This example may not convince everyone, but the significance of the message is important.
There is an allegory. A Guru once alongside his disciple/chela came to a river bank and was stunned by the swift current and deep water. The Shishya had abundant faith in his Guru and entered into the river merely taking his Guru's name and surprisingly he could swim across. For his part the Guru thought about himself - I am really GREAT. He was surprised by his Chela's Guru Bhakti/devotion and the power of his name and thus plunged into the river chanting his own name! No marks for guessing, he was consumed by the spiralling waves!
WHAT'S COMMON BETWEEN CHINA, INDIAN SICKULAR GANG AND PARTIES LIKE CONGRESS AND COMMUNISTS OUTFITS?
They have two similarities - first they hate Narendra Modi and secondly they can MIS-INTERPRET ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING TO SUIT THEIR AGENDA!
This came to light yet again when Prime Minister's remarks at all-party meet was given a typical Maoists-variety of spin and yes, Indian 'spin doctors' worked past mid-night BURNING MIDNIGHT OIL TO BLAME MODI ABOUT THE so called 'confusion' that Chinese army did or did not cross the Line of Actual Control.
PMO's clarification should now settle the dispute till the SICKULAR-LIBERALS FIND ANOTHER ISSUE !
This year's International Day of Yoga coincides with multiple challenges for the world, for India as a country and specially for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
But it would go without stating that Modi deserves all the credit for convincing the UN leadership to designate June 21 every year as the International Day of Yoga.
Rightly did someone say - Yoga was once the preserve of Hindu holy men!
“Since coming to power in 2014, the Hindu nationalist leader has led efforts to promote yoga, which he practises daily, as an important part of India's history and culture,” said BBC in its piece applauding Prime Minister’s stellar role in getting an ‘international day’ every year on Calendar to the cause of Yoga.
But the focus in 2020 is around twin issues - Coronavirus and escalation of tension and violence faceoff at the Line of Control. Both these issues are inspired by Chinese designs. President Xi Jinping is seemingly focused on his part to divert global attention from Corona which is also called Wuhan virus. China hs reasons to come out of this turmoil and perhaps that is why it has stirred its row with China.
It other wise faces problems in Hong Kong and Taiwan and recently intensified its controversies and confrontation with the US and other western countries.
For his part, Modi is certainly aware of Xi Jinping's intentions and specially due to the latter's communist party background!
Before we delve with other issues related to the dispute at the Line of Actual Control, one must talk about the 1999 letter from the Kargil war hero of 1999.
Thus, these only speak about the valour of Indian soldiers and their officers. But given the situation, there is no time to ponder why should one refer to a 1999 letter of a soldier! The officer's message in 1999 is important as it says that there is no use thinking about 'casualties' among the forces guarding the borders as these are only part of occupational hazards.
Of course - this piece pays tributes to 20 martyred of June 15-16 skirmishes with Chinese army.
The letter actually displays India's spirit and the strength to make supreme sacrifice for the country.
This in turn will prove effective and it will educate youngsters to develop LOVE for their motherland.
This is Modi's asset as he leads the nation of 130 crore people in fight against Covid19 and also Chinese aggressive and expansionist designs.
It goes without stating that Modi's challenges have mounted manifold as the LAC row has claimed as many as 20 lives. There is Covid19 around and of course the economic doldrums too!
But it is important to have faith in the government of the day on issues of national security and boundary issues with another country. At the all-party meeting of June 19, the Congress broke out with the opposition parties except of course the communist outfits.
On June 20, Saturday - came in a series of clarification from the PMO!
"Neither have they intruded into our border nor has any post been taken over by them (China). 20 of our jawans were martyred, but those who dared Bharat Mata, they were taught a lesson," PM Narendra Modi said at the all-party meet. "Whether it is deployment, action, counter-action...air, land or sea, whatever our armed forces have to do to protect our country they will do," PM Modi said during the meeting that lasted for over four-and-a-half hours.
"Till now, those who were never questioned or stopped, now our jawans stop them and warn them at multiple sectors: PM Modi at all party-meeting today... In the past few years, to protect our borders, we have given importance to infrastructure development to protect our borders. The requirements of our armed forces, be it fighter planes, advanced helicopters, missile defence systems, that too is being given importance," he added.
"I assure you all that our security forces are fully capable of protecting our borders... We have given our armed forces full freedom for taking any appropriate action necessary... India has never come under external pressure. Whatever is necessary for country’s protection will be expedited," PM said. Modi also added that India wants peace and friendship, but upholding sovereignty is foremost.
Who said what
During the meeting, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that "there was no intelligence failure" in case of Galwan violence.
According to agency reports citing sources, NCP Chief and Former Defence Minister Sharad Pawar said that issues of whether soldiers carried arms or not are decided by international agreements and we need to respect such sensitive matters. Congress President Sonia Gandhi said, "all-party meeting should have happened much earlier. Even at this late stage, we are in the dark. Congress has specific questions..."
'India will win, China will lose, speak with unity', says Mamata Banerjee in all party meet
"What date did Chinese troops intrude? When did the Govt find out about the transgressions? Does govt not get satellite pics? Did intelligence not report about the unusual activity?" she asked, adding, "Nation needs assurance that the status quo ante restored. What is the current status of Mountain strike corps? Opposition parties should be briefed regularly"
Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray said that 'we are all one'. "This is the feeling. We are with you, PM. We are with our forces and their families," said. "India wants peace but that doesn’t mean we are weak. China’s nature is betrayal. India is 'Mazboot' not 'Majboor'. Our government has the ability to Aankhien Nikalkar haath me de dena," he said.
Akali Dal's Sukhbir Singh Badal said that this is not the right time to question the handling of the situation. "India is with the PM. Let’s give the message to China that we are with the PM," he said.
Jagan Mohan Reddy of YSRCP said, "Thanks to PM, India’s reputation has risen globally. He has built key strategic partnerships across the world. You are our strength, Prime Minister. India has gained envy of many. They (China) are trying to destabilise India."
CPI's D Raja said that India should "resist US efforts to drag us into their alliance" even as CPI(M)'s Sitaram Yechuri stressed on the principles of Panchsheel. TRS Chief and Telangana CM KCR said that PM's clarity on Kashmir has angered China. "PM's emphasis on Kashmir's development has also angered China. PM's call of Atmanirbhar Bharat has rattled China," he said.
TMC leader and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said that the meeting is a good message for the nation. "Shows that we are united behind our Jawans. TMC strongly in solidarity with the government... Don’t let China enter telecom, railway and aviation sectors. We will face some problems but we won’t allow the Chinese to enter," she said.
"China is not a democracy. They are a dictatorship. They can do what they feel. We, on the other hand, have to work together. India will win, China will lose. Speak with unity. Think with unity. Work with unity. We are with the government," she added.
Finally, it is important to reflect what Modi said at the meeting - "Neither have they (Chinese) intruded into our border nor
has any post been taken over by them (China). Twenty of our jawans were martyred, but those who dared Bharat Mata, they were taught a lesson".
One could feel since June 15 there is a pause at the level of Indian security establishment. This pause was visible even after Pulwama and then came the Balakot surgical strike. I am not saying another such adventurism would come out one fine morning.
That's a matter of strategy and only policy makers know about it.
Importantly here, Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray summed up the Indian spirit well. "China’s nature is betrayal.
India is 'Mazboot' not 'Majboor'. Our government has the ability to 'Aankhien Nikalkar haath me de dena".
You need not translate that either in English or in Mandarin.
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But it would go without stating that Modi deserves all the credit for convincing the UN leadership to designate June 21 every year as the International Day of Yoga.
Rightly did someone say - Yoga was once the preserve of Hindu holy men!
“Since coming to power in 2014, the Hindu nationalist leader has led efforts to promote yoga, which he practises daily, as an important part of India's history and culture,” said BBC in its piece applauding Prime Minister’s stellar role in getting an ‘international day’ every year on Calendar to the cause of Yoga.
It other wise faces problems in Hong Kong and Taiwan and recently intensified its controversies and confrontation with the US and other western countries.
For his part, Modi is certainly aware of Xi Jinping's intentions and specially due to the latter's communist party background!
Before we delve with other issues related to the dispute at the Line of Actual Control, one must talk about the 1999 letter from the Kargil war hero of 1999.
This letter penned to his father by Major P Acharya of 2 Raj Rifles has its own significance as the confrontation has reached new heights at the LAC with China and June 15 evening clashes have already claimed 20 lives.
A portion of the missive runs: ..."Please do not worry about the casualties. Its a professional hazard which is beyond our control, so why worry ? At least its for a good cause" (of course the reference is to the fight for the honour of tri-colour)
Thus, these only speak about the valour of Indian soldiers and their officers. But given the situation, there is no time to ponder why should one refer to a 1999 letter of a soldier! The officer's message in 1999 is important as it says that there is no use thinking about 'casualties' among the forces guarding the borders as these are only part of occupational hazards.
Of course - this piece pays tributes to 20 martyred of June 15-16 skirmishes with Chinese army.
The letter actually displays India's spirit and the strength to make supreme sacrifice for the country.
This in turn will prove effective and it will educate youngsters to develop LOVE for their motherland.
This is Modi's asset as he leads the nation of 130 crore people in fight against Covid19 and also Chinese aggressive and expansionist designs.
Of course the question comes, can he handle the situation?
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It goes without stating that Modi's challenges have mounted manifold as the LAC row has claimed as many as 20 lives. There is Covid19 around and of course the economic doldrums too!
But it is important to have faith in the government of the day on issues of national security and boundary issues with another country. At the all-party meeting of June 19, the Congress broke out with the opposition parties except of course the communist outfits.
On June 20, Saturday - came in a series of clarification from the PMO!
Focus of PM's remarks at all-party meeting was events of June 15 at Galwan that led to loss of lives of 20 soldiers. PM was clear that India would respond firmly to any attempts to transgress Line of Actual Control (LAC)
---- PMO statement: clarification
Attempts are being made in some quarters to give a mischievous interpretation to remarks by the Prime Minister at the All-Party Meeting (APM) yesterday.
Prime Minister was clear that India would respond firmly to any attempts to transgress the Line of Actual Control (LAC). In fact, he specifically emphasized that in contrast to the past neglect of such challenges, Indian forces now decisively counter any violations of LAC (“unhe rokte hain, unhe tokte hain”).
The APM was also informed that this time, Chinese forces have come in much larger strength to the LAC and that the Indian response is commensurate. As regards transgression of LAC, it was clearly stated that the violence in Galwan on 15 June arose because Chinese side was seeking to erect structures just across the LAC and refused to desist from such actions.
The focus of the PM’s remarks in the APM discussions were the events of 15 June at Galwan that led to the loss of lives of 20 Indian military personnel. Prime Minister paid glowing tributes to the valour and patriotism of our armed forces who repulsed the designs of the Chinese there. The Prime Minister’s observations that there was no Chinese presence on our side of the LAC pertained to the situation as a consequence of the bravery of our armed forces. The sacrifices of the soldiers of the 16 Bihar Regiment foiled the attempt of the Chinese side to erect structures and also cleared the attempted transgression at this point of the LAC on that day.
The words of Prime Minister “Those who tried to transgress our land were taught a befitting lesson by our brave sons of soil”, succinctly summed up the ethos and the values of our armed forces. The Prime Minister further emphasised, “I want to assure you, that our armed forces will leave no stone unturned to protect our borders”.
What is Indian territory is clear from the map of India. This Government is strongly and resolutely committed to that. Insofar as there is some illegal occupation, the APM was briefed in great detail how over the last 60 years, more than 43,000 sq.km has been yielded under circumstances with which this country is well aware. It was also made clear that this Government will not allow any unilateral change of the LAC.
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At a time when our brave soldiers are defending our borders, it is unfortunate that an unnecessary controversy is being created to lower their morale. However, the predominant sentiment at the All Party Meeting was of unequivocal support to the Government and the armed forces at a time of national crisis. We are confident that the unity of the Indian people will not be undermined by motivated propaganda.
Statement from PM and other leaders at the all-party meet
Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray said that 'we are all one'. "This is the feeling. We are with you, PM. We are with our forces and their families," said. "India wants peace but that doesn’t mean we are weak. China’s nature is betrayal. India is 'Mazboot' not 'Majboor'. Our government has the ability to Aankhien Nikalkar haath me de dena," he said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday said that those who dared Bharat Mata were taught a lesson. During an all-party meeting on the ongoing standoff at Galwan, PM Mosi said that while India wants peace and friendship, upholding sovereignty is foremost. The virtual meeting was held from PM Modi's residence - 7, Lok Kalyan Marg and 20 parties attended the meeting. While Congress leader Sonia Gandhi raised questions over the government's move, all other political parties extended solidarity with the central government.
"Neither have they intruded into our border nor has any post been taken over by them (China). 20 of our jawans were martyred, but those who dared Bharat Mata, they were taught a lesson," PM Narendra Modi said at the all-party meet. "Whether it is deployment, action, counter-action...air, land or sea, whatever our armed forces have to do to protect our country they will do," PM Modi said during the meeting that lasted for over four-and-a-half hours.
"Till now, those who were never questioned or stopped, now our jawans stop them and warn them at multiple sectors: PM Modi at all party-meeting today... In the past few years, to protect our borders, we have given importance to infrastructure development to protect our borders. The requirements of our armed forces, be it fighter planes, advanced helicopters, missile defence systems, that too is being given importance," he added.
"I assure you all that our security forces are fully capable of protecting our borders... We have given our armed forces full freedom for taking any appropriate action necessary... India has never come under external pressure. Whatever is necessary for country’s protection will be expedited," PM said. Modi also added that India wants peace and friendship, but upholding sovereignty is foremost.
Who said what
During the meeting, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that "there was no intelligence failure" in case of Galwan violence.
According to agency reports citing sources, NCP Chief and Former Defence Minister Sharad Pawar said that issues of whether soldiers carried arms or not are decided by international agreements and we need to respect such sensitive matters. Congress President Sonia Gandhi said, "all-party meeting should have happened much earlier. Even at this late stage, we are in the dark. Congress has specific questions..."
'India will win, China will lose, speak with unity', says Mamata Banerjee in all party meet
"What date did Chinese troops intrude? When did the Govt find out about the transgressions? Does govt not get satellite pics? Did intelligence not report about the unusual activity?" she asked, adding, "Nation needs assurance that the status quo ante restored. What is the current status of Mountain strike corps? Opposition parties should be briefed regularly"
Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray said that 'we are all one'. "This is the feeling. We are with you, PM. We are with our forces and their families," said. "India wants peace but that doesn’t mean we are weak. China’s nature is betrayal. India is 'Mazboot' not 'Majboor'. Our government has the ability to Aankhien Nikalkar haath me de dena," he said.
Akali Dal's Sukhbir Singh Badal said that this is not the right time to question the handling of the situation. "India is with the PM. Let’s give the message to China that we are with the PM," he said.
Jagan Mohan Reddy of YSRCP said, "Thanks to PM, India’s reputation has risen globally. He has built key strategic partnerships across the world. You are our strength, Prime Minister. India has gained envy of many. They (China) are trying to destabilise India."
CPI's D Raja said that India should "resist US efforts to drag us into their alliance" even as CPI(M)'s Sitaram Yechuri stressed on the principles of Panchsheel. TRS Chief and Telangana CM KCR said that PM's clarity on Kashmir has angered China. "PM's emphasis on Kashmir's development has also angered China. PM's call of Atmanirbhar Bharat has rattled China," he said.
TMC leader and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said that the meeting is a good message for the nation. "Shows that we are united behind our Jawans. TMC strongly in solidarity with the government... Don’t let China enter telecom, railway and aviation sectors. We will face some problems but we won’t allow the Chinese to enter," she said.
"China is not a democracy. They are a dictatorship. They can do what they feel. We, on the other hand, have to work together. India will win, China will lose. Speak with unity. Think with unity. Work with unity. We are with the government," she added.
Finally, it is important to reflect what Modi said at the meeting - "Neither have they (Chinese) intruded into our border nor
has any post been taken over by them (China). Twenty of our jawans were martyred, but those who dared Bharat Mata, they were taught a lesson".
One could feel since June 15 there is a pause at the level of Indian security establishment. This pause was visible even after Pulwama and then came the Balakot surgical strike. I am not saying another such adventurism would come out one fine morning.
That's a matter of strategy and only policy makers know about it.
Importantly here, Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray summed up the Indian spirit well. "China’s nature is betrayal.
India is 'Mazboot' not 'Majboor'. Our government has the ability to 'Aankhien Nikalkar haath me de dena".
You need not translate that either in English or in Mandarin.
ends
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