LOC, LAC & IB skirmishs

[mayfair]

Just playing the classic good cop bad cop routine..Of course SS has a tendency to go overboard, but so do those who get their chaddis in a twist.

The fewm is almost as bad as on the Napaki side..

 

[Bornubus]

I like her mostly, I think she is one of the few ministers who actually earns her salary and works hard. But this is disappointing.

Madarchod stupid Bhakt started moaning. Can't tolerate the truth Lmao. As someone said in the demon thread .... never mind


BTW even on this auspicious day Pakis fired at civilians and army and killed a woman while 3 troops wounded a day before.

 

[ezsasa]

LOOK AT This 2 BIT JOURNALISM... SO MUCH FOR BEING NEUTRAL.... ANOTHER RAMPANT ANTI-INDIA RANT..... THIS IS THE WORSE KIND OF NEWS PIECE AS IT CLAIMS TO BE NEUTRAL ON FIRST GLANCE BUT IT HAS CHINA BIAS AND ANTI INDIA BIAS>>> ...



Squeezed by an India-China Standoff, Bhutan Holds Its Breath Published August 16, 2017 SOURCE: NYTIMES India’s main garrison in the Kingdom of Bhutan sits only 13 miles from a disputed border with China. There is a training academy, a military hospital, a golf course — all testament to India’s enduring role defending this tiny Himalayan nation. Earlier this summer, China began extending an unpaved road in the disputed territory, and India sent troops and equipment to block the work. The incursion has resulted in a tense standoff that has lasted more than 50 days, with Indian soldiers facing Chinese troops who have dug in just a few hundred yards away. At a time when North Korea and the United States are trading threats of war, China and India — the world’s two most populous nations — have engaged in increasingly bellicose exchanges over this remote border dispute, evoking memories of their bloody conflict in 1962 as the world’s attention was focused on the Cuban missile crisis. There are fears that ambition and nationalism could lead them to war again, but now with more firepower at their disposal.Caught between these two nuclear rivals seeking regional dominance is Bhutan, a mountain nation of 800,000 with a mystical reputation and a former king who popularized the concept of “gross national happiness” as a measure of a country’s well-being. India says it is acting on Bhutan’s behalf in the standoff. But its intervention has not resulted in much gratitude here. On the contrary, many in Bhutan feel that India’s protective embrace has become suffocating. “In the case of war between India and China, we would be the meat in the sandwich,” said Pema Gyamtsho, a leader of the opposition party in Bhutan’s National Assembly. “It shouldn’t have to be a choice,” he added, referring to his nation’s ties with India and China, “but it is at the moment.” For decades, Bhutan has chosen India. More than a half century ago, Bhutan watched warily as China’s Communists took power and eventually occupied neighboring Tibet, with which it has close ethnic, cultural and religious ties. India offered to defend the kingdom, and Bhutan accepted. But the latest standoff has inflamed festering resentments over India’s influence in the country. In particular, many suspect that India has sought to block Bhutan’s efforts to establish diplomatic relations and expand trade with Beijing, fearing that a rapprochement could remove the strategic buffer that Bhutan provides. “Bhutan has every right to its sovereignty; that’s the crux of the thing,” said Wangcha Sangey, a former publisher and head of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, who has been one of the most outspoken critics of India’s interference. “We have the right to live the way we want to live and to have the foreign relations we want to have.” On the surface, the dispute turns on 34 square miles of land claimed by both Bhutan and China. India has accused China of extending the road to expand its control of the territory, with some comparing the move to Beijing’s efforts to cement its claims in the South China Sea by transforming reefs into islands. The disputed area is strategically significant because it slopes into a narrow Indian valley that connects central India to its landlocked northeastern states. India calls it the Chicken’s Neck and has long feared that China could seize it in a war, splitting its territory. But when India ordered its troops across the border on June 16, it seemed to do so without a request from Bhutan. While Bhutan has condemned the Chinese road work, it has studiously avoided saying whether it asked India to intervene. The Indian government has also avoided the question. China has been talking tough, with near-daily warnings against India. Commodore Liu Tang, a deputy commander of the South China Sea Fleet, warned last week in The People’s Liberation Army Daily that China’s restraint thus far was “not without a bottom line.” The headline declared, “China’s territory is large, but not an inch of land is redundant.” India has put more troops on alert in recent days, suggesting that it, too, is not prepared to back down. In Haa, a small village an arduous day’s hike from where the troops are squaring off, the dispute is like distant thunder, a warning of storms that may come but are not yet anything to worry about. The standoff does not, so far, involve Bhutanese forces, and state television and even the independent news media have followed the government’s lead and said virtually nothing about the conflict. One resident of Haa said that a relative had happened on Chinese soldiers digging trenches while he herded his yak along the border. But the authorities have since closed the foot trails to the disputed area. That has shut down an informal shuttle trade with Tibetan towns on the Chinese side of the border. For years traders have traveled back and forth on foot or horseback, selling cordyceps — known as Himalayan Viagra — and other medicinal herbs from Bhutan. They return with electronic goods, carpets, silks and clothing. In a country where per capita economic output — not the happiness index — reached a high of $2,751 last year, the trade has become a livelihood along the border. Nima Dorji, a shopkeeper in Haa, said he had not received any shipments since the border routes were closed, and worried that he might have to look elsewhere to restock. “We do not talk much about it,” he said. “It is very sensitive.” Bhutanese officials have maintained a pointed silence, preferring ambiguity to the risk of offending either India or China. The Foreign Ministry did not respond to requests for comment; nor did the prime minister, Tshering Tobgay. The foreign minister, Damcho Dorji, said on Friday that he hoped the situation would be resolved “peacefully and amicably.” Many interviewed in Bhutan expressed more concern about India’s actions than China’s. Some note that one effect of India’s move — intended or not — has been to undermine border negotiations with China that could have cleared the way for closer economic ties. There are four border areas in dispute: two in the north and two in the west, including the place where the standoff has unfolded. In 1998, China proposed ceding the northern areas to Bhutan in exchange for the western ones. And while Bhutan agreed in principle, a final agreement has not been reached. After the latest round of talks in Beijing last year, the two sides seemed to be nearing a consensus, though prospects for a new round now seem uncertain. Since signing a friendship treaty with India in 1949, Bhutan has relied almost exclusively on India for its defense. To this day India trains and pays the salaries of the Royal Bhutan Army, while its engineering corps builds and maintains Bhutan’s hairpin mountain roads. The exact number is not public, but India usually keeps 300 to 400 troops in Bhutan. The relationship has evolved along with the country itself, and as fears that Bhutan could be subsumed by China have faded. In 2006, Bhutan’s revered fourth king, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, abdicated after overseeing a democratic transition that culminated in elections for a national assembly in 2008 and 2013. The advent of parliamentary politics has generated increased debate about further opening a country that did not allow television until 1999. And after decades of tilting almost exclusively south, Bhutan has begun looking north to China. In 2012, the prime minister at the time met with his Chinese counterpart at a Group of 20 summit meeting in Rio de Janeiro. Not long afterward, India cut subsidies to Bhutan for cooking oil and kerosene. The move was widely seen as retaliation, and the ruling party in Bhutan lost the next election. Part of the lure of better relations with China is money. In addition to the shuttle trade, there is tourism, one of Bhutan’s biggest industries. Indians do not need visas to travel to Bhutan, but Chinese must pay $250 a day in advance for vacation packages. Still, for the first time last year, more visitors came from China than from any other country besides India. Chinese fascination with Bhutan bloomed after one of Hong Kong’s biggest movie stars, Tony Leung, married the actress Carina Lau here in 2008. The wedding three years later of the current king, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, also stoked interest after footage of it went viral in China. Pema Tashi, who manages Happiness Kingdom Travel and advertises “a sojourn in paradise,” caters to Chinese clients with eight guides who speak Mandarin. He complained that there were no direct flights between Bhutan and China, and expressed suspicion that India had worked to prevent a normalization of relations that would open up such routes. “We try to protect the interest of our big brother,” he said, referring to India, “but they feel that if we get closer to the north, we might not be as dependent on them."

Atleast we can take this as a confirmation that there are links between democrats(Hillary and co) and china.

 

[mayfair]

So one can imagine what would have happened had Hilary come to power...

 

[Blood+]

Can you please provide the source

And where is your source for "1000 missiles per regiment"??

 

[captscooby81]

The world is very much concerned with Nuclear kid when they have no clue two nuclear giants are ready to clash with each other ...

 

[Hiranyaksha]

The world is very much concerned with Nuclear kid when they have no clue two nuclear giants are ready to clash with each other ...

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Lol. Media coverage is minimum here in west.

 

[mayfair]

^^ Perhaps, but the overseas Chinese seem to be working themselves into tantrum from Vancouver to Sydney.

http://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/...rcars-protest-india-its-70th-independence-day

Chinese Australians in supercars protest India on its 70th Independence day

On Tuesday 15th August at around 12:40pm, a fleet of supercars, organized by a Sydney-based Australian Chinese automobile club, started their parade, led by a red Bentley covered by Chinese flag pattern.

Bentleys, Lamborghinis, BMW, AUDI and Maseratis were among the 10 luxury cars that joined the parade across Sydney, passing three universities including Sydney University, the University of New South Wales and the University of Technology Sydney. It comes not long after a spate of racist anti-Chinese graffiti and posters were identified in Universities across Australia.

The cars were decorated with the Chinese flag and stickers featuring slogans including: "Borderline is our baseline;" "China: Not even a bit can be left behind;" and, "Anyone who offends China will be killed no matter how far the target is."

The cars revved their engines loudly outside the Consulate General of India in Sydney, to protest against India over an escalating military situation between India and China, with both sides accusing the other of territorial intrusions.

The day they chose for the protests was of particular significance as Indian Australians around the country celebrated Independence day - marking the 70 anniversary of the handover from British rule.

 

[Krusty]

^^ Perhaps, but the overseas Chinese seem to be working themselves into tantrum from Vancouver to Sydney.

http://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/...rcars-protest-india-its-70th-independence-day

Chinese Australians in supercars protest India on its 70th Independence day

On Tuesday 15th August at around 12:40pm, a fleet of supercars, organized by a Sydney-based Australian Chinese automobile club, started their parade, led by a red Bentley covered by Chinese flag pattern.

Bentleys, Lamborghinis, BMW, AUDI and Maseratis were among the 10 luxury cars that joined the parade across Sydney, passing three universities including Sydney University, the University of New South Wales and the University of Technology Sydney. It comes not long after a spate of racist anti-Chinese graffiti and posters were identified in Universities across Australia.

The cars were decorated with the Chinese flag and stickers featuring slogans including: "Borderline is our baseline;" "China: Not even a bit can be left behind;" and, "Anyone who offends China will be killed no matter how far the target is."

The cars revved their engines loudly outside the Consulate General of India in Sydney, to protest against India over an escalating military situation between India and China, with both sides accusing the other of territorial intrusions.

The day they chose for the protests was of particular significance as Indian Australians around the country celebrated Independence day - marking the 70 anniversary of the handover from British rule.

Is that the actual photo? Because all the cars in the pics are supercars for 'poor' people. Not very impressive. My own Friend in chennai has more supercars (and I mean proper supercars) than all the wannabe sports cars in the photo combined

I suppose these so called rich people can't afford Zondas or Koenigseggs ...

 

[mayfair]

Well the pics are from the SBS website, supposed to be a portal for Chinese-Australian affairs.

Maybe they are Chinese knock offs of the actual supercars..

 

[Project Dharma]

Well the pics are from the SBS website, supposed to be a portal for Chinese-Australian affairs.

Maybe they are Chinese knock offs of the actual supercars..

heh, Bentely, Audi R8. They are supercars. @Krusty is a car snob. :biggrin2:

 

[thethinker]

^^ Perhaps, but the overseas Chinese seem to be working themselves into tantrum from Vancouver to Sydney.

http://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/...rcars-protest-india-its-70th-independence-day

Chinese Australians in supercars protest India on its 70th Independence day

On Tuesday 15th August at around 12:40pm, a fleet of supercars, organized by a Sydney-based Australian Chinese automobile club, started their parade, led by a red Bentley covered by Chinese flag pattern.

To the uninitiated, all these cars with similar Chinese signs and posters swarming on the road would look like some high end Mandarin restaurant doing home delivery of Chinese food.

 

[captscooby81]

One more Brave heart lost his life today who was injured in the LOC paki shelling on August 7th ..

Hav Narendra Singh

 

[Kazah]

Latest attacks of baloch rebels on pak army,

last attack was a fail

 

[tarunraju]

Chicom propagandus and Gobar Times are squealing like pigs in heat as their psy-war is turning comical. This proves that the real war is at an unbreakable stalemate.

Xi Jaundice has been stopped dead in his tracks.

http://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/...rcars-protest-india-its-70th-independence-day

 

[Krusty]

Well the pics are from the SBS website, supposed to be a portal for Chinese-Australian affairs.

Maybe they are Chinese knock offs of the actual supercars..

Nah, they are Low end models from high end companies (Audi not included). You know. The watered down stuff sold to poor people to fill their books.

This is a strategy adopted my many. Make an awesome car, the best that the company possibly can and sell them to their actual clients. You know, rap stars, Politicians, businesses giants, pimps, drug dealers and the lot. Then make some rubbish models to sell to poor people to augment their main revenue.


Sorry for derailing the thread ...

 

[Prashant12]

Government tells Air Force, Navy to complete airbase fencing before deadline

The Defence Ministry has told the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy to complete installation of three-layer perimeter fences around their air bases before the deadline that was set by the forces.

Seeking to prevent another Pathankot-type attack, the defence ministry has asked the navy and the air force to hasten and complete the three-layer perimeter fencing around their air bases before the timeframe set by them.

In the aftermath of the January 1, 2016 attack on Pathankot air base, the defence ministry had cleared a proposal for the navy and the air force to immediately provide a three-layer security system around their bases housing high value assets such as fighter and transport aircraft.

"During a recent presentation to the ministry, the navy had given a timeframe of 2019 but the ministry was of the view that the project should be completed at an earlier date to cut down the possibility of terrorists attempting any such attack in the future," government sources told Mail Today.

Under the project, the air force and navy would be providing perimeter fencing security to around 29 of their air bases, including 23 of the IAF and remaining of the navy.

The IAF is set to release the tender for the project by next month and expects to complete the work by the end of next year.

To empower the services in completing their base security projects, the defence ministry has also delegated substantial financial powers to the armed forces for undertaking works for perimeter security of sensitive military installations.

As per the decision taken by the ministry, each of the three services vice chiefs will be able to spend at least Rs 800 crore annually in strengthening perimeter security at the sensitive bases.

A total of 3,000 sensitive bases, including 600 highly sensitive installations of the army, the navy and the air force were identified by the forces months after the daring attack on Pathankot air base last year.

Among the military installations, air bases have been given priority in strengthening air base security which would be followed by the other sensitive bases of the three services.

A security audit of defence bases was carried out on the recommendation of a committee headed by retired Lt Gen Philip Campose which was set up after the terror attack on the forward Pathankot air force base last year.

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/...irbase-fencing-before-deadline/1/1026748.html

 

[singhboy98]

Is that the actual photo? Because all the cars in the pics are supercars for 'poor' people. Not very impressive. My own Friend in chennai has more supercars (and I mean proper supercars) than all the wannabe sports cars in the photo combined

I suppose these so called rich people can't afford Zondas or Koenigseggs ...

What are you talking about man ? The cars in the pictures are supercars alright (except for the Bentley. Those are luxury cruisers). Koengisegg and Pagani belong to entry level hypercar territory.

 

[Krusty]

What are you talking about man ? The cars in the pictures are supercars alright (except for the Bentley. Those are luxury cruisers). Koengisegg and Pagani belong to entry level hypercar territory.

Precisely the point. They are 'normal'. Nothing extraordinary.

Jump on to the automotive discussion thread ...

 

[Chinmoy]

Every movement will try to form an alliance,what if communists in jungle started their own theater and somehow ISIS spawns up? It would be a diwali coming early.

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