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A 31-word commentary by India's Chief of Defense Staff General Bipin Rawat on 24 August 2020 made it to the front page of most newspapers and also sparked considerable discussion.

In this, he told the news agency ANI, "There is also a military option to deal with the encroachment of the Chinese army in Ladakh but it will be adopted only when negotiations at the military and diplomatic level fail."

The veterans in the defense service hardly raised eyebrows at his statement.

Lieutenant General (Retd) D.S. Hooda said, "Can the CDS say that there are no military options?" I think he was just stating facts. ''

"I didn't find anything wrong with what CDS said," says Air Marshal Anil Khosla, who retired from the post of Deputy Chief of the Indian Air Force. It was a nappy-tula statement and I think it should have come a little earlier. ''

Before extracting the implications of General Rawat's statement, we should also know about China.

China's land border is 22,000 kilometers and the coastal border is 18,000 kilometers long. Apart from this, it has also developed its infrastructure abroad which includes its base in Djibouti.

In India, the Defense Forces are controlled separately by the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Home Affairs, while China has a Central Military Commission (CMC). The CMC is said to be the major organ of the army and the commander of its military forces and is headed by the chairman and vice chairman.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is the chairman of CMC.

The CMC controls every single military force in China. These include the People's Liberation Army (PLA), PLA Navy (PLAN), PLA Air Force, (PLAAF) PLA Rocket Force (PLARF), PLA Strategic Support Force (PLASSF) and PLA Joint Logistic Support Force (PLAJLSAF).

Where every army has its own command in India. The Chinese military has five geographically defined theater commands (TCs). These include Eastern TC, Southern TC, Western TC, Northern TC and Central TC.

In the white paper on security in 2019, China's Ministry of National Defense spoke about the changes since 2012. It was said in

The combined force has reduced its capacity from 300,000 personnel while the number of active personnel is 2 million.

While the army was reduced in the army, the Airforce maintained its number of soldiers. At the same time, the number of soldiers in the Navy and PLARF was increased.

PLARF has a stock of China's nuclear and conventional missiles and was also formerly known as the Second Artillery Force.

Since 2012, a significant amount of money has been spent on the Chinese military. This money was spent on good salaries, training of the soldiers and creating a good working environment for them, buying new weapons, making new weapons, military reforms and harmonizing between different security forces.

However, many Indian defense experts are skeptical of these claims from China. Some experts believe that Chinese technology is unproven and their security forces lack combat experience.

Does India have a military option against China?

There is no doubt that the Indian Army sees itself engaged in a defensive war on the 3,488 km long Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China.

It simply means that this fight is to kill the enemy coming from the front.

"Our military strategy on China is completely different from Pakistan," says General Hooda. We are aggressive about Pakistan, threatening them in different areas, but in case of threatening China, we adopt a defensive strategy and we do not even imagine to go to war. This does not mean that we cannot attack beyond the LAC. We should do it when needed. India has formed the Mountain Strike Corps for this purpose.

In response to the Chinese incursion, can India adopt a tactical strategy and seize some of its land and bargain?

On this question, Lieutenant General Hooda says, "Such options may have been adopted first." For instance, the option of haggling by adopting a tit-for-tat strategy may seem quite provocative but I think we are in a good position and we have the military capability to respond to them. ''

Does the geographical location of Ladakh give India an edge?

On this question, the Lieutenant General Hooda says, "The area of ​​eastern Ladakh is flat and quite high. It is not hilly like LOC. The road network is also good, most of the checkpoints can be transported by car and there is no challenge to us. But it would be wrong to say that the geographical location of Ladakh is in India's favor. China's infrastructure is much better and it gives them an edge. ''

Is India's Navy-Air Force stronger than China?

What will happen if the situation in the maritime zone with China worsens? On this, a former chief of the Navy told that in that condition India will go to the area where it is in a strong position i.e. in the Indian Ocean.

He says, "I would be surprised if someone says that the Navy will be sent to attack China in the South China Sea." We can make an edge over China in the Indian Ocean itself because we know this area and most importantly, we will have more things available here than that.

Many analysts believe that the use of the Indian Air Force will be best if India moves towards the military option.

It is estimated that Indian ships will have more oil and weapons due to flying at a lower altitude from the air base. At the same time, the Chinese Air Force will fly from the Tibetan plateau and other high places where the very fine air flows, due to which they will spend more oil on keeping weapons.

But that's not all.

"It has been believed that we have the edge of T-3 - meaning technology, terrain (geography) and training," says Air Marshal (retd) Khosla, who heads the Eastern Air Command. Technically, he is ahead but there is doubt about the claims and actual potential. We have an edge in geography and training, but they are looking at these issues and solving them systematically. To reduce the difference, we need to increase our capacity qualitatively and numerically.''

He described how rapidly PLAAF has developed itself in recent years.

Air Marshal (Retd) Khosla said, "The Chinese Air Force has been part of the PLA. It is well made like any army which has all the necessities. He began to rapidly modernize his navy and air force during the Gulf War after China's economic emergence. Today his air force is rapidly increasing its capabilities.''

Where does India need to accelerate to compete with China?

Khosla says China's biggest advantage over India is its indigenous defense manufacturing base.

Due to the manufacturing base, arms supply can be done in the country itself while India is working in this direction and in future it will have to depend on imported weapons.

Apart from this, when it comes to cyber and space capabilities, China too has an edge over India.

Lt. General Satish Dua, who retired as Chief of Integrated Defense Staff, says, "China has mastered building a cyber army and has capabilities in the area we are looking to reach." Our military forces must attract the best talent. There are talent in our country but they are working with someone else instead of working with us."

China's white paper also referred to military reform. General Dua shares his experiences of military reform in India.

He says, "India currently has a cyber, space agency and a special forces division. We want this command to be strong and equipped. Even in 2013 we got permission to activate these special forces but we were able to activate them in the end of 2018. This was a very weak job. Improvements should be made to expedite the implementation of such schemes. We should stop working in the cellars. The methods of war are constantly changing, so those who want to follow the old lines need to be changed."

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet in the terrorist attack in Pulwama, Kashmir, India.

According to the charge sheet, the terrorist organization Jaish-e-Mohammed, active on the Pakistani soil, is behind this attack.

However, the Pakistani government or any of its institutions is not named in the charge sheet.

On 14 February 2019, CRPF convoy in Pulwama was rammed by terrorists in a vehicle full of explosives in which more than 40 soldiers were killed.

According to Srinagar-based BBC correspondent Riaz Masroor, the NIA has filed a charge sheet of 13,800 pages.

The agency has named Jaish's chief Masood Azhar, his brother Mufti Abdul Rauf Asghar and one of his deputy Maroof Asghar as the main perpetrators.

Masood Azhar is one of the three terrorists who were released by the then Vajpayee government in exchange for the release of passengers of the Indian aircraft IC-814, abducted by terrorists operating in Pakistan.

The names of 20 people have been taken in the charge sheet which helped to create intrigue, or intrigue, or to execute that plot on the ground.

The chargesheet includes the names of Omar Farooq, Sheikh Bashir Ahmed, Tariq Shah, Mohammad Abbas Nasir, Mohammad Iqbal, Waiz ul-Islam, Ishan Jan, and Bilal Ahmed.

According to the chargesheet, Masood Azhar's nephew Mohammed Omar Farooq was a bomb making expert who crossed the LoC in 2018 and entered Kashmir in India. Omar Farooq was given local help by Iqbal Rather.

Adil Dar's name is also included in the charge sheet. The charge sheet states that Omar Farooq, with the help of the local people, produced such a large-scale explosive that Adil Dar had loaded into the vehicle and crashed into the CRPF convoy.

Adil Dar was killed on the spot, but out of the 20 people named in the charge sheet, seven were later claimed to have been killed by security forces in separate encounters.

According to news agency PTI, seven people have been arrested and four people are still absconding.

The corona virus epidemic has worsened the condition of economies around the world. This has had a very bad effect on people's employment. The condition of the economies of the Arab countries dependent on oil has further weakened. In such a situation, the governments there are tightening rules regarding migrant workers so that local people can get employment.

Kuwait's National Assembly has drafted to limit the number of migrant workers, according to the Kuwait Times daily newspaper. There is also a proposal to revoke the recognition of certain visas in this draft. According to the newspaper, the law limiting the number of migrant workers in Kuwait will come into force within six months.

The newspaper says that the quota system will be given exemption in ten different categories of this law. This exemption will be available to those working at home, medical staff, teachers and citizens of GCC. Kuwait is also going to restrict the facility to convert travel visa into work visa. Apart from this, no domestic helper can work in private or oil sector.

Kuwait is working on several levels to reduce the number of migrants. Last week, Kuwait announced that those above 60 years of age without a university degree would not get a work visa.

The symbol in Larsen & Turbo is Desai Chief Executive. He has been living in Kuwait for 25 years. But Kuwait Government's new bill is apprehensive about its future.

Prateek Desai told the BBC last month, "Eight lakh Indians may have to leave Kuwait after this bill comes into force. There are 70 percent migrants here in a population of 4 million. The goal of this bill is to increase the number of migrants to 30 percent."

Indians are the largest among these migrants. Apart from India, there are people from Pakistan, Philippines, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Egypt.

The Indian government is also concerned about this Kuwait bill. Last month, the Indian Foreign Ministry said in its statement, "Indians have played an important role in the Gulf countries and their contribution is also acknowledged by the governments there." We have talked to Kuwait on this issue."

Prateek Desai says that this matter is not only about going to jobs but coming back from here. He says, "When you stay in a place for a long time, a kind of emotional connection develops. We will be more emotionally affected than financially by this decision."

Indians from Kuwait send money to their families and it has been an important source of foreign exchange for India. According to data from the Pew Research Center, in 2017 Indians from Kuwait sent $ 4.6 billion to India. Kuwait employs about three lakh Indian drivers, cooks and caretakers.

India's Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat has said that if talks with China fail, India has a military option.

According to the report published in the English news paper Hindustan Times published in Delhi from India, Rawat has clearly stated that India has a military option to deal with the encroachment by the Chinese People's Liberation Army in eastern Ladakh, But it will be used only when negotiations and diplomatic options between the armies of the two countries prove fruitless.

General Rawat told the newspaper that "encroachment on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) or border violation occurs due to a different understanding of the area." Defense services are given the responsibility to monitor the LAC and conduct operations to prevent infiltration. The entire approach of the government is adopted to resolve any such activity peacefully and prevent infiltration. But if there is no success in restoring the status quo at the border, the army is always ready for military action.

He said India's Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and all those responsible for national security are reviewing all options with the aim that the Chinese military restore the status quo in Ladakh.

During the 73-day military standoff in Doklam against the Chinese Army in 2017, General Bipin Rawat, who was the Army Chief of India, in a conversation with the newspaper also dismissed the notion that there is a lack of coordination between the major intelligence agencies.

He said that India has a huge front-line along the Indian Ocean region as well as the northern and western borders, all of which need constant monitoring.

According to him, there is regular interaction between all agencies responsible for the collection and collation of information.

He said that the multi-agency center is holding daily meetings in which there are frequent talks about the situation in Ladakh or any other piece of Indian land.

General Rawat refused to share details of any operation in this interview.

Earlier on 11 August, Bipin Rawat had told a parliamentary committee that the Indian Army is ready to counter China for a long time along the Line of Actual Control and deploy in the eastern Ladakh region during winter.

He had said that it may take longer to reduce the tension between the two sides, but we are ready to face every situation and arrangements have been made in Ladakh.

After the withdrawal of special status of Jammu and Kashmir in India, the major political parties of the Union Territory, except BJP, came together on Saturday and issued a statement to restore Article-370. The statement said that they will fight over it.

National Conference (NC), People's Democratic Party (PDP), People's Conference, CPIM, Congress and Awami National Conference are the parties that signed the 'Gupkar Manifesto'.

The signatories of the 'Gupkar Manifesto' said in the statement that the move of the Central Government on 5 August 2019 has changed the relationship between Jammu and Kashmir and New Delhi.

The statement said that all parties will follow the 'Gupkar Manifesto' of August 4, 2019, in which regional parties have promised to fight to preserve the special status of Jammu and Kashmir given under the Constitution.

PDP leader and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir state Mehbooba Mufti is still in custody.

Last year, the Central Government abolished the special status of the state of Jammu and Kashmir and divided it into two union territories.

Hundreds of politicians were detained after the removal of Article 370 and many were detained under laws such as the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA).

Three former chief ministers of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, were detained under the same PSA law.

The custody of Mehbooba Mufti has been extended for another three months.

After the removal of Article 370, all means of communication were discontinued and curfew was imposed along with stringent restrictions. Along with this, heavy security forces were deployed to prevent any protests.

The joint statement of all the parties calls for the reinstatement of Articles 370 and 35A. It has also been said that the division of the state is unacceptable.

On August 5, 2019, all the leaders have said that it was unconstitutional and tried to abolish the constitution.

The statement said, "Who are we?" This attempt took place to reinterpret it. These changes happened in oppressive ways to keep people silent and suppress them. ''

Last year, the mainstream political leadership in Kashmir signed the 'Declaration Declaration'.

In this manifesto, it was unanimously decided that all the parties will remain united for maintaining the identity, autonomy, security, special status of Jammu and Kashmir and any kind of attack.

The meeting was held on Gupkar Road, home of senior NC leader and MP Farooq Abdullah, hence the manifesto was named 'Gupkar Manifesto'.

The Bombay High Court has given an important decision in the much-talked-about Tablighi Jamaat case on Friday. The court has quashed the FIR filed against 29 foreign nationals participating in the program of Tablighi Jamaat in Markaz of Nizamuddin, Delhi.

The court said in its order that "a big propaganda was carried out in the media about the foreigners involved in Markaz and such a picture was made that these people are responsible for spreading the virus of Covid-19 disease".

These foreign nationals were accused of being involved in the Tablighi Jamaat program in violation of the terms of the Tourist Visa, due to which they were booked under various sections of IPC, Epidemic Diseases Act, Maharashtra Police Act, Disaster Management Act and Foreigners Act was recorded.

Apart from foreign nationals, the police had also registered a case against the six Indian nationals and the trustees of the mosques harboring the petitioners.

A division bench of justices TV Nalwade and Justice MG Sevalikar of Aurangabad bench heard three separate petitions filed on behalf of the petitioners. These petitioners are citizens of Ivory Coast, Ghana, Tanzania, Djibouti, Benin and Indonesia.

In fact, the police claimed that they had received secret information that these people were staying in mosques of different areas and offering prayers in violation of the lockdown rules, after which a case was registered against all the petitioners.

However, the petitioners say that they came to India with valid visa, which was issued by the Indian government and they came here to experience the culture, tradition, hospitality and Indian cuisine of India.

He says that he was screened on arrival at the airport and tested for Covid-19 virus and was allowed to exit the airport only after the report came back negative.

According to him, he even informed the District Superintendent of Police to reach Ahmednagar district. But on March 23, due to the lockdown, the vehicles were stopped, hotels and lodges were closed, due to which the mosques sheltered them. The petitioners claim that they have not done any illegal act like violating the orders of the District Collector.

According to the court's order, "a large propaganda was launched in print and electronic media on foreigners involved in Markaz and such a picture was made that these people are responsible for spreading the virus of Covid-19 disease in the country." In a way, these foreigners were persecuted."

"On the one hand, when the Corona epidemic or disaster was spreading, a politically motivated government was looking for a scapegoat, and it seems that these foreigners were made the scapegoats." All the circumstances and the latest figures related to the corona infection suggest that such steps were not required to be taken against the petitioners.''

"The time has come to repent now for taking action against foreigners in this matter and positive steps should be taken to rectify the damage that has been done."

A second round sero survey in Delhi has shown that women are more victimized by corona virus than men.

The survey revealed that about a third of people had developed antibodies to corona.

Blood samples of more than 15 thousand people were collected for this survey.

The first sero survey was conducted in Delhi in the month of July, in which it was found that 23.48 percent people had developed antibodies.

In Delhi, more than 1.5 lakh people have been infected so far and 4257 people have died.

The second survey was done in early August. According to this survey, 32.2 percent of women have developed antibodies while the number of men is 28 percent.

The reason for this is not known yet. In the survey, it has been found that antibodies have been developed in 29 percent of the people overall.

From this, it can be guessed that thirty percent of the total population of Delhi is two crores, or about 60 lakh people were infected with Corona and they are now cured.

Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain said that Delhi is still far from developing herd immunity.

When many people become immunized by the virus in one place, it is called herd immunity and then the spread of the virus stops.

According to the Health Minister, if 40 to 70 percent of people develop antibodies at some place, then herd immunity develops there.

Similar surveys conducted in Mumbai and Pune have shown that more than 40 percent of people have developed antibodies there. In Pune it has reached 50 percent.

Delhi is one of the most corona-affected cities in India and in the first two weeks of June, there was a huge shortage of beds in hospitals here.

But then since then the condition of hospitals has improved, beds in hospitals have been increased and the number of infected daily is also seen to decrease significantly.

India's Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) Bipin Rawat has told a parliamentary committee that the army is ready to face China on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) for long and deploy to the eastern Ladakh region during winter.

According to a news item published in Hindustan, a Hindi daily newspaper published in India, the CDS and top military officials told the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament about China's aggression on the LAC by building on India's border under the guise of China military exercises. Were staying. Subsequently, troops stationed in Xinjiang quickly entered Indian territory.

China had deployed around 40,000 troops around the area. Despite several rounds of talks between India and China, China is not ready to completely withdraw from some places. China's effort is to prolong the case and create pressure.

Hindustan has quoted sources as saying that CDS told the panel that it may take some time for the situation to return to normal.

Bipin Rawat said, "India is fully prepared to respond to any daring of China. It has also been reported that it may take longer to reduce tension between the two sides. But we are ready to face every situation. Arrangements have also been made in Ladakh.

On the other hand, China has talked about peace in this matter.

Amid the ongoing conflict with the LAC in Ladakh, China has said that maintaining peace along the border is one of their priorities. China's Foreign Ministry said that strengthening the strategic trust with India is one of China's diplomatic priorities.

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on Wednesday performed Bhumi Pujan for the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya and then laid the foundation stone of the temple.

This has been a contentious issue in India. Therefore, due to the beginning of the construction of the temple and especially by the Prime Minister himself being involved in the program, the foundation of the temple is being discussed abroad.

How does the media of India's neighboring countries see this whole development? Let's have a look at this.

Bangladesh

A two-language website from Bangladesh, bdnews24.com, has given the news a place in the 'spotlight' and said that the temple is being built where a mosque was demolished three decades ago, following which communal riots across the country Were beginning to happen.

The report given on the front page states that "Modi and his nationalist political party have fulfilled their very old promises with this, as well as the first anniversary of their government's fulfillment of the second promise." - To end the special status of the only Muslim-majority province of India.''

The most read stories on the site include the story of Iqbal Ansari, an advocate of the Babri Masjid, and Mohammed Sharif, an Ayodhya resident, invited to attend the event. This report states that both the Muslim eyewitnesses of the 1992 riots are joining the program which is a 'sign of reconciliation' from them.

One of the biggest English newspapers in Bangladesh, the 'Daily Star', while mentioning the news in its 'World' page, has mentioned the decision of the Indian Supreme Court last year, saying, "It was a great victory for BJP though It was, but according to critics, this was another step taken to convert secular India into a Hindu nation, which is part of Modi's agenda.''

The Dhaka Tribune has a different report on Ayodhya titled - Why would a Hindu deity be shown in Times Square on Wednesday?

It has been told in the news firstly that why the issue is so controversial?

It has been said that many people are calling this whole issue a part of 'Hindu fascism' and in the wake of the protest many sponsor companies have retreated although Disney and Clear Channel are part of the outdoor program.

The second page in the international page says that although one of his ministers has got Covid-19, the Prime Minister is going to Ayodhya to attend the program.

Another English newspaper 'The Observer' has also given it a place in its international news.

Nepal

Nepal's newspaper 'The Himalayan' has made headline the part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech in Ayodhya on Wednesday which said - 'The wait for centuries is over'.

It has been said in the news that a lot of Muslims of Ayodhya have welcomed the construction of the temple, in the hope that after this the stigma between Hindu-Muslims will be eliminated and after that the work of economic progress will be done in the city.

But the newspaper has said that an influential Muslim organization has opposed the construction of the temple, which it has described as unfair, and repressive, shameful and enticing the majority.

The newspaper has cited the statement of All India Muslim Personal Law Board for this.

Kantipur, a Nepali-language newspaper published in many places, has said that the construction work at the Ram temple, which has been a major issue in Indian politics for decades, started on Wednesday.

Kantipur states that although the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has been raising the construction of the Ram temple as a political issue for the last three decades, the BJP and Hinduist organizations are giving ideological and political victory to the foundation laying program.

The prestigious website 'Himal' says that the event has been held in Ayodhya but Nepal needs to be vigilant so that there is no communal riot, nor should politics and religion be integrated here like India.

In his article, well-known journalist Kanakamani Dixit has said that when religion and politics are mixed together, it creates a disintegration in the society.

Pakistan

Pakistan's English newspaper 'The Dawn' in its report, without naming the eminent Indian Muslims, has said that the community has succumbed to this new truth but fears that the Hindu north who belongs to its nationalist views Will target other mosques of the state.

Another English newspaper, The Daily Times, has said in the headline that Pakistan has condemned the temple being built on the site of the demolished Babri Masjid.

It has been said that with the rise of majoritarianism in India, Muslims are feeling insecure and their rights are constantly under attack.

Ram is justice, Ram can never appear in injustice: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that Lord Ram is love, compassion and justice. On Wednesday morning, he tweeted that Ram can never appear in injustice.

Rahul Gandhi tweeted - Maryada Purushottam Lord Ram is the manifestation of the best human qualities. They are the core of humanity in the depths of our mind.

Ram is love

They can never appear in disgust

Ram is compassion

They can never appear cruel

Ram is justice

They can never appear in injustice.

Stain on the face of democracy: Pakistan

Pakistan's Foreign Ministry has issued a statement condemning the Ram temple Bhoomipujan.

The Pakistani Foreign Ministry said in its statement, "The land on which the historic Babri Masjid stood for nearly 500 years, Pakistan strongly condemns the beginning of the construction of 'Ram Temple' there." The decision of the Supreme Court of India to build the temple has not only reflected the growing majoritarianism in the current India, but also the dominance of religion over justice. In today's India, the shrines of minority, especially Muslims, are constantly being targeted. The temple built on the land of the historic mosque will be like a speck on the face of so-called Indian democracy. ''

PM breaks his own oath: Owaisi

Lok Sabha MP from Hyderabad and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has violated his own oath today by laying the foundation stone of Ram temple.

He said, "Today is the day for the defeat of democracy and the victory of Hindutva." The Prime Minister said that he is passionate today. Prime Minister, today I am also emotional because I believe in equality of citizens and living with everybody. I am passionate because there was a mosque there for 450 years. ''

On Wednesday morning, Auwaisi tweeted and said, "Babri Masjid Tha, Hai Aur Rahegi Inshallah!" He also used #BabriZindaHai in his tweet.

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board, an organization of Muslims, had issued a press release a day earlier and said that Babri Masjid will always be a mosque.

Tweeting this statement, the Muslim Personal Law Board wrote, "Hagia Sophia is a great example for us. It is unjust, oppressive, shameful to take possession of the land and its status cannot be changed by the verdict of the majority. No need to break your heart. Conditions are not the same forever. ''

CPM raised questions

The Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) questioned India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's involvement in the Bhoomipujan program.

The party tweeted from its official Twitter handle, "Respect the constitutional spirit of keeping the state separate from religion." The Constitution of India is firm in that there should not be a mixture of religion and politics. Then why is the Prime Minister of India and the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh trying to reap political benefits from the Bhumi Pujan ceremony of a temple? ''