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  1. tarunraju

    2019 Xi-Modi Informal Summit Thread

    Second round of talks this morning before lunch. Then the President departed.
  2. tarunraju

    2019 Xi-Modi Informal Summit Thread

    The dinner was less than 5 km from a very interesting place.
  3. tarunraju

    2019 Xi-Modi Informal Summit Thread

    Great photography. ..................................................................................
  4. tarunraju

    2019 Xi-Modi Informal Summit Thread

    The tent, along with the stage, was set up outside the temple's perimeter. But yeah, expect ISPR to shit out another twitter trend on this confusion today.
  5. tarunraju

    2019 Xi-Modi Informal Summit Thread

    A lot of this stuff is fit for kings. Great representation of Southern cuisines.
  6. tarunraju

    2019 Xi-Modi Informal Summit Thread

    Unless you've been to Singapore, Chinese have very little exposure to South Indian cuisines. Udupi, Chettinad, Trichy in particular. President Xi is being treated to a lot of these. Recurring themes in Southern cuisines: crunchiness, tartness, interplay of tart and sweet, extensive use of...
  7. tarunraju

    2019 Xi-Modi Informal Summit Thread

    Probably the most powerful date pic ever taken in South India. Yes, boys and girls court each other over coconut. I've seen it happen in Chennai.
  8. tarunraju

    2019 Xi-Modi Informal Summit Thread

    Vaticunt-DMK nexus with lending hands from congis and ISI. Nothing to see there. https://www.opindia.com/2019/10/pakistan-joins-congress-in-trending-gobackmodi-as-china-president-xi-jinping-visits-india/
  9. tarunraju

    2019 Xi-Modi Informal Summit Thread

    Here is the full video of the evening's event. PM walked the President through 1400-year old UNESCO world-heritage sites at Mahabalipuram. Both leaders had a relaxed demeanor. They also sat down for a traditional refreshment - tender coconut. Here's a stream/video of the Shore Temple visit...
  10. tarunraju

    2019 Xi-Modi Informal Summit Thread

    Live stream of PM Modi and President Xi meeting in a festive atmosphere. https://www.pscp.tv/w/1mnxezwVqRvKX
  11. tarunraju

    2019 Xi-Modi Informal Summit Thread

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  12. tarunraju

    2019 Xi-Modi Informal Summit Thread

    Meanwhile President Xi brought two Air China 747-8I planes, one decoy/backup, Air Force One-style. The decoy was visible on civilian radar and landed first, the real plane flew on a PLAAF transponder and landed about 1 hr later. President Xi took a moment to observe the festivities on...
  13. tarunraju

    2019 Xi-Modi Informal Summit Thread

    PM Modi arrived earlier today in his "humble" 737.
  14. tarunraju

    2019 Xi-Modi Informal Summit Thread

    Dozens of Tibetan separatists detained in Chennai.
  15. tarunraju

    2019 Xi-Modi Informal Summit Thread

    Our goal is not to get China to take a position against Pakistan. Our goal is to keep them neutral. The fact that China was neutral in 1971 and 1999 played a big role in opening up the Indian market to China, and getting India under the WTO regime that was practically engineered by China. PM...
  16. tarunraju

    2019 Xi-Modi Informal Summit Thread

    And now, within 1.5 km of ISRO SDSC spaceport.
  17. tarunraju

    2019 Xi-Modi Informal Summit Thread

    President Xi's plane flies right over Eastern Naval Command with pin-point accuracy.
  18. tarunraju

    2019 Xi-Modi Informal Summit Thread

    I think this meet is excellent. It shows Pakistan that the Chinese President is willing to come to India despite their randi-rona on Kashmir. It shows Trump that his little mediation-stunt has consequences. Western countries (US, UK), made more strategically-provocative statements than China...
  19. tarunraju

    2019 Xi-Modi Informal Summit Thread

    President Xi is on his way.
  20. tarunraju

    2019 Xi-Modi Informal Summit Thread

    He's smart enough to know that India needs to hedge its bets in the 21st century.
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