With restrictions being imposed due to a spike in Covid cases and the border issue with China, and no tourists coming in, residents of India's newest UT are having a tough time.
Ladakh’s barren landscape used to be populated by tourists, until PLA incursion in Galwan Valley and the killing of 20 Indian soldiers turned it into the ground zero of LAC conflict.
Apaches were brought to provide close air support to the ground forces, while Chinooks were brought to enable faster deployment of troops and equipment.
Pakistan committed 15 ceasefire violations in J&K in May alone, starting around the same time as the the India-China standoff along the LAC began in Ladakh.
The pace of sales show that weaning away Indians from feature-rich and cheaply priced Chinese products is easier said than done as India relies on China for bulk of its imports.
India’s approach of problem-solving through understandings between military commanders does nothing to keep China from a Ladakh-like repeat in any other area.
India hasn’t responded to China’s statement even as the external affairs minister, defence minister, CDS Rawat and three service chiefs held an emergency meet.
New Delhi and Beijing are believed to be holding 'regular talks' through diplomatic channels to resolve the ongoing military standoff at the LAC in Ladakh.
In the storm around Sinauli, many academics dismissed claims of chariots being found. And the public misinterpreted the chariots as a device planted by the govt to fortify Hindutva.
Naidu’s summit brings in MoUs on same scale as Jagan’s, but CM says his plans built on speed, certainty & investor trust, with escrow accounts, simplified incentives & real-time oversight.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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