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'The Chinese have been moving in step by step; inch by inch for the last 40 years.'
'We are not going to be threatened by China neither are we going to threaten China.'
'India is not going to accept whatever the Chinese say. That is not going to happen.'
'We will not accept these misadventures by the Chinese.'
'The safety regulations drastically reduce the chances of contracting the virus on a two-hour flight.'
'Many are coming hungry and thirsty.' 'Some told us they were stopped from filling water at roadside village handpumps because villagers told them 'tum Carona ho'.'
'Jawans are not rich and their families need succour in their time of loss.'
'Yet, in J&K even if you are not involved in active combat, you can come under enemy fire.' 'However young a soldier is, he is not immune to action.' 'He may face challenges during the course of discharging his military duties.'
'A tiger knows his territory in and out.' 'A tiger demarcates his terrain and never lets anyone enter.' 'Similarly, Ashu knew the trees, houses, rivers and rocks of the Rajwar jungles.' 'He didn't allow any militant to come into his territory.'
'I am not scared of corona, I am sure God is protecting us.'
Major Anuj Sood, scholar and daredevil soldier, had finished his Kashmir tenure and would have been home had COVID-19 not come in the way. He did not live to be old enough, but he lived the soldier's life to the fullest, reveals Archana Masih/Rediff.com.
'After days of waiting in uncertainty and anguish, I was finally going home.'
'Different people resonated with different films of his, but beneath all of that was his unique ability to capture the human spirit in an intimate and honest way.'
'We got so many calls after the attack.' 'Loved ones told us forget all this, nothing was more valuable than our lives.' 'But we said, 'No, this wasn't the way forward -- the people, society, the country needs us at this time.'
'Everybody should be given rations. Nobody should be excluded.' 'Without an income, the present ration quota is not enough.' They should increase it so that one person can eat adequately for a month.'
'I don't think I can go back home before the lockdown is lifted because Nitishji has said he will not allow students from Kota to return.'
'The government and railways are looking after us, but I just want to get home.'
'We know there will be an end to this epidemic temporarily.' 'We probably should get a couple of years break before it comes again.'
'Villages are much better prepared than towns as far as COVID-19 is concerned.'
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