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NEW DELHI: After a barrage of warnings to Pakistan in recent weeks, ranging from the terse to the ominous, it was China’s turn on Thursday to get an earful from India.
“Today, no one can give warning to India. We are a very powerful country,” Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh was quoted as telling reporters at a function in Manesar, near Delhi.
Also read: China expresses concern over India’s plan to build road on border
Press Trust of India described Mr Singh’s comments as a response to Chinese reservations on Delhi’s plans to build a border road in territory claimed as disputed by China.
Mr Singh was asked about China’s strong reaction to Indian plans to construct a road network along McMahon line from Mago-Thingbu in Tawang to Vijaynagar in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh to match China’s infrastructure development.
Know more: RSS cautions India on ties with Pakistan, China
“There is a dispute about the eastern part of the China-India border. Before final settlement is reached we hope that India will not take any action that may fur-ther complicate the situation,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lie had said in Beijing, according to PTI.
The home minister said on Thursday India and China should sit together to resolve the border dispute.
Government is taking a number of steps for improving infrastructure along the Sino-Indian border, especially in Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, PTI said.
Forces of the two countries were locked in a stare-down at Chumur in Ladakh for a fortnight beginning on September 11, which clouded the Chinese President Xi Jinping’s three-day India visit, the news agency said.
For days, soldiers of the Chinese PLA and Indian Army personnel were engaged in an eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation in the area.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised the matter twice with the Chinese president.
Congress MP Mani Shankar Aiyar is among a handful of analysts who have slammed Mr Modi for war mongering with Pakistan.
“Pakistan is a sovereign nation,” Mr Aiyar wrote in his blog this week. “It makes its own assessment of the threats to its security. And the kind of talk they have heard in recent days from our governmental chiefs only persuades them that they are right in regarding India as the biggest threat to their security.”
The language of the akhara is not the language of statesmen, Mr Aiyar told the prime minister.
“And war is not a continuation of diplomacy by other means; it is a confession of the breakdown of diplomacy.”
Published in Dawn, October 17th, 2014
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Oct 17, 2014 06:46am
Dare dare!!!
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Oct 17, 2014 06:56am
Good for India to push back. Chinese weren't questioned when they were developing in C.O.K
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Oct 17, 2014 07:10am
This sounds more like an opinion article vs objective news.
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Oct 17, 2014 07:14am
uncle UN never came so we blame and find fault with others.
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Oct 17, 2014 07:22am
India has adopted a dangerous course by aggressive posture towards her neighbors which is evident from their provocative statements and guns fire on the border. Beside Pakistan it is now trying to trap China into border issues through construction of road over the disputed territory along Chinese border.
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Oct 17, 2014 07:54am
There is no reason for China to object to development efforts in Arunachal Pradesh no matter how polite the objection be. A strong stand by India was necessary and was executed well by the government.
They were already given away a major chunk in the Pakistan side Kashmir and are eyeing major portions in Kashmir, Ladakh and Arunachal. Hope the border issue is resolved at the earliest.
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Oct 17, 2014 07:55am
Power is not projected by mere words.
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Oct 17, 2014 07:59am
If some territory is in our control, we can built the infrastructure to provide help to people living there. We can't leave it undeveloped till conflict resolves. My eager request to my Pakistani counter parts to take the development of POK seriously. It will ease the life of many suffering people other side of border.
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Oct 17, 2014 08:01am
@shezad Something you should always remember when talking about Kashmir
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Oct 17, 2014 08:06am
Modi should dare to fight social ills that plagues India instead i.e. nepotism, corruption, poverty etc...and reset his priorities...people had high hopes when they elected him...overwhelming majority of Indians are peaceful citizen and want solution to their problems and they do not want warmongering...and so are their neighboring countries...whereas instead unfortunately till now what they see is "same old same old"...
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Oct 17, 2014 08:40am
mr mani shankar aiyar my foot. poor guy lost his deposits in the 2014 election and stood fourth.he is still not able to digest the fact that mr modi is now the pm of india.
secondaly india is building roads on its territory no body can dare to warn india on that front i m proud of the response of the home minister.
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Oct 17, 2014 08:41am
I am a pakistani and I must say india is respected big time.
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Oct 17, 2014 08:44am
The question I would ask Aiyer is what he would do if somebody threw stones at this house. I can surmise a guess, knowing the Congress party he belonged to, He would simply give up the house to avoid a confrontation!
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Oct 17, 2014 08:47am
True face of India
Chinese President wanted good relationship with them :-) God knows what he was thinking. Now enjoy there hospitality
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Oct 17, 2014 08:54am
And Mr aiyar is another joker leader of Congress.. just look for his other comments on various issues and one can understand y no one in india take him seriously.
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Oct 17, 2014 08:59am
China has built similar infrastructure on its side of the border, so India has every right to build infrastructure on its side as well. The days when India used to stay passive or away from border areas are over & the sooner its neighbors realize that, the better it would be. Also shame on Mr. Aiyar for politicizing the issue.
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Oct 17, 2014 09:07am
India is making a fool out of itself by such childish attitude. It needs to grow out of this and control it's tone
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Oct 17, 2014 09:14am
not interested in these kind of childish things. like Modi's style- talk less, do more.
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Oct 17, 2014 09:14am
Actually the Chinese "objection" is a farce. Consider that China is building high altitude railways right till the border line, 4 lane highways and airports in what it calls the disputed territory of "south Tibet" - yet claims India should not do the same in what India calls Arunachal Pradesh ?
Also, the dispute has gone on for more than 6 decades - India cannot wait forever for the dispute to get resolved before enhancing the lives of those people who live in the region.
Logically, factually the Chinese objection makes no sense. It is a standard response. Also, given the Chinese intention to connect Chengdu with Lhasa through the "South tibet" border region with railway - the objection to a highway on the Indian side is absurd.
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Oct 17, 2014 09:17am
Border disputes cannot be resolved by threats, warnings, and war, only through peaceful way, on the table.
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Oct 17, 2014 09:18am
In fact china has constructed roads, rails and airport in Indian boarder. So its safe side India should construct the roads in
India's boarder for their military. China cannot ask even to any small country to stop their construction inside that country.
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Oct 17, 2014 09:20am
Come china. Show us what you got. Do you have the balls.
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Oct 17, 2014 09:26am
Moodi is a warrior . Nno dout he could make a situation of war with china over road construction.
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Oct 17, 2014 09:35am
@Syed Thanks for the observation. Neighbours ought to respect one another but mind their own business.
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Oct 17, 2014 09:37am
Hashmi has done very good job beside he could not run the election campaign because of health problem.he is a man of principle.
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Oct 17, 2014 09:41am
Warnings to Pakistan and now warnings to China by India. What a peaceful democratic country. Who is next on their list.
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Oct 17, 2014 10:15am
@shezad Are you saying this Pakistani Government??
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Oct 17, 2014 10:16am
China should not take in consideration to india...they had made all their infrastructure projects complete and now when India doing so, she is shouting. We are neither blind nor kids, China already teached ous a lesson and we have learned from it. So don't warn ous, and let ous do our job.
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Oct 17, 2014 10:33am
@Jahangir khan you wouldn't understand what it means to stand for the interests of your country.
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Oct 17, 2014 10:42am
Aiyar is some person who has no credibility now a days and so is his party . He is that kind of a person who wanted to disgrace modi as "Chaiwala" and the whole campaign ended with modi using this to have chai meetings at each road , which actually boosted his image !china is a powerful country . how ever it is not in good terms with japan vietnam us philippines south korea and yes India is fit to reply with its kind of stature of being one of the BRICS - A true responsible democracy with huge potential to rise further ~
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Oct 17, 2014 11:02am
@shezad Listen Nawas Listen ....to people like shehzad.
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Oct 17, 2014 11:12am
@AshwinMS i agree with shahzad. India should choose its words carefully. especially against Pakistani. Mind you that we are a Country in a state of war for a very long time now. fighting terrorism has made us tough and pretty much mentally prepared for anything. On top of that we dont have anything to lose. If there be a war between PAkistan and India even a win would be a loss for India. Mere sniff of such happenings would pull out investors for a really really long time from the country. Your corporation run india cannot afford that in its fool's paradise. tread softly on thin ice india. Pakistan warns you. silly people you are.
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Oct 17, 2014 11:13am
well done India. another panga with the neighboring country. how many left? really do u mean the statement 'sit together to resolve the border dispute'. learn something from Mr Aiyar.
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Oct 17, 2014 11:20am
@shezad indian home minister didnt say anything against u then why r u getting emotional.. ;) u cant understand tactics used in defence policies..lets china decide it words r useless or not
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Oct 17, 2014 11:22am
@Jahangir khan dont worry, china is a our friend but we have disagreement over the boundary mainly due to the expansionist policy of china. Tiber was gobbled 95% by china and 5% by India. The dispute pertains to the 5% which china claims from India.
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Oct 17, 2014 11:32am
Let me tell you all that China cannot stop India by constructing road, airports and other military infrastructure in Arunachal Pradesh or anywhere else near border. Yes, China's fear is understandable. India just raised the XXXI mountain corp specially for China. China knows it very well it will never and cannot match India when it comes to mountain and high altitude warfare. As far as Ladakh and Chumar are concerned, Chinese know that the kind of strategic advantage India has there, they can easily go and sit behind the Chinese army. Good and befitting reply to China. Both Pakistan and China have gone mad. But that doesn't matter at all. India is capable enough to take on both of them simultaneously.
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Oct 17, 2014 11:33am
India wants to build infrastructure in it's land, where it's people have been living for centuries. And a neighbor has reservations. What would India do? Listen to it's neighbors or it's citizens?
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Oct 17, 2014 11:33am
India foreign policy has undergone a sea change after Modi took over the reigns of the country which is now more robust and uncompromising. Mani Shankar Aiyar who has the habit of putting his foot in the mouth is fully aware that his Congress party suffered a huge defeat because of massive corruption and India being treated as a soft state by both Pakistan and China. Modi has shown pragmatism and wisdom by extending hand of friendship and giving a diplomacy a chance to resolve all problems with neighbours peacefully. However, if any neighbour despite diplomatic efforts still resorts to show muscles and open defiance by committing continuous incursions and violations on India's border/LC/LoC, the reply will be given using befitting means it understands and diplomacy understandably will take a back seat.
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Oct 17, 2014 11:53am
@Syed thanks brother hope ur country also respects us and we will have a lot of goodies for Pakistan. be our friend will help Pakistan much more. we can be best of friends or the worst of enemies ! Pakistan choice.
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Oct 17, 2014 11:56am
Likes of Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar , only sound sweet when they are read in blogs, they have been trying on this line of sweet mouthed diplomacy with Pakistan for all these years, what had they achieved ? Peace is not a country specific need, it is as much an essential thing for Pakistan to prosper as it is for India. So, if some one think a country will get provoked simply with the language of the other country's premier and that it will cause a war between countries, I can only feel strange of it.
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Oct 17, 2014 11:59am
@Ahmed USA do you think developing border areas should not be a priority??
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Oct 17, 2014 12:04pm
The Chinese stand is akin to saying that, Pakistan should take India's permission to build roads in Baluchistan or PoK aka Azad Kashmir which are equally disputed. Laughable stand by China.
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Oct 17, 2014 12:08pm
@Ahmed USA
Modi is elected by us to clean up all illness in India and also to fight illness from outside. He is doing both excellently. If every nation minds its business then there would not been any issues like kashmir...
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Oct 17, 2014 12:09pm
Please ignore Mani Shankar Iyer, nobody listens to him in India. He is another joker with rahul gandhi class......
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Oct 17, 2014 12:11pm
@Neutral Observer - you are not at all neutral by your words. India has to retaliate any aggression from china or pakistan or any other country. Government is voted to protect its people and land.
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Oct 17, 2014 12:13pm
@Concerned in USA
next is anyone who takes India for granted. Don't preach peace by practicing violence. India has capability and every rights to protect itself.
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Oct 17, 2014 12:16pm
@Shaheen what is your suggestions that what india can do ? Close development plan in arunchal Pradesh and laddakh region .india is not like as Pakistan who loose his territory and gift to china. if china ha developed in his region then they have no right to say anything to other . If other Pakistani friends think china is more powerfull and can break india. So please said them they can try ? Every thing would be clear on time
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Oct 17, 2014 12:18pm
@Syed Thanks my friend. Who is China to tell us not to build infrastructure on our side of the border when they have been doing the same on their side of the border? Logic cannot be one sided
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Oct 17, 2014 12:23pm
Modi is burning any bridge to peace that is for sure. It is the sign of a mad man. All the good will and confidence the previous indian government built between China and Pakistan has been eroded by a novice Modi.
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Oct 17, 2014 12:25pm
@Bharat Kumar Jaiswal as if you have done a favour to Pakistan. Very smart of you.
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Oct 17, 2014 12:26pm
India seems to have realised how to deal with habitual offenders of Pakistan and China. The only way to eliminate barbarism is through a bigger barbarism. Well done India.
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Oct 17, 2014 12:29pm
India has long development plan over Himalayan region and will committed to fullfill it . Modi government is keen in development and full majority and have no pressure over opposition party . If any country has some confusion over capacity of india then try plan. Statutes of india is given by bajpayee era who made ground of India as strongest country.
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Oct 17, 2014 12:33pm
@Shaheen
may i ask you a simple question..
if you take up road construction and other development work in Baluchistan FATA and other frontier provinces what right anyone has to say any thing..Same way China says all Arunachal pradesh is theirs..so we must accept that and have NO development there..Is it??
In face Indian Govt MUST object to China building Roads in So called Azad Kashmir..That is a deputed area..You and i agree that it is deputed....
India is NOT a state that can be BULLIED by China..They can try that with Vietnam,Philippine but NOT with India and Japan..
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Oct 17, 2014 12:35pm
WHy is Mani Shankar's quote on Pakistan relevant in an article about The China issue?
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Oct 17, 2014 12:40pm
@Concerned in USA Actually it should be concerned in Pakistan..it is right of India to develop it infrastructure why china is worried who is developing border area so fast
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Oct 17, 2014 12:41pm
Mani Aiyar always predictable and always wrong about his facts. That is why he is in Congress.
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Oct 17, 2014 12:46pm
@shezad Try this mere words on uncle US
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Oct 17, 2014 01:06pm
There is a sudden increase of Indian comments in Pakistani news websites. Defending anything anti-India or simply trolling. Looks like coordinated to me. While Indian news websites hardly publish comments from Pakistanis.
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Oct 17, 2014 01:07pm
A proud Indian and a Rajpoot..Salute to Rajnath Ji
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Oct 17, 2014 01:07pm
@devansh pandey agree with you, I had mentioned similar comment what dawn did not publish
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Oct 17, 2014 01:11pm
@Sundar aiyar will answer ur question wat u expect..but his problem is modi..watever modi will do..he will bash...congress chamchaas.
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Oct 17, 2014 01:12pm
Indian home minister didnt say anyrhing against pakistan then Pakistani friends are getting emotional. Save ur emotions for u.india has right to develop its region nd govt is doing the same.we r nt infiltrating in china.and why r u people so worried about dis.anyways enjoying to someone burning out at the issue which is nt conmected to them by any means...
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Oct 17, 2014 01:14pm
@aiema still so early in morning u commented on this news.u shld hv just read n move on to next news..dawn is full of lots of info.
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Oct 17, 2014 01:14pm
@Syed
You are an Indian, we know this.By the way I am amazed why do you Indians visits Dawn website.You better visit TOI website where people use abusive languages.It is a decent Pakistani website for the decent people.
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Oct 17, 2014 01:18pm
I'm sure the Chinese must be trembling in their homes.
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Oct 17, 2014 01:20pm
India dsnt need ur expert advice on foreign relations..use this expertise for ur country.but alas hw can u do dis u dnt even hv a foreign minister. India has moved ahead without ur advices in past 67 years. And look what ur ideas made of ur country.so humbly rejecting ur hate advices..gud luck and stay burning in our every issue.
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Oct 17, 2014 01:38pm
@Neutral Observer Do you even follow news? I doubt that because of your puerile use of words like "disputed territory". That my dear is Indian territory where India has planned to build roads. That territory is miles away from the disputed line of control. And if you choose to use such words, kindly change your ID next time coz' it barely suits your comment. And by the way, China has already built railroads, roads which can even be used as air strips all across that disputed line of control. China has no business telling India what or what not to do in it's land. How would Pakistan feel if India warns them over a road construction in the outskirts of Lahore?
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Oct 17, 2014 01:39pm
China has boundary issues with all nations baring Pakistan for obvious reasons. It takes a lion hearted man like NAMO to see directly in eyes of the aggressor. Hyenas like Mani Shankar would always be there : or should we say modern Jaichand's.
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Oct 17, 2014 01:40pm
In what capacity Pakistan has ceded Akshai area of J&K to china and china has constructed roads there in.After all this was and still is a disputed area. How one can veto the development of the areas under control of the other sovereign country on the basis of disputes. Yes, while dealing with the neighbors one should mind ones words.
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Oct 17, 2014 01:41pm
China has to understand 3 points very clearly-
1) This is not 1962.
2) This is not Manmohan (Read Sonia) govt.
3) This is not Pakistan they are dealing with. India doesn't beg for alms and arms from China.
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Oct 17, 2014 01:43pm
@Shaheen India is not making fool of itself. This is a strategic buildup that you will not understand. Moreover we are doing all by ourself....with any monetary help from any other country. Its like you build a road in Islamabad and india warns you from doing it.
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Oct 17, 2014 01:47pm
@Ahmed USA he is doing it very well
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Oct 17, 2014 01:52pm
@Ahmed USA Indians are defiantly peace loving people....without doubt. You should also know Indians love learning from their past mistakes. Pick up history of last 500 years....you would realize that people in this part of the world suffered just because they could not defend themselves ......they took all the beatings even from people who were less civilized. Eventually the confidence of the people to defend themselves have gone down. People migrated to countries who were stronger defending themselves....and now they flaunt by putting USA in front of their name even while commenting on Dawn. India wants its citizens to flaunt the fact that they live in india.
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Oct 17, 2014 01:56pm
@Concerned in USA Sitting in US and feeling concerned about this part of the world....give us a break. Come back to your own country and try living here.
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Oct 17, 2014 01:59pm
@Neutral Observer The aggression is from China. China has already developed the infrastructure at their side and is now objecting when India is doing the same. China has taken up aggressive posture not only against India but other countries also.
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Oct 17, 2014 02:14pm
Russians thought the same thing but guess who aided Mujaheedin to break Russia up, yes you've guessed it, it was Pakistan.
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Oct 17, 2014 02:16pm
Sultan Rahi and Amresh Puri style is very popular among Indian and Pakistani leadership and politicians.
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Oct 17, 2014 02:18pm
@Concerned in USA
Warning in response to threatening and retaliation in return of firing. Read between the lines Sir. Meaning : don't mess with me, live peacefully make me live peacefully
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Oct 17, 2014 02:22pm
@Sab Se Pehle Pakistan - Friend, good relationships are built on mutual respect. India is not Pakistan that we will listen to everyone…...ki ek phone aaya aur ghutne tek diye. Any relationship has to be on mutually beneficial terms or you can say bye bye. China may be God for Pakistan because it is the only country which tolerates Pakistan. For us its just a neighbour. If they try to be funny, they will get a response.
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Oct 17, 2014 02:23pm
@Ahmed USA ahmad, you are reading and following what you want to do....go ahead and search more, you will come to know what he is doing for people, What he is doing for Indians , should be an example for Pakistani politicians , how a politician should work to serve its people.
There was another news from yesterday itself, where he initiated to return back 27000 crore rupees to people which is lying under provident funds, unused. Just gave you one of his initiatives from yesterday, he does numerous such things daily.
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Oct 17, 2014 02:24pm
@Shaheen - India is respected worldwide. You guys can't get visas to countries because people think you will bomb them. Don't worry about India…its a 1.5 trillion dollar economy. We don't need aid from China, US, Europe, World Bank, IMF etc etc to eat. We may have poor people but we don't have a begging bowl. Isko ghayrat kehte gain, mere dost. Aapko samajh nahi aayega.
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Oct 17, 2014 02:42pm
I am struggling to find the substantive reason for the tough talk coming from Indians. What has changed that make the Indians believe that they could throw their weight around other than the election of a prime minister. India is a big nation and should behave in a mature and decent manner. Pushing her neighbours may cause her some serious grief especially a nation like Pakistan that would have little to loose if it decided to retaliate considering that it is already bleeding and is used to the pain.
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Oct 17, 2014 02:44pm
If a road is made to improve logistics and/ or make life easy for local population in an area under Indian control China should have no valid argument against it. What irks a sensible person is the language used to assert this right. Historically speaking, India like China has been a centre of knowledge and wisdom since thousands of years. The government should ask it's ministers to devote some time to reading of Chanakya to learn the golden art of diplomacy. Deteriorating communication especially with other countries should be avoided. This is the minimum we should expect from a regional super power or to - be - super power. I am sure it will enhance the image of India. Diwali greetings to my Indian friends.
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Oct 17, 2014 02:59pm
@Imran india never believe in this theory..indian govt never want anyone to tremble ..this is simple we r developing our region no one can make objections on this.we want to do it without any clashes but if someone try to put unnecessary hurdles in our way then he must realise india is nt weak.na hm zulm krte hain or na sehte hain..
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Oct 17, 2014 03:05pm
@Imran - Please don't assume responsibility for China. Learn to stand on your feet. We don't want China to tremble. We want them to go away.
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Oct 17, 2014 03:08pm
He view is that every where his policies used in His Home state will work for him. Arrogance, Aggression, Attitude will be his downfall. Had hoped he would be the Master Statesman that the Subcontinent needs to bring peace, progress and prosperity
so sorely need in the Region. Instead he has a finger in Afghanistan, fermenting trouble in Baluchistan and the LoC In the
Border with Pakistan, Trouble with China, Let alone Sri Lanka.
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Oct 17, 2014 03:19pm
India always plays neutral. It dsnt want to look down by force nd never think to make anyone look down forcefully. India dsnt sell its land nd airports to others just for some bucks.
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Oct 17, 2014 03:21pm
China had to say something she said India needed to reply she id. Ok lets construct the road now.
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Oct 17, 2014 03:26pm
"We are a very powerful country" . What a self praising statement, never heard it before. There has been other Real powers in the world prior to this country, which still holds 500million people below powerty line.
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Oct 17, 2014 03:35pm
Chinese are hypocrites..They can construct all the rail lines, roadlines,etc in borders. But we should not construct roads in those areas
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Oct 17, 2014 03:38pm
If Indian Govt/Modi deliberately wants to convince the world by telling each and every bit about its strength and power then it feel like they have a inferiority complex and want to look macho..
Let the world accept it on its own rather than boasting.
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Oct 17, 2014 03:45pm
@Ahmed USA from US you can see what's changing in India?
In Asia, China is the most aggressive country and have bad image on claiming territories of neighbor countries. Be it Japan or Vietnam etc. India need to show tough stance to make a point.
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Oct 17, 2014 03:54pm
If India is such an economic giant then it must invest in its neighbors to minimize the disparity, otherwise who cares? Every nation loves to defend its sovereignty, be it Pakistan, India or China. Cooler heads must prevail and that is why dialogue is the only solution. You don't need to slap or abuse someone to prove that you are right. The sooner Modi realizes that 'boli nhen goli' is a false doctrine, the better it is for both countries. We have tried confrontational-ism since Independence, and it hasn't brought, both of us, any good.
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Oct 17, 2014 04:04pm
India need to first uplift those millions of people living below poverty line then talk tough. Hollow toughness won't give them bread.
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Oct 17, 2014 04:10pm
@Gypsy and others: Our Home Minister called us a powerful nation only to empahsize that others cannot warn or threaten us. He did not say it as a warning or as a threat to anyone else. We are not interested in any kind of mongering but If anyone messes with India then we have a right to respond and respond firmly. I am happy we are finannly showing some back bone!!!
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Oct 17, 2014 04:28pm
@shezad , Should India use the Pakistani model of warning using the word "Nuclear" multiple times in each sentence.
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Oct 17, 2014 05:00pm
@Bharat Kumar Jaiswal The phrase 'live one day with freedom rather then 100 in slavery'. You should go down to Kashmir and speak to the people on what they want rather then being a paid troll and typing pre-prepared drool.
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Oct 17, 2014 05:00pm
@Ismail , Bro it just means that more people in India have easy access to internet and are able to browse topics at their choice, visit favourite news sites to understand how the same news can be interpreted by two different countries differently to their convenience.
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Oct 17, 2014 06:49pm
All those Pakistanis who are "over reacting" to India's stand, care to understand just what India is actually planning - pls get your facts right, do we need permission to create infra' on our side of the border.Ppl in Pakistan know that China is their all Weather friend, and seem to have taken it to heart as if the statement has been aimed at Pak.Like to hear it or not, China needs India(READ Indian Market), and while they will regularly whine about the border issue,business needs will take precedence! Aiyar, is a classy fellow who lost his bearings when he stated that a chaiwala cannot become India's PM, and so like a true loyalist of his party will always take an opposing view of what the Indian Govt does,however beneficial that move is - which is sad and unfortunate, but that is Indian politics,cannot help it. All those are mocking Modi by stating that he is anti-Pak/anti-Muslim/war monger etc etc. pls note that what we have today is a more assertive,nationalist and a no-nonsence leader/government in India and YES we the people have elected them with majority.Remember that recent eyeball to eyeball confrontation on the Indo-China border too was resolved - so neither are Indians(ppl/govt.) foolish nor are the Chinese(ppl or govt.). I must also admit that I have recently started following Dawn, and I find their news very objective and rational.
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Oct 17, 2014 09:21pm
@Ahmed USA : Actualy Modi is also working towards abolishing the ills that you mention but there's no harm in strengthening national security at the same time. Modi is not being aggressive or war mongering, he's only trying to beef up the security at the borders which previous govts completely ignored. Think about it this way: When a new neighbor puts up a fence around his house, you may be irritated for a while but he has every right to do so.
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Oct 17, 2014 09:22pm
There is something seriously wrong here. Indian readers are welcome to read Dawn but they should not be allowed to use it to vent their hatred of China which is a great friend of Pakistan.
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Oct 17, 2014 09:43pm
@Anwar Amjad . Please do that, if you can stop/ban Indians to read this and invite Chinese to interact with you....you are welcome to do this
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Oct 17, 2014 10:05pm
@Syed Thanks, brother
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Oct 17, 2014 10:10pm
@Patriot Thanks but your advice is unsolicited
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Oct 17, 2014 10:13pm
Noticing that Dawn is not letting my comments go thru even though they are pretty sane. Something wrong with moderators of Dawn
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Oct 17, 2014 10:24pm
@Imran I hope u are being sarcastic ;) because in China, there isn't a report about this on TV. sure the chinese must be trembling in great fears!
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Oct 17, 2014 11:49pm
@shezad
I know. Period
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Oct 18, 2014 06:58pm
China can be our friend. But it doesnt mean that we agree with Chinas expansionist policy. China has problems with India, Japan, Tibet, Taiwan.. etc etc., list goes on.
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Oct 19, 2014 07:39am
DAWN should not twist words here he never said India is powereful country rather he said YES NO ONE CAN WARN and CHINA INSTEAD SIT DOWN AND TALK.
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Oct 20, 2014 03:25pm
@AshwinMS its just an election compaign statement, these stunts are not new to world.
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