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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhpeJuqStglgmCqeUQedHL5sfWUgMwWXOJu2bH1F0hb0aWXXS3kPOIJg8-YSZYapYc1JaGGfPPe_Pv1aw0Yz9weOrS_rCoz6pidg4wv8LP2kbmtdtJuPGkXEpwamfnYe7a7jgxTRLCITGLQjuFUnPHKSDPtsXNT7OPru9Z_2A_WdeBXs0ufib62vWAu\/s1438\/AA%20Huravee.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"952\" data-original-width=\"1438\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhpeJuqStglgmCqeUQedHL5sfWUgMwWXOJu2bH1F0hb0aWXXS3kPOIJg8-YSZYapYc1JaGGfPPe_Pv1aw0Yz9weOrS_rCoz6pidg4wv8LP2kbmtdtJuPGkXEpwamfnYe7a7jgxTRLCITGLQjuFUnPHKSDPtsXNT7OPru9Z_2A_WdeBXs0ufib62vWAu\/s16000\/AA%20Huravee.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe fast patrol vessel (FPV) that India presented was commissioned into the Maldives National Defence Force as MNDF Coast Guard Ship Huravee\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness\u0026nbsp;Standard, 3rd May 23\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOn the penultimate day of his three-day visit to the Maldives, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh handed over two “Made in India” warships to the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF).\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOne of them, a Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV), capable of coastal and offshore surveillance at high speeds, was commissioned as MNDF Coast Guard Ship Huravee.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe other vessel he presented is a Landing Craft Assault (LCA), capable of carrying personnnel and equipment and landing them on a beach in the face of opposition.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn the Union Budget for 2023-24, New Delhi allocated Rs 400 crores to the Maldives, towards lines of credit for the supply of such Indian defence assistance.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EMaldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih; and Defence Minister Mariya Ahmed Didi were present on the occasion.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ESpeaking on the occasion, Rajnath Singh described the handing over of the two naval platforms as a symbol of the shared commitment of India and the Maldives towards peace and security in the Indian Ocean Region.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ECiting India’s robust defence manufacturing ecosystem, Rajnath said the country has significantly enhanced its capabilities to support partner countries.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“India has emerged as a leading defence exporter in recent years. A defence manufacturing ecosystem has been created which has the advantage of abundant technical manpower. We produce world-class equipment to meet not only our own needs, but also for exports,” said Rajnath at the handing-over ceremony.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“India offers an enhanced defence partnership to friendly foreign countries, that is accommodative of their national priorities and capacities. We wish to create symbiotic relationships where we can learn from each other, grow together and create a win-win situation for all. India’s commitment to supporting the Maldives will only get stronger with time,” he said.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EReferring to India’s strong defence relations with the Maldives, Rajnath asserted that the ties emanate from the twin policies of “Neighbourhood First” and “SAGAR” (Security and Growth for All in the Region).\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ERajnath recalled Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Maldives in June 2019, in which he emphasised that within India’s “Neighbourhood First” priority, “Maldives is top priority’.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“The Indian Ocean is our shared space. Peace and security of a region are best secured with cooperation and collaboration of the regional players,” he said.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ENoting Maldives’ vulnerability to the vagaries of climate change, Rajnath voiced India’s willingness to work with its neighbour for adaptation and mitigation.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/49519265159141824\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/05\/neighbourhood-first-maldives-gets-two.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/49519265159141824"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/49519265159141824"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/05\/neighbourhood-first-maldives-gets-two.html","title":"“Neighbourhood First”: Maldives gets two Made in India warships"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Ajai Shukla"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16488839157370084666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhpeJuqStglgmCqeUQedHL5sfWUgMwWXOJu2bH1F0hb0aWXXS3kPOIJg8-YSZYapYc1JaGGfPPe_Pv1aw0Yz9weOrS_rCoz6pidg4wv8LP2kbmtdtJuPGkXEpwamfnYe7a7jgxTRLCITGLQjuFUnPHKSDPtsXNT7OPru9Z_2A_WdeBXs0ufib62vWAu\/s72-c\/AA%20Huravee.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-4145365675924159629"},"published":{"$t":"2023-04-30T16:57:00.003-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-04-30T16:57:20.668-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"China"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Inside Tales"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Morale"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"region"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Chinese strategist, Hu Shisheng, explains reasons for border tensions with India"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgfGXEo-qixW7ZUdETH3nqGQM3UIMVREKHRq_DjriUkACUQb1rBwsuVEwGSGdt37mmNalexoM9udYYG2p3_HUyFgGn5cMR7IOYhL0ol3IfBZTpD5PR9ES08HEgcV_DayXgmeiaWGLricHxZmHPCyNdraGFrCmu3LmmGGNri2f-s5UEvgJ99Vtg-3gH6\/s620\/AAA%20Sino-India.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"464\" data-original-width=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgfGXEo-qixW7ZUdETH3nqGQM3UIMVREKHRq_DjriUkACUQb1rBwsuVEwGSGdt37mmNalexoM9udYYG2p3_HUyFgGn5cMR7IOYhL0ol3IfBZTpD5PR9ES08HEgcV_DayXgmeiaWGLricHxZmHPCyNdraGFrCmu3LmmGGNri2f-s5UEvgJ99Vtg-3gH6\/s16000\/AAA%20Sino-India.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EHu Shisheng wrote on Weibo that there were four reasons for China's attack in Galwan that killed 20 Indian soldiers and an unspecified number of PLA soldiers\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 1st May 2023\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFor the first time since June 2020, when the Galwan River valley in Eastern Ladakh witnessed a fierce clash between the Indian Army and China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA), a senior analyst affiliated to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has given detailed reasons that led to the Chinese aggression.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThat confrontation led to the deaths of 20 Indian soldiers and an unspecified number of Chinese troops.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\"In China's view, the Galwan Valley incident is the inevitable result of India's long-term violation of the 1993, 1996, and even 2005 and 2013 agreements,\" wrote Hu Shisheng, director of the South Asia Institute of the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR).\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EHu Shisheng was commenting on the Chinese social media website, Weibo, on the visit to Delhi last week by Li Shangfu, China’s defence minister, who came to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) defence ministers’ conclave hosted by Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThis was the first visit by the Chinese defence minister following the PLA’s border transgressions in Galwan and five other areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), as the two sides refer to their de facto border.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EHu’s Weibo post, translated by Indian analyst Aadil Brar, detailed four reasons for “why China believes India violated peace at the border.” At least one of those reasons occurred too far back in time, in 1999, to be entirely credible.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe first reason cited by Hu is India’s taking control of the Chumi Gyatse Waterfalls, in the Dongzhang area in 1999. Colloquially referred to as the “Holy Waterfalls”, these are a grouping of 108 waterfalls on the Sino-India LAC near Yangtse, one of the hotly disputed areas along the LAC.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EHu Shisheng’s second reason is more predictable: New Delhi’s amendment of India’s Constitution in August 2019 to change the political status of Jammu and Kashmir (J\u0026amp;K). This involved revoking the special status that J\u0026amp;K enjoyed under\u0026nbsp;Article 370\u0026nbsp;of the Indian Constitution. In addition statehood to J\u0026amp;K had been withdrawn and the former stated divided into two centrally ruled union territories: Ladakh and J\u0026amp;K.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe third reason Hu cites is the new aggression displayed by Indian military patrols, since early 2020. Hu said these patrols were becoming unduly aggressive, “building bridges and roads, and continuously extending the patrol route.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn fact, Indian road building units were building and improving border roads that provided and improved connectivity between places on the Indian side of the LAC, such as the so-called Darbuk – Shyok – Daulet Beg Oldi (DSDBO) road that connected up with India’s northernmost posts at the foot of the Karakoram Pass.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe fourth and final reason Hu offered was that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had violated the 1988 agreement, arrived at in Beijing between Rajiv Gandhi and Deng Xiaoping, to put the border dispute on the back burner while developing other aspects of the relationship. Hu alleged that Modi had hijacked the border issue by making it a central aspect of bilateral relations.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\"As a result, it will be difficult for China-India relations to get out of the sluggish state of 'three deficiencies', that is, lack of forward momentum, lack of normal cooperation, and lack of strategic mutual trust\" wrote Hu Shisheng.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe territorial dispute between China and India can be divided into three sectors: The eastern sector in Arunachal Pradesh that extends 90,000 square kilometres; the central sector, near Nepal, that measures 3,000 square kilometres; and the western sector, in Ladakh, that measures 33,000 square kilometres.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAnother US-based Chinese academic, Yun Sun, had written soon after the 2020 Galwan clash that the timing and nature of the Himalayan confrontation raised critical questions about China’s strategic calculations and tactical objectives.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“Tactically, China wants to put an end to the infrastructure arms race along the border, but strategically is in no hurry to resolve the disputes as it bogs India down as a continental power,” wrote Yun.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ESome outside observers might see China’s decision to antagonize India as strategically unwise — it may seem imprudent for Beijing to confront a large and important neighbor over barren mountains. But China believes its prestige demands standing up to India whatever the cost.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EHow Beijing weighs the pros and cons of its border policies will have implications for regional stability and geopolitical ties among the China, India, and the United States.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjfgBuBLYTzOGqIkMOZYVNXAezn3iLR-4kCRlJKosGHULI2uyWG1pwCkiCPDl4hIIWBbWckgK53tuNhB9rIstp_SBRkrfdt-oZlSRgworqWTw9Dmw7Iz5M0Hje81kfpbDA77Q0hCx5Uh4Rw-s21fGnXMonkshcqagovC8pplWaeiFXeE0ngSbbRkYgb\/s1024\/AA%20Cope%20India%201.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"683\" data-original-width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjfgBuBLYTzOGqIkMOZYVNXAezn3iLR-4kCRlJKosGHULI2uyWG1pwCkiCPDl4hIIWBbWckgK53tuNhB9rIstp_SBRkrfdt-oZlSRgworqWTw9Dmw7Iz5M0Hje81kfpbDA77Q0hCx5Uh4Rw-s21fGnXMonkshcqagovC8pplWaeiFXeE0ngSbbRkYgb\/s16000\/AA%20Cope%20India%201.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 30th April 23\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EChief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan, the tri-service chief, said the concept of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAatmanirbharta\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003Ewould make India a “major player” on the global stage, where it was already “placed uniquely, close to both the west and the east,” and was reflected in the National Security Strategies of most major powers.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe CDS said innovation was playing a major role in this, with India boasting of 84,000 start-ups, which had indigenised more than 96,000 defence products.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe three senior-most officers from the army, navy and air force were speaking at a seminar on\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAatmanirbharta\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E(self-reliance) in New Delhi on Saturday.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe chief of the Indian Navy, Admiral R Hari Kumar, invoked\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAatmanirbharta\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003Eto argue strongly for the construction of a third aircraft carrier, which would be the navy’s second indigenous aircraft carrier after INS Vikrant, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned last September.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe third carrier was not intended to match the People’s Liberation Army (Navy), or PLA(N) – which had begun constructing its third carrier. Instead, it was needed to safeguard national interests, such as the sea lines of communications (SLOCs) in the Indian Ocean, through which most of the world’s trade passes, said Kumar.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ECountering the IAF’s argument that the SLOCs could be safeguarded by shore-based air power, such as the Sukhoi-30MKI squadron located in Thanjavur, Kumar pointed out that “shore-based air power cannot provide adequate persistence over the area of interest.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn contrast, carrier-based air power not only provides indefinite persistence over the fleet, but also constitutes a mobile airfield that can move more than 500 kilometres per day.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EHari Kumar dismissed the argument that equipping the navy with a number of nuclear-propelled attack submarines (SSNs) would do away with the need for a third carrier. “This is not an either\/or choice between aircraft carriers and nuclear (powered) submarines. The carrier is needed for providing a varied set of capabilities at a point,” he said.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe navy chief struck a positive note in reporting that the degree of indigenisation in warships had risen. Of the three capabilities of a warship – the float, move and fight components – the latter two had risen significantly.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe float component, which constituted mainly the hull, had already been indigenised to about 95 per cent, with the development of indigenous warship-grade steel by the DRDO, Midhani and SAIL. Warships were all being constructed now with indigenous DMR 249A and DMR 249B grade steel.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EKumar stated that the move component had risen from about 55 per cent a few years ago to 65 per cent today, thanks to the indigenous development of control systems, shafting, etc. Still lacking in the country today are diesel engines and gas turbines, which continue to be imported.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFinally, the fight component has risen from about 35 per cent a few years ago to 55 per cent today, thanks to the indigenous production of many key sensors and armaments – such as the BrahMos missile, the Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LR-SAM), torpedo tubes and naval guns.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EKumar pledged that, just as the PM had undertaken to transform India to a developed country by 2047, a century after independence, the Indian Navy would pledge to become a fully-Aatmanirbhar force by that year.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe chief of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Dr Samir Kamath, injected a note of reality, pointing out that Aatmanirbharta involves developing control over the design of products – not just manufacturing it in the country.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“We cannot spend just 5.5 per cent of the defence budget on R\u0026amp;D (to become self-sufficient). Countries such as the United States spend 10-15 per cent of their defence budget on R\u0026amp;D,” said Kamath.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EKamath said that the DRDO was drawing in private sector firms to participate as “design cum production partners” (DCPPs), working alongside the DRDO from the beginning of the design process, and going on to manufacture the product for use by the services.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETowards boosting R\u0026amp;D capability, the DRDO had opened 15 Centres of Excellence. In addition, the DRDO had instituted five “young scientists’ laboratories”, which were manned by scientists under the age of 35 years.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“These laboratories have been chosen to work in areas which can create significant disruptions,” said Kamath.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/360891538732093284\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/04\/with-indigenisation-growing-in-warship.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/360891538732093284"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/360891538732093284"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/04\/with-indigenisation-growing-in-warship.html","title":"With indigenisation growing in warship building, Navy chief asks for third aircraft carrier"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Ajai Shukla"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16488839157370084666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjfgBuBLYTzOGqIkMOZYVNXAezn3iLR-4kCRlJKosGHULI2uyWG1pwCkiCPDl4hIIWBbWckgK53tuNhB9rIstp_SBRkrfdt-oZlSRgworqWTw9Dmw7Iz5M0Hje81kfpbDA77Q0hCx5Uh4Rw-s21fGnXMonkshcqagovC8pplWaeiFXeE0ngSbbRkYgb\/s72-c\/AA%20Cope%20India%201.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-1045896405897081676"},"published":{"$t":"2023-04-22T20:37:00.005-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-04-22T20:39:26.045-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"defence planning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Missiles"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"nuclear"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":" Naval warship intercepts short-range ballistic missile fired by simulated enemy"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh2vI999NkQwIjbw04_OeXJlVD4utk9Yxxfnnv1I2Vk89MpIyR8RhOCalxpKp08j3_vGIys5hhUEMg_I79qn93StOh6EIGqdQXLVJeS9WvRi3qGlk3CwD523TcgfWdwrZWatO6HXiMg3MnolsIMq42B8n5EkT51aJRetNsG1dTwWBTDQx--Wr2w6dg_\/s2128\/AA%20ABM%20tgt.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2128\" data-original-width=\"1632\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh2vI999NkQwIjbw04_OeXJlVD4utk9Yxxfnnv1I2Vk89MpIyR8RhOCalxpKp08j3_vGIys5hhUEMg_I79qn93StOh6EIGqdQXLVJeS9WvRi3qGlk3CwD523TcgfWdwrZWatO6HXiMg3MnolsIMq42B8n5EkT51aJRetNsG1dTwWBTDQx--Wr2w6dg_\/s16000\/AA%20ABM%20tgt.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EA Prithvi short-range ballistic missile is fired to serve as a target for an endo-atmospheric interception by a ballistic missile interceptor fired from Odisha\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 23 April 23\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003EThe Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy conducted their maiden flight trial of a sea-based endo-atmospheric interceptor missile on Saturday.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003E“The successful trial was conducted off the coast of Odisha in the Bay of Bengal… The purpose of the trial was to engage and neutralize a hostile ballistic missile threat thereby elevating India into the elite club of nations having naval ballistic missile defence (BMD) capability,” stated a defence ministry release.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003EDRDO has earlier demonstrated land-based BMD systems successfully with the capability to neutralize ballistic missile threats emerging from adversaries. These tests have demonstrated the ability to detect, track, engage and shoot down ballistic missiles of the Prithvi-class.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe interceptor missile, which is classified as an anti ballistic missile (ABM), is\u0026nbsp;designed to counter other short and intermediate range ballistic missiles from short and intermediate ranges and also intercontinental ballistic missiles launched from a different country.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003ECalled the\u0026nbsp;Prithvi Air Defence (PAD)\u0026nbsp;system, this is an anti-ballistic missile system that has been developed to intercept incoming ballistic missiles outside the atmosphere (exo-atmospheric). Based on the Prithvi missile, PAD is a two-stage missile with a maximum interception altitude of 80 km (50 mi).\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003EThe US Navy too has earlier demonstrated a sophisticated BMD capability with its Aegis-class destroyers, which form the backbone of its warship fleet.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003EThese warships deploy the\u0026nbsp;Aegis Combat System, which\u0026nbsp;is an integrated naval weapons system that is produced by Lockheed Martin.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003EInitially used by the United States Navy (USN), Aegis systems are now used also by the Japanese, Spanish, Norwegian, Korean and Australian navies. The Royal Canadian Navy also plans to use the Aegis system\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003EAs of 2022, a total of 110 Aegis-equipped ships have been deployed, and 71 more are planned. Aegis BMD capabilities are being developed as part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) missile defence system.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003EDefence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the DRDO, Indian Navy and industries involved in successful demonstration of ship based BMD capabilities.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003ESecretary DDR\u0026amp;D and Chairman DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat complimented the teams involved in the design and development of the missile. He said that nation has achieved self-reliance in developing highly-complex network-centric anti-ballistic missile systems.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/1045896405897081676\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/04\/naval-warship-intercepts-short-range.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1045896405897081676"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1045896405897081676"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/04\/naval-warship-intercepts-short-range.html","title":" Naval warship intercepts short-range ballistic missile fired by simulated enemy"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Ajai Shukla"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16488839157370084666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh2vI999NkQwIjbw04_OeXJlVD4utk9Yxxfnnv1I2Vk89MpIyR8RhOCalxpKp08j3_vGIys5hhUEMg_I79qn93StOh6EIGqdQXLVJeS9WvRi3qGlk3CwD523TcgfWdwrZWatO6HXiMg3MnolsIMq42B8n5EkT51aJRetNsG1dTwWBTDQx--Wr2w6dg_\/s72-c\/AA%20ABM%20tgt.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-8830525819078924125"},"published":{"$t":"2023-04-16T18:43:00.007-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-04-16T18:45:21.439-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Morale"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Military investigation: 4 army jawans were killed in Bhatinda in revenge for extended sexual harassment"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiwGC6erh007ymDnMytKURnnslM3krKszis4Wm2rl6cCFa5lxdi9U8zPg_DKZpG6pmJPFWcSHVaQJbp5B5Kg3T7PMXwVoCRRt5HsovQMJTS1sJ3uyLYL0y-OZkC9JC8zHJO8hDfTxD0oi-JKRbC1-V2eR66bzWZOE16J-YqXl4FXE13vMXl5aJXNyIm\/s1161\/AA%20soldier.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"770\" data-original-width=\"1161\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiwGC6erh007ymDnMytKURnnslM3krKszis4Wm2rl6cCFa5lxdi9U8zPg_DKZpG6pmJPFWcSHVaQJbp5B5Kg3T7PMXwVoCRRt5HsovQMJTS1sJ3uyLYL0y-OZkC9JC8zHJO8hDfTxD0oi-JKRbC1-V2eR66bzWZOE16J-YqXl4FXE13vMXl5aJXNyIm\/s16000\/AA%20soldier.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe four army jawans who were shot dead on April 12 while they were asleep in Bhatinda were killed by an insider, after he was allegedly sexually harassed and sodomised by them, says a senior army officer who is close to the army’s investigation into the case.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ENo external groups, including Sikh militants, have been found to be involved in the killings.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe four soldiers – Sagar Banne, Yogesh Kumar, Santosh and Kamlesh from 80 Medium Regiment (an artillery unit) – were allegedly shot dead while asleep by a recruited soldier\u0026nbsp;called Desai Mohan, who used to work with them in the Officers’ Mess of the unit.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe weapon used in the killings was drawn from a military \"kote\", or arsenal.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOfficials involved in the investigation say that Desai Mohan told them he was being regularly sodomised and abused by the four soldiers who were killed.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAshamed and humiliated,\u0026nbsp;he drew\u0026nbsp;a rifle and shot dead the\u0026nbsp;four soldiers.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThere is no connection\u0026nbsp;between the killings\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;any Sikh militant group. The letter put out by Sikh militant groups claiming responsibility is a lie, say army interrogators.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe waiter, Desai Mohan,\u0026nbsp;is currently in police custody.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EContacted for a confirmation or comment, the army has not responded.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/8830525819078924125\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/04\/military-investigation-4-army-jawans.html#comment-form","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8830525819078924125"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8830525819078924125"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/04\/military-investigation-4-army-jawans.html","title":"Military investigation: 4 army jawans were killed in Bhatinda in revenge for extended sexual harassment"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Ajai Shukla"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16488839157370084666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiwGC6erh007ymDnMytKURnnslM3krKszis4Wm2rl6cCFa5lxdi9U8zPg_DKZpG6pmJPFWcSHVaQJbp5B5Kg3T7PMXwVoCRRt5HsovQMJTS1sJ3uyLYL0y-OZkC9JC8zHJO8hDfTxD0oi-JKRbC1-V2eR66bzWZOE16J-YqXl4FXE13vMXl5aJXNyIm\/s72-c\/AA%20soldier.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"6"}}]}});