Book Excerpt: Media’s Role in the India-China War and the 'Real’ Threat to Ties
1 year ago

Book Excerpt: Media’s Role in the India-China War and the 'Real’ Threat to Ties

The Quint  

In October 2012, at a function to release a series of five titles on China edited by the distinguished diplomat K Raghunath, who had retired as Foreign Secretary and served as ambassador to China, NSA Shivshankar Menon had a dig at the Indian media. He referred to how the media in China had treated the 50th anniversary of the 1962 India-China war and compared it with the "outpouring” in the media in India; and, far from providing any clarity of the issues involved, the “outpouring” blurred the boundaries between facts, history and fiction, between conjecture and scholarship and between reporting and opinion, making one wonder what motives drive the Indian media in its "coverage” of China and India-China relations. During the recent Ladakh stand-off, there was no dearth of online comments smacking of visceral hatred of China, the Chinese, and anyone in India who did not hate China as much as these "nationalist” netizens.

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Is Global Times' India swipe a sign of China's unease in South Asia?
3 months, 1 week ago

Is Global Times' India swipe a sign of China's unease in South Asia?

Firstpost  

The Global Times critique of India portrays China’s unease as New Delhi deepens ties with its South Asian neighbours India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Wednesday to discuss key issues including maintaining peace along the Line of Actual Control and restoring frozen bilateral ties. Shifting regional dynamics India’s handling of …

'Crosswinds' book review: A close look at the events crucial in shaping India’s China policy
10 months, 2 weeks ago

'Crosswinds' book review: A close look at the events crucial in shaping India’s China policy

New Indian Express  

In Crosswinds: Nehru, Zhou, and the Anglo-American Competition over China, former Foreign Secretary of India Vijay Gokhale invites readers into the complex interplay of geopolitical strategies that characterised the early post-WW II period in Asia. The book examines India’s diplomatic entanglements amid the burgeoning rivalry between the Anglo-American powers and a nascent Communist China under Chairman Mao—a country in the …

Western media – colonial mindset of thwarting India’s rise
1 year ago

Western media – colonial mindset of thwarting India’s rise

Deccan Chronicle  

The Western media’s approach towards India shows how the English press continues to disseminate the West’s long-held prejudices against India. Drawing heavily from history, the book ‘Western media narratives on India: From Gandhi to Modi’ authored by Umesh Upadhyay critically unravels the origins and causes of this bias. The Western media crafted a narrative, projecting India’s response to the disaster …

Can’t comment on NewsClick’s China link, respect media freedom: US
1 year, 5 months ago

Can’t comment on NewsClick’s China link, respect media freedom: US

Hindustan Times  

The US government has seen reports of NewsClick’s alleged links to China and is aware of concerns around it though it can’t independently comment on the veracity of those claims. But, as a general principle, the US continues to urge Indian government as well other governments across the world to respect the human rights of journalists, including freedom of expression …

Newsclick and beyond: Unveiling China's information warfare tactics in India
1 year, 7 months ago

Newsclick and beyond: Unveiling China's information warfare tactics in India

Firstpost  

The disinformation machinery of China might be impeccably efficient but it would not be able to create discord within the Indian society if the subversive actors on the Indian soil are not functioning as its arms In today’s rapidly evolving world, information has emerged as a potent weapon, leading nations to grapple with the intricacies of modern conflict. The revelations …

As the NewsClick scandal becomes bigger, read what UK Parliamentary Report reveals and how The Hindu’s China connections need to be urgently probed too
1 year, 7 months ago

As the NewsClick scandal becomes bigger, read what UK Parliamentary Report reveals and how The Hindu’s China connections need to be urgently probed too

Op India  

A New York Time article has now reinforced what the Enforcement Directorate knew all along – Sections of the Indian media are funded by China to spread pro-China and anti-India propaganda in India which is almost always contrary to national interest. The report pointed out, “In New Delhi, corporate filings show, Singham’s network financed a news site, NewsClick, that sprinkled …

How Chinese Communist Party Influenced Media Ops in India: Intel Agencies' Insights
1 year, 7 months ago

How Chinese Communist Party Influenced Media Ops in India: Intel Agencies' Insights

News 18  

After The New York Times’ latest investigative report on how China has “lavishly funded influence campaign” to push its propaganda, intelligence agencies in India have found how the Chinese Communist Party has been using media, e-commerce businesses or start-ups aggressively to carry out anti-India operations and create public opinions. Police said Sharma was in touch with a Chinese intelligence official …

Historic moment for India-US relations: It’s time Western media stopped behaving like Chinese Trojan horses
1 year, 9 months ago

Historic moment for India-US relations: It’s time Western media stopped behaving like Chinese Trojan horses

Firstpost  

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarks on a state visit to the United States, the Western media seems to be on an anti-India overdrive. The article, titled ‘India’s Worsening Democracy Makes It an Unreliable Ally’, treads the similar anti-India path as it writes, quite predictably: “The treatment of Muslims, who form 14 per cent of India’s population, has worsened. Female …

A media war with no winners
1 year, 9 months ago

A media war with no winners

The Hindu  

When, on the morning of April 4, 2023, I received a call from China’s Foreign Ministry informing me that my journalist visa had been frozen, my first thoughts had nothing to do with the broader significance of the world’s two most populous countries expelling each other’s reporters. Since 2020, more than a dozen journalists have effectively been expelled by not …

China asks two Indian journalists to leave, alleges ‘unfair treatment’ of its reporters
1 year, 9 months ago

China asks two Indian journalists to leave, alleges ‘unfair treatment’ of its reporters

The Hindu  

China on Monday called on India to meet it halfway in a dispute over journalists working in each other's countries after China said its reporters in India had been treated unfairly and an Indian journalist was asked to leave China. "In recent years, Chinese journalists in India have been accorded unfair and discriminatory arrangements," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin …

Last Indian Journalist Stationed In China Asked To Leave Amid Rising Tensions: Report
1 year, 9 months ago

Last Indian Journalist Stationed In China Asked To Leave Amid Rising Tensions: Report

ABP News  

In the midst of escalating tensions between India and China, the last remaining Indian journalist in China has been instructed by Chinese authorities to leave the country this month, according to Bloomberg. Will sorely miss Pat's sharp and illuminating dispatches from China these past 11 years for the… https://t.co/dqMPAeNp1j — Ananth Krishnan June 12, 2023 Earlier this year, the Indian …

India asks China to facilitate journalists after recent expulsions
1 year, 9 months ago

India asks China to facilitate journalists after recent expulsions

The Hindu  

India has called on China to “facilitate the continued presence of Indian journalists working and reporting from China” in the wake of Beijing revoking the credentials of three Indian reporters since April. New Delhi also said that “all foreign journalists, including Chinese journalists have been pursuing journalistic activities in India without any limitations or difficulties in reporting or doing media …

‘Chinese journalists can work in India without difficulties’: MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Chinese journalists can work in India without difficulties’: MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi

Firstpost  

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Friday cleared the air on the claim made by China about its journalists being mistreated in India by saying that “all foreign journalists including Chinese journalists continue their work without difficulties.” He also mentioned that despite this, Indian journalists in China have been operating with certain difficulties like not being able to hire …

China very twitchy over media coverage, reminisces ex-CEO of Prasar Bharati
1 year, 9 months ago

China very twitchy over media coverage, reminisces ex-CEO of Prasar Bharati

Firstpost  

As India and China ejected each other’s journalists in the recent weeks, former CEO of Prasar Bharati Shashi Shekhar Vempati termed the development unfortunate and blamed China for its intransigent attitude. “An unfortunate development contributed largely by China’s intransigence,” said Vempati on Twitter referring to India and China virtually wiping out mutual media access and deepening a rift between the …

India’s China strategy needs to be debated
1 year, 10 months ago

India’s China strategy needs to be debated

The Hindu  

The Chinese have a knack for making headlines on India’s borders. Zhang Yongpan, of the Institute of Chinese Borderland Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, claims that China’s move to “standardise” names in Zangnan “completely falls within China’s sovereignty and it is also in accordance with the regulation on the administration of geographical names”. Happymon Jacob has identified …

The View from India | India’s message to China
1 year, 10 months ago

The View from India | India’s message to China

The Hindu  

As the Chinese Defence Minister, General Li Shangfu, visited New Delhi last week for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Defence Ministers’ Meeting, his host, India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, had a clear message for him and Beijing: that the violation of existing agreements by China had “eroded the entire basis of bilateral relations. Their 45 minute-long bilateral talks last week were …

Race to the bottom: The Hindu Editorial on the tit-for-tat moves by China and India on media visas
1 year, 11 months ago

Race to the bottom: The Hindu Editorial on the tit-for-tat moves by China and India on media visas

The Hindu  

China’s decision to “freeze” the visas of two Indian journalists, including The Hindu’s Beijing correspondent, has shown how journalists have unfortunately been dragged into rising geopolitical tensions between the neighbours. China’s government, on April 6, 2023 said its decision was a response to India taking steps aimed at Chinese journalists. With Beijing’s retaliatory move, there are only two Indian reporters …

India denies China’s allegation of unfair treatment of journalists
1 year, 11 months ago

India denies China’s allegation of unfair treatment of journalists

The Hindu  

India and China continued to spar over visas for journalists in each other’s countries, even as the Ministry of External Affairs said that the two sides are holding talks on the issue. Xinhua journo asked to leave “Chinese journalists have suffered unfair and discriminatory treatment in India for a long time,” Chinese MFA spokesperson Mao Ning said, citing incidents in …

‘We hope…’: India on China’s ‘counter-measures’ against Indian journalists
1 year, 11 months ago

‘We hope…’: India on China’s ‘counter-measures’ against Indian journalists

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: India on Thursday said it hopes Chinese authorities will facilitate the continued presence of Indian journalists, hours after Beijing contended it took “counter-measures” such as barring the return of two Indian reporters to safeguard the interests of Chinese media organisations. In Beijing, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a briefing that China had “no choice but to take …

Indian media strong enough to set narrative across world: Anurag Thakur
1 year, 11 months ago

Indian media strong enough to set narrative across world: Anurag Thakur

The Hindu  

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur has said the Indian media is strong enough and has the capability to set a narrative across the world. Some foreign media houses carried "false" reports about India during the COVID-19 pandemic, and this agenda of spoiling the country's image was not only being run from outside the country, but many Indian leaders …

EDITOR’S NOTE | On the India-China relationship
2 years, 1 month ago

EDITOR’S NOTE | On the India-China relationship

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 09, 2023 10:35 IST The slow build-up in trust between India and China from the 1990s, marked by summits and confidence-building measures, was rudely interrupted by the Daulat Beg Oldi standoff in 2013. That these happened even as Prime Minister Modi and President Xi exuded enormous bonhomie eerily recalls the “Hindi Chini Bhai Bhai” sloganeering that immediately …

'Some people purposely spread wrong info about China issue': Jaishankar takes indirect dig at Rahul Gandhi
2 years, 1 month ago

'Some people purposely spread wrong info about China issue': Jaishankar takes indirect dig at Rahul Gandhi

India TV News  

'Some people purposely spread wrong info about China issue': Jaishankar takes indirect dig at Rahul Gandhi Jaishankar on Rahul Gandhi: When asked about political leaders who lack confidence in India while speaking about the military standoff with China, EAM Jaishankar responded that there are some people in the Opposition who think in such a way that he finds hard to …

In China, fire without smoke
2 years, 5 months ago

In China, fire without smoke

The Hindu  

For Indian correspondents in China, the past fortnight has been surreal. In the last week of September, many Indian television news channels began reporting on rumours of a “coup” in Beijing and military convoys entering, even blockading, the Chinese capital. The “smoke”, in this instance, was flight data showing mass cancellations of flights and the fact that Chinese President Xi …

Shyam Saran on understanding the relationship between India and China | The Hindu On Books podcast
2 years, 8 months ago

Shyam Saran on understanding the relationship between India and China | The Hindu On Books podcast

The Hindu  

In this episode we are in conversation with the former chairman of the National Security Advisory Board former chairman of the National Security Advisory Board Shyam saran about his new book, How China sees India and the world and the authoritative view of India-China relationship. Two years after the Galwan clashes on June 15-16, 2020, in which at least 20 …

The way forward in India-China relations
2 years, 11 months ago

The way forward in India-China relations

The Hindu  

The tensions since May 2020 along the Line of Actual Control in the Ladakh sector of the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir presents a major policy challenge for India. The PLA is the army of a political party and its abiding objective, besides the stated ones of defending China’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, is ensuring the continued survival of …

Galwan Soldier as Olympics Torchbearer Marks the End of ‘Peaceful Rise of China’ Propaganda
3 years, 1 month ago

Galwan Soldier as Olympics Torchbearer Marks the End of ‘Peaceful Rise of China’ Propaganda

News 18  

On one hand, China’s ability to subvert global systems is unparalleled. The latest episode of this cringe is China’s use of Qi Fabao, a regimental commander from the Xinjiang military command deployed in Galwan who apparently sustained head injuries in the Galwan clashes, to become the torchbearer at the 2022 Winter Olympics being held in Beijing. This highlights a fundamental …

Amid chill in relations, new PLA history returns spotlight to 1962 war
3 years, 1 month ago

Amid chill in relations, new PLA history returns spotlight to 1962 war

The Hindu  

Ahead of the 60th anniversary of the 1962 India-China war which falls in October this year, official Chinese military researchers have compiled a new history of the war reassessing its significance and legacy, bringing the spotlight back to the war amid the current tensions in relations. To mark the 60th anniversary, Zhang Xiaokang, daughter of the former PLA General Zhang …

Book Review | Communists & ultranationalists: China, India fell out 6 centuries back
3 years, 3 months ago

Book Review | Communists & ultranationalists: China, India fell out 6 centuries back

Deccan Chronicle  

Having read and reviewed many books on China published since the Wuhan Virus outbreak and then reading this one and chatting with its author even as this writer finishes writing his own book on the subject, the thought arises that perhaps it would not be wrong to tag the Communist Party of China as the greatest threat to mankind. The …

A new Cold War and the rise of China | On Books podcast
3 years, 6 months ago

A new Cold War and the rise of China | On Books podcast

The Hindu  

In this episode, we are joined by Sanjaya Baru and Suhasini Haidar to talk about the new book "A New Cold War: Henry Kissinger and the Rise of China.” Timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Kissinger's historic 1971 visit that marked the start of the era of U.S.-China engagement, the book examines the legacies of the visit. We …

Shivshankar Menon on India and Asian Geopolitics | The Hindu On Books Podcast
3 years, 11 months ago

Shivshankar Menon on India and Asian Geopolitics | The Hindu On Books Podcast

The Hindu  

In this episode, we are joined by Shivshankar Menon, former National Security Adviser, Foreign Secretary and Ambassador to China, who traces the history and evolution of India’s foreign policy and place in the world in the new book, “India and Asian Geopolitics: The Past, Present.” Going back into history, the book looks at the origins and evolution of India's foreign …

India’s COVID crisis: Navigating bad stats and government spin
3 years, 11 months ago

India’s COVID crisis: Navigating bad stats and government spin

Al Jazeera  

Indian journalists struggle to report the true extent of the COVID crisis. COVID-19 has brought India to its knees and, in many ways, the mainstream news media are failing to do their job. Contributors: Atul Chaurasia – Executive Editor, Newslaundry Paranjoy Guha Thakurta – Journalist & Author Sandhya Ravishankar – Journalist, India Ahead News Kapil Komireddi – Author, Malevolent Republic …

Subramanian Swamy on India’s Himalayan challenge | The Hindu On Books Podcast
4 years, 2 months ago

Subramanian Swamy on India’s Himalayan challenge | The Hindu On Books Podcast

The Hindu  

The crisis along the Line of Actual Control in 2020 and the biggest loss of life of Indian soldiers on the China border since 1967 have put a large question mark on the future of India-China relations. Subramanian Swamy discusses his new book, Himalayan Challenge: India, China and the Quest for Peace, in which he offers an intervention in this …

India-US 2+2 talks: China's protest letter betrays nervousness, and chutzpah in pushing Beijing’s half-truths
4 years, 4 months ago

India-US 2+2 talks: China's protest letter betrays nervousness, and chutzpah in pushing Beijing’s half-truths

Firstpost  

Apart from betraying its geostrategic concern over the trajectory of India-US ties, the Chinese embassy letter is a litany of half-truths, outright lies and a curious effort at misfiring propaganda. A day after US secretary of state Mike Pompeo and his colleague, defence secretary Mark Esper met Indian foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and defence minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi …

Editor of Chinese propaganda machinery Global Times threatens India as Taiwan vows to have better ties with India
4 years, 5 months ago

Editor of Chinese propaganda machinery Global Times threatens India as Taiwan vows to have better ties with India

Op India  

The growing cordial relationship between India and Taiwan has irked the Communist Party of China and has now resorted to threatening India with a retaliation. Attacking the People Republic of China, the Taiwanese Foreign Minister in his interview had said, “Pressing Indians or the Indian press not to report about Taiwan’s National Day is against our value and we are …

Chinese state media Global Times comes out in defence of Rajeev Sharma
4 years, 6 months ago

Chinese state media Global Times comes out in defence of Rajeev Sharma

Op India  

Rajeev Sharma, a freelance journalist was arrested by Delhi Police on September 14 for sharing crucial information about India’s border strategy and Army deployment to the Chinese intelligence agencies. Hu Xijin, editor-in-chief of the Chinese state media, wrote, “I think It’s very inappropriate for the Indian side to publicly link Global Times to this case and to create a sensation …

Opinion | How China has launched a propaganda war against India
4 years, 6 months ago

Opinion | How China has launched a propaganda war against India

India TV News  

In the four-month-long standoff with the Indian army in eastern Ladakh, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army now finds itself in a crisis of its own making. The Chinese army has therefore launched a propaganda war to intimidate India, whose army jawans stand firm and vigilant at the Line of Actual Control. In our prime time show ‘Aaj Ki Baat’ on …

Chinese state-sponsored media threatens India with war
4 years, 6 months ago

Chinese state-sponsored media threatens India with war

Op India  

A day after the Indian army strongly responded to the Chinese aggression and thwarted their nefarious intentions on the Southern Bank of the Pangong Tso lake, the Communist-ruled country has warned India of an escalated military conflict through its state- In an editorial published in Global Times on Monday, China accused India of taking an ‘aggressive approach’ on the border …

Chinese state media refuses to publish India's response to propaganda Pakistan Ambassador to China: Read details
4 years, 7 months ago

Chinese state media refuses to publish India's response to propaganda Pakistan Ambassador to China: Read details

Op India  

A day after the first anniversary of abrogation of Article 370 which made erstwhile state of Jammu & Kashmir an integral part of India without any riders attached and subsequent division into two union territories, the Chinese state-run media ran a Pakistani propaganda piece citing Pakistan’s ambassador to the Communist country. Global Times publishes Pakistani propaganda Interviewing Moin ul Haque, …

The main planks in a counter-China policy
4 years, 8 months ago

The main planks in a counter-China policy

The Hindu  

The situation along the China-India border in Ladakh region is still tense. India’s strategic thinkers and planners must keep this in mind, while drawing up plans to checkmate China’s predatory actions in the mountainous border regions. Such programmes not only provide an enduring link between India and these countries but also help contrast India’s ‘untied aid’ with that of countries …

Rahul Gandhi releases video attacking Modi govt, says China’s actions prompted by India’s disruption over 6 years
4 years, 8 months ago

Rahul Gandhi releases video attacking Modi govt, says China’s actions prompted by India’s disruption over 6 years

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi stepped up his attack on the government over Chinese transgressions in Ladakh, claiming that “troubled economy, foreign policy and neighbourhood” prompted Beijing to take an aggressive stand against India. Gandhi attacked the government over its foreign policy and the “soured” relationship with neighbouring countries such as Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan, claiming the …

Opinion | How Chinese media is playing the victim card before the world
4 years, 8 months ago

Opinion | How Chinese media is playing the victim card before the world

India TV News  

Official sources have now confirmed that Chinese troops have withdrawn from Patrolling Point 14 of Galwan Valley in Ladakh. The Chinese state media further alleged that it was India which banned 59 Chinese apps and imposed restrictions on trade with China. The questions also made mention of National Security Adviser Ajit Doval’s talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, why …

Chinese propaganda outlets go on overdrive to slam India's ban on 59 China-linked apps, ask Modi govt to prevent 'economic conflict'
4 years, 8 months ago

Chinese propaganda outlets go on overdrive to slam India's ban on 59 China-linked apps, ask Modi govt to prevent 'economic conflict'

Firstpost  

Notwithstanding imminent losses to Chinese firms on account of India’s decision, state-controlled media outlets in China continue to allege that it is India that stands to lose Since the build-up of tensions along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, Chinese propaganda outlets have been on an overdrive in terms of targeting India. The article noted, “It is undeniable that …

Rajnath Singh to meet China defence min: Global Times, India says no
4 years, 9 months ago

Rajnath Singh to meet China defence min: Global Times, India says no

Op India  

As tensions continue to simmer between India and China following violent clashes in the Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh, the Chinese state media— Global Times has claimed that Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe will attend Russia’s Victory Day parade in Moscow on Wednesday, and since Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh is also attending the event, the two will “very likely …

Public mood towards China turns the clock to 1962
4 years, 9 months ago

Public mood towards China turns the clock to 1962

India TV News  

The mood in India has turned completely against China following the incidents in Ladakh with an overwhelming number of people, more than 93 per cent, in favour of severing all trade ties with China, according to an IANS CVoter Snap Poll. As many as 93.4 per cent of the respondents said yes, India should snap trade ties with China. An …

How Indian and Chinese media reported the deadly Ladakh clash
4 years, 9 months ago

How Indian and Chinese media reported the deadly Ladakh clash

Al Jazeera  

China admits casualties, but its media plays down the worst clash in decades, while Indian newspapers urge a push back. While Chinese state media has downplayed a deadly military confrontation with India in the Indian-administered Ladakh region, Indian newspapers called for a “steely resolve” over the killing of at least 20 soldiers. Global Times Chinese carries on p 16. pic.twitter.com/MFU10XDGGD …

Two nuclear-armed states with chequered past clash: How foreign media reacted to India-China faceoff
4 years, 9 months ago

Two nuclear-armed states with chequered past clash: How foreign media reacted to India-China faceoff

India Today  

In the worst clash between Indian Army and Chinese soldiers in over five decades, India lost 20 of its soldiers in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley region on Monday night. FOLLOW LIVE UPDATES ON INDIA-CHINA CLASH The New York Times has written in its article, “As they dug into opposing positions, adding tinder to a long-smoldering conflict, China took an especially muscular …

India and China’s border spat is turning into an all-out media war
4 years, 9 months ago

India and China’s border spat is turning into an all-out media war

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — China and India’s latest border dispute may have mainly involved scuffles and troop maneuvers on the ground, but it has been all-out war in the respective countries’ media. Ahead of Saturday’s meeting, Chinese broadcasters aired footage of People’s Liberation Army maneuvers in the region – complete with planes and trucks full of troops – in what …

India's reciprocal measures caught China by surprise: Satellite imagery expert
4 years, 9 months ago

India's reciprocal measures caught China by surprise: Satellite imagery expert

India Today  

China never expected the Indian Army to turn their own playbook against them -- India’s reciprocal infrastructure measures caught them by surprise - these are the words of an individual identified only as 'Detesfra', a name now wildly popular and highly sought after on Twitter amidst the India-China army standoff in Ladakh. Satellite images help spot another #China PLA position …

Pakistan Media’s Strange Silence on India-China Border Spat in Ladakh
4 years, 10 months ago

Pakistan Media’s Strange Silence on India-China Border Spat in Ladakh

News 18  

Normally, any untoward incident between India and China triggers a Pavlovian response in the Pakistani media. Since the reports appeared about the ‘occupation’ of Indian territory — a Pakistani OSINT handle has gone to the extent of saying that “India has been technically invaded” — there is some excitement in Pakistan. On the day the report on China ‘occupying’ Indian …

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