Pradesh is similar to what is happening in Ukraine. I mentioned this to Foreign Minister (Dr S Jaishankar) but he completely disagrees with me and thinks it is a ludicrous idea: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi
You can't make this up! The official account of the Ministry of Public Security (Chinese police) has used the video of blackfaced Chinese performers who make videos while dancing to Bollywood tunes to teach people about road safety.
इस चीनी फर्म का नाम PMC Projects है और इसका मालिक 'चांग चिएन-टिंग' है, जिसे मॉरिस चांग के नाम से जाना जाता है।
चौंकाने वाली बात है कि मॉरिस चांग चीनी नागरिक चांग चुंग-लिंग के बेटे हैं, जो अडानी की कंपनियों के निदेशक रहे हैं और अडानी के भाई विनोद अडानी के बिजनेस पार्टनर हैं।
'“India is unlikely to catch up to China in the coming decades because of its weak industrial infrastructure, while China has built complex and systematic defence industrial platforms,” said Senior Colonel Zhao Xiaozhuo'
Since the figure of 38 PLA soldiers estimated to have died is in the news again, resharing the list of actual names that I had discovered back in 2020. Leaked on a message board and a Tibetan official was later sacked.
Another potential
#OSINT
match from the list of 38 soldiers. 张宇 (Zhang Yu) is/was a military communication program graduate from the Information Engineering department of PLA's Strategic Support Force university. Zhang Yu should be 36 years old.
Canadians need to collectively decide what type of country they want to live in. I still have many friends and family there, but I feel the Canadian political system isn't taking this seriously enough. Targeting Indian diplomats is a new low.
Drawing a conclusion without a shred of evidence or carrying out any investigation. Miscreants calling for the death of diplomats is exactly the type of gang culture that has gripped some in the diaspora community. Do you support their actions?
@aadilbrar
Perhaps if Indian diplomats stopped targeting us, the Canadian Sikh community might be a little less upset. I’m surprised to hear this coming from you, considering how much of your reporting is about foreign interference.
There is no viable alternative in India and Modi isn’t as erratic as Trump. Modi didn’t go out and try to deny seriousness of COVID. Simply trying to explain Modi as a right wing populist is a miscalculation.
6. Hence, Trump (who never had a majority of the US population behind him) saw his re-election chances go down very quickly, but Modi still seems to be doing fine. Furthermore, right wing populism never managed to become as powerful in France as it did in Hungary.
Please examine the situation more dispassionately. China still operates from India with locally hired staff, while New Delhi can't do that.
I wrote about it in my recent column:
This is an unhealthy development. Absence promotes ignorance, which in turn leads to alienation and mutual suspicion & mistrust. Both countries need more knowledge of each other, not less!
The recent planned visits of some Indian journalists to the mainland were organized by the Chinese embassy was to signal a type of normalcy in relations. The Chinese will use wilful accomplices wherever they can find them.
PM Modi met Elbridge Colby, Richard Gere and Bob Thurman. All three have a China and Tibet connection. Colby isn’t an India expert so the choice sounds deliberate.
It's of utmost importance that the Amritpal affair is handled well by putting evidence in the public domain. Else his myth will grow in a vacuum and turn him into a 'saviour', which he really isn't.
Xi Jinping took time to attend the BRICS virtual summit yesterday but has decided to skip the G20 virtual summit hosted by India today. Tells you something again.
After a few years of trying my hand at all kinds of trades, I am glad to share that I have accepted the offer to pursue MSc in International Politics at School of Oriental and African Studies. I will focus on Chinese politics and Taiwan.
People need to be reminded that China still has CGTN and Phoenix TV running operations from India with local staff. It's one-sided access to journalists tipped in favour of China. Why does Beijing really want Xinhua journalists on the ground? Any particular reason?
Wholeheartedly agree with
@ShashiTharoor
. Track-II engagement, fair and open - unfettered - reporting is vital to improving multidimensional understanding. Sino-Indian relations would benefit from more honest, robust dialogue and addressing head-on of the many sources of tension.
“These meetings turn frustrating for us as the Chinese officers speak mostly Mandarin, which we cannot understand. They remain very economical with English,” said an Indian official.
PLA propaganda machinery is once again broadcasting images from the frontline at Lake Pangang Tso. The screengrab below is most likely from earlier in the season as it is winter now. But the focus on the LAC is back.