1. "They { (26 May).National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and Foreign Minister S Jaishankar who had played a key role in India’s Doklam strategy were part of Prime Minister Modi’s strategy meeting over the Ladakh standoff yesterday } are now leading India’s response to Chinese aggression at the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh. While India seeks to de-escalate tensions at the LAC via dialogue, the team has been asked to “prepare for any eventuality”. / - / - 2."The report claims that India has now deployed high altitude warfare troops and their support systems to the eastern Ladakh theatre amid China’s aggressive posturing. The communist nation is seeking to arm-twist India against building border infrastructure in the Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) sector." / / /
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Amid media reports over the escalating border tensions between India and China, China slammed Indian media outlets for fueling a new round of irresponsible speculation that China may be preparing for an escalation of the border disputes.
The Chinese Embassy in India has announced that it would arrange special flights for its citizens that are willing to fly home from India. Some media outlets had interpreted it as an escalation of the fresh border tensions between the two countries.
Condemning the reports by some Indian media, China has clarified that the repatriation of its citizens is a normal service provided by the embassy and said, ‘it is far-fetched and misguided to link the embassy's normal response with the border situation, which will do nothing but exacerbate distrust and antipathy toward China among the Indian public.’
“The voluntary repatriation plan should be seen as a normal service provided by the embassy to its citizens. Yet, some Indian media outlets have intentionally linked the normal operation to the recent border tension between China and India in the Galwan Valley region, fueling a new round of irresponsible speculation that China may be preparing for an escalation of the border disputes,” said Global Times, a tabloid under the auspices of the Chinese Communist Party's People's Daily newspaper.
The CPC mouthpiece said that any attempt to deepen the misunderstanding between the two countries' peoples is extremely inappropriate at present. “China clearly has no intention of escalating the border disputes with India, so its assistance to its citizens should not be over-interpreted. China-India relations have been developing in a zig-zag pattern due to the complicated geopolitical situation, and the border issue may only be one of their problems. However, that should not change the overall improvement of their bilateral economic and trade ties,” it added.
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*PM Modi with NSA Ajit Doval (representative image) (Source: @KiranKS/Twitter)
China has now started to de-escalate its stance over the border stand-off along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, as per defence expert Nitin Gokhale.
Gokhale shared an article in the Chinese state owned CGTN network which quoted its Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian as saying that the situation along the India-China border is “stable and controllable”.
Gokhale also quoted a statement made by Chinese Envoy to India, Sun Weidong who a couple of hours ago said that, “We should never let differences overshadow our relations. We should resolve differences through communication”.
When quizzed over the reason for China’s softening stance Gokhale said that it was spurred by India’s decision not to back off.
It was earlier reported that the same team comprising of NSA Ajit Doval, EAM Dr S Jaishankar and CDS General Bipin Rawat which had stood up to China during the Doklam stand-off has been tasked with leading India’s response during the current escalation.\
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*Prime Minister Modi, MEA Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval
The famed Doklam Team which stood up to China during the 2017 Doklam standoff between the two countries is again back in action amid the latest border standoff between the two countries in Ladakh, Hindustan Times has reported.
National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and Foreign Minister S Jaishankar who had played a key role in India’s Doklam strategy were part of Prime Minister Modi’s strategy meeting over the Ladakh standoff yesterday (26 May).
Back during the Doklam crisis, General Rawat was India’s Army Chief and S Jaishankar was India’s foreign secretary.
They are now leading India’s response to Chinese aggression at the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh. While India seeks to de-escalate tensions at the LAC via dialogue, the team has been asked to “prepare for any eventuality”.
The report claims that India has now deployed high altitude warfare troops and their support systems to the eastern Ladakh theatre amid China’s aggressive posturing. The communist nation is seeking to arm-twist India against building border infrastructure in the Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) sector.
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## "Unable to handle the COVID19 crisis efficiently, the MVA government led by the Shiv Sena has turned its frustration towards those who are critical of it. Criticism on Social Media and not management of the health crisis seems to be the priority of the MVA government."
*“In view of above order, everybody in this group has been made admin so that they will share equal responsibility of posts.”
The message flashes on the screen as a notification from one of the WhatsApp group. The order in question was from Mumbai Police Commissioner that stipulated that Whatsapp admins were liable for circulation of information. This is the latest of the frantic posts that has flooded the social media in Maharashtra as the state government passes one order after another trying to suppress the dissent.
With Corona cases increasing day by day and eventually taking more and more lives, the Maharashtra Vikas aghadi government has come under fire from all quarters, especially in the social media. The most telling comment in this regard came from daily Lokmat, a newspaper owned by Congress leader and former minister Rajendra Darda. The editorial in the daily says, “The fact is that Maharashtra has the worst situation regarding Corona in the country.” Being a Congress paper, it shows its paranoia saying that BJP would benefit from Uddha Thackeray’s failure as Chief Minister. Nevertheless, it warns that the state is on the brink of destruction.
Rather than rectifying the mistakes that were being pointed out, the MVA leaders took a shortcut of gagging the critics. The government has issued diktats that effectively restrict anyone from commenting on the state government's functioning and tries to muzzle the dissenting voices.
As of Monday, May 26, “the Maharashtra Cyber department has registered 419 offences across the state so far for fake news, rumours and disinformation on social media.175 cases pertained to WhatsApp, 165 to Facebook,20 to Tiktok,8 to Twitter, 4 to Instagram and 47 for misusing audio and Youtube video clips” according the government’s release. However, it is an open secret that these cases pertain to those posting content criticizing the government, in particular Shiv Sena.
Ever since the Chinese virus spread its tentacles in the state and especially Mumbai which is the citadel of Shiv Sena, the state government has faltered on many fronts and drew ridicule from discerning citizens. Shiv Sena, that always ridiculed the democratic dialogue and instead advocated violence as well as its partner in MVA Congress, with its dynastic mentality, used force and fear to overcome this tide of criticism. The most notorious case in this regard was of Anant Karmuse, an activist from Mumbai who was taken by the police to State Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad’s bungalow and beaten mercilessly. His only fault was a Facebook post against Awhad.
There was another spate of offenses registered against netizens for expressing their emotions after the Palghar lynching case. And now, the latest in the series is an order quotes above ostensibly tries to stop fake news about Corona but eventually targets the critics.
The order reads, "...it has been observed that there is widespread dissemination of fake news, incorrect information, misinformation and other such objectionable content in the form of messages, videos (both edited and self-created), images or memes (both edited and self-created), audio clips and other such forms of communication over internet messaging and social media platforms like WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram etc. Such type of content has been found to have caused panic, confusion amongst general public, inciting mistrust towards government functionaries and their actions taken to control the Covid19 pandemic and also to have created animosity towards various communities."
Not surprisingly, this order has also received its share of flak. In one of her tweets, noted journalist Sucheta Dalal said, "Further, Maharashtra has also a draconian gag order against any criticism invoking epidemics act as well as IPC!! it is being renewed and tightened, the latest move yesterday."
Another prominent twitterati Savio Rodrigues said, "Maharashtra government plans to gag the truth on social media of those who expose the bad management in containment of the Coronavirus pandemic. Truth will be exposed and there is no power that can stop it. @CMOMaharashtra"
The netizens are also agitated that the self-proclaimed champions of free speech are silent on this move. Journalist Abhijit Iyer-Mitra tweeted, "So Maharashtra is cracking down on all “objectionable content” & “free speech warriors” are absolutely silent. Tells you a lot about who’s doing the “suppressing” & these self proclaimed defender’s commitment to free speech."
There is a saying in the Marathi, “When you cannot dance, just blame on the courtyard for being rough.“ The MVA government’s actions are an apt reminder of this timeless wisdom.
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#OPINION : 27/05/2020 : 2175.
1.# Don’t link repatriation of Chinese with the border situation’ says China; CPC mouthpiece downplays the 'escalation of the border disputes' news reports #IndiaChinaStandoff : 27-May-2020 : Organiser : Media Report.
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Amid media reports over the escalating border tensions between India and China, China slammed Indian media outlets for fueling a new round of irresponsible speculation that China may be preparing for an escalation of the border disputes.
The Chinese Embassy in India has announced that it would arrange special flights for its citizens that are willing to fly home from India. Some media outlets had interpreted it as an escalation of the fresh border tensions between the two countries.
Condemning the reports by some Indian media, China has clarified that the repatriation of its citizens is a normal service provided by the embassy and said, ‘it is far-fetched and misguided to link the embassy's normal response with the border situation, which will do nothing but exacerbate distrust and antipathy toward China among the Indian public.’
“The voluntary repatriation plan should be seen as a normal service provided by the embassy to its citizens. Yet, some Indian media outlets have intentionally linked the normal operation to the recent border tension between China and India in the Galwan Valley region, fueling a new round of irresponsible speculation that China may be preparing for an escalation of the border disputes,” said Global Times, a tabloid under the auspices of the Chinese Communist Party's People's Daily newspaper.
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2.#China Starts De-Escalating Over Ladakh Border Standoff After India Refuses To Back Down: Expert : May 27 2020 : Swarajya : Media Report.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*PM Modi with NSA Ajit Doval (representative image) (Source: @KiranKS/Twitter)
China has now started to de-escalate its stance over the border stand-off along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, as per defence expert Nitin Gokhale.
Gokhale shared an article in the Chinese state owned CGTN network which quoted its Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian as saying that the situation along the India-China border is “stable and controllable”.
Gokhale also quoted a statement made by Chinese Envoy to India, Sun Weidong who a couple of hours ago said that, “We should never let differences overshadow our relations. We should resolve differences through communication”.
When quizzed over the reason for China’s softening stance Gokhale said that it was spurred by India’s decision not to back off.
It was earlier reported that the same team comprising of NSA Ajit Doval, EAM Dr S Jaishankar and CDS General Bipin Rawat which had stood up to China during the Doklam stand-off has been tasked with leading India’s response during the current escalation.\
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3. ### India’s Famed Doklam Team Which Stood Up To China In 2017 Now Leading Nation’s Charge In Ladakh Standoff : May 27 2020 : Swarajya : Media Report.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*Prime Minister Modi, MEA Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval
The famed Doklam Team which stood up to China during the 2017 Doklam standoff between the two countries is again back in action amid the latest border standoff between the two countries in Ladakh, Hindustan Times has reported.
National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and Foreign Minister S Jaishankar who had played a key role in India’s Doklam strategy were part of Prime Minister Modi’s strategy meeting over the Ladakh standoff yesterday (26 May).
Back during the Doklam crisis, General Rawat was India’s Army Chief and S Jaishankar was India’s foreign secretary.
They are now leading India’s response to Chinese aggression at the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh. While India seeks to de-escalate tensions at the LAC via dialogue, the team has been asked to “prepare for any eventuality”.
The report claims that India has now deployed high altitude warfare troops and their support systems to the eastern Ladakh theatre amid China’s aggressive posturing. The communist nation is seeking to arm-twist India against building border infrastructure in the Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) sector.
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4.#### Maha Vikas Aghadi Government Can’t Dance, Courtyard is Rough! : 27-May-2020 : Devidas Deshpande : Organiser : Media Report.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------## "Unable to handle the COVID19 crisis efficiently, the MVA government led by the Shiv Sena has turned its frustration towards those who are critical of it. Criticism on Social Media and not management of the health crisis seems to be the priority of the MVA government."
The message flashes on the screen as a notification from one of the WhatsApp group. The order in question was from Mumbai Police Commissioner that stipulated that Whatsapp admins were liable for circulation of information. This is the latest of the frantic posts that has flooded the social media in Maharashtra as the state government passes one order after another trying to suppress the dissent.
With Corona cases increasing day by day and eventually taking more and more lives, the Maharashtra Vikas aghadi government has come under fire from all quarters, especially in the social media. The most telling comment in this regard came from daily Lokmat, a newspaper owned by Congress leader and former minister Rajendra Darda. The editorial in the daily says, “The fact is that Maharashtra has the worst situation regarding Corona in the country.” Being a Congress paper, it shows its paranoia saying that BJP would benefit from Uddha Thackeray’s failure as Chief Minister. Nevertheless, it warns that the state is on the brink of destruction.
Rather than rectifying the mistakes that were being pointed out, the MVA leaders took a shortcut of gagging the critics. The government has issued diktats that effectively restrict anyone from commenting on the state government's functioning and tries to muzzle the dissenting voices.
As of Monday, May 26, “the Maharashtra Cyber department has registered 419 offences across the state so far for fake news, rumours and disinformation on social media.175 cases pertained to WhatsApp, 165 to Facebook,20 to Tiktok,8 to Twitter, 4 to Instagram and 47 for misusing audio and Youtube video clips” according the government’s release. However, it is an open secret that these cases pertain to those posting content criticizing the government, in particular Shiv Sena.
Ever since the Chinese virus spread its tentacles in the state and especially Mumbai which is the citadel of Shiv Sena, the state government has faltered on many fronts and drew ridicule from discerning citizens. Shiv Sena, that always ridiculed the democratic dialogue and instead advocated violence as well as its partner in MVA Congress, with its dynastic mentality, used force and fear to overcome this tide of criticism. The most notorious case in this regard was of Anant Karmuse, an activist from Mumbai who was taken by the police to State Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad’s bungalow and beaten mercilessly. His only fault was a Facebook post against Awhad.
There was another spate of offenses registered against netizens for expressing their emotions after the Palghar lynching case. And now, the latest in the series is an order quotes above ostensibly tries to stop fake news about Corona but eventually targets the critics.
The order reads, "...it has been observed that there is widespread dissemination of fake news, incorrect information, misinformation and other such objectionable content in the form of messages, videos (both edited and self-created), images or memes (both edited and self-created), audio clips and other such forms of communication over internet messaging and social media platforms like WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram etc. Such type of content has been found to have caused panic, confusion amongst general public, inciting mistrust towards government functionaries and their actions taken to control the Covid19 pandemic and also to have created animosity towards various communities."
Not surprisingly, this order has also received its share of flak. In one of her tweets, noted journalist Sucheta Dalal said, "Further, Maharashtra has also a draconian gag order against any criticism invoking epidemics act as well as IPC!! it is being renewed and tightened, the latest move yesterday."
Another prominent twitterati Savio Rodrigues said, "Maharashtra government plans to gag the truth on social media of those who expose the bad management in containment of the Coronavirus pandemic. Truth will be exposed and there is no power that can stop it. @CMOMaharashtra"
The netizens are also agitated that the self-proclaimed champions of free speech are silent on this move. Journalist Abhijit Iyer-Mitra tweeted, "So Maharashtra is cracking down on all “objectionable content” & “free speech warriors” are absolutely silent. Tells you a lot about who’s doing the “suppressing” & these self proclaimed defender’s commitment to free speech."
There is a saying in the Marathi, “When you cannot dance, just blame on the courtyard for being rough.“ The MVA government’s actions are an apt reminder of this timeless wisdom.
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