Generational Dynamics World View

[John J. Xenakis]

** 20-Jun-2020 World View: India's Narendra Modi pacifies the Ladakh situation

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi tried to tamp down the
nationalism and xenophobia that were stirred up by the horrific attack
in Ladakh earlier this week by Chinese soldiers, killing 20 India
soldiers.

In a speech given on Friday, Modi said:

Quote:> "Neither is anyone inside our territory nor is any of
> our post captured.

> Twenty of our bravehearts were martyred in Ladakh but not before
> they taught a lesson to those who raised an eye at Bharat Mata.

> I want to assure you that our forces will spare no effort to
> protect our nation. Today, we have the capability that no one can
> look at even an inch of our territory.

> While we have given a free hand to our armed forces,
> diplomatically too we have made our stand clear to China. India
> wants peace and friendship but protecting its sovereignty is
> supreme.

> Because of new infrastructure, especially along the LAC, our
> patrolling capability has gone up. Because of that alertness has
> gone up and events happening on the LAC are being
> reported."

(LAC stands for Line of Actual Control, referring to the nominal
boundary between the two countries.)

Modi was responding to widespread protests across India on Friday, and
demands by MP's to get revenge and retaliation against the Chinese.
Modi was apparently trying to pacify these demands.

** 19-Jun-20 World View -- Nationwide protests in India demand revenge against China
** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/pg/x...tm#e200619

• Iron rods studded with steel nails, used by Chinese soldiers
  to kill Indian soldiers

Modi's speech was ridiculed by his political opposition, especially
the implication that the Chinese had not entered Indian territory.
Opposition MP Rahul Gandhi tweeted: "PM has surrendered Indian
territory to Chinese aggression. If the land was Chinese: Why were our
soldiers killed? Where were they killed."

Gandhi was alluding to the fact that neither Chinese nor India
officials have made any public statements about what actually
happened. Unconfirmed reports claim that Chinese soldiers crossed
into Indian territory and unarmed Indian soldiers with barbaric
weapons, including iron rod studded with steel nails, killing 20.
No deaths of Chinese soldiers have been confirmed.

Modi's office posted his speech on the Chinese social media app
WeChat. However, Chinese censors deleted the speech, for "national
security" reasons. Chinese officials are apparently taking steps to
prevent China's public from learning anything about the incident.

There's also the strange situation that media reports on Friday say
that China has returned 10 Indian soldiers who were captured on
Monday, but neither the Chinese nor the Indians are willing to comment
on it.

This is certainly not the end of this story. The barbaric actions by
the Chinese soldiers indicate a fury and hatred of Indians that go far
beyond a desire to take control of a small strip of land. And Indians
will be certain to seek revenge for the barbaric attack at some time
in the not too distant future.

---- Sources:

-- India / Ladakh / "Nobody Inside Our Borders, Our Posts Have Not
Been Occupied": PM Modi
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/our-post...sh-2249159
(New Delhi TV, 20-Jun-2020)

-- ‘Mischievous’: PMO responds to barbs over Modi remarks on Ladakh
face-off
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-new...6u0yH.html
(Hindustan Times, 20-Jun-2020)

-- India posts PM Modi’s remarks on Ladakh face-off, China’s WeChat
app deletes it
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-new...rMgVP.html
(Hindustan Times, 20-Jun-2020)