'Both have a very nationalistic view of foreign policy.' 'They think they are shrewd and clever diplomats.'
'It is not a matter of fixing the military problem up there in the Himalayas and the retreat of the two militaries.' 'India has to find a way to correct the racist and very patronising views of India in the Chinese mind.'
'The numbers of troops on both sides are enormous.' 'They are about 50,000-60,000 soldiers facing each other in that sector -- that's about the total number of troops that both sides had in the 1962 War in all sectors.'
'Somehow the Flying Sikh has endured in people's memory.'
'The PLA has continued to do exercises and drills and recently carried out air exercises with fighter jets.'
'If I talk about my parents' sacrifices, this conversation will never end,' says Lieutenant Loveneet Singh.
'We would have faced many more Galwans had Indian troops not reacted and retaliated the way they did.'
'It is a game of patience. We have to stand firm and tire them out, which we are doing.'
'We must acknowledge China will use Pakistan against India.' 'We all need to know that these two countries are ready to destabilise India at all times.'
'Even if there is no full-scale war, Galwan-like skirmishes cannot be ruled out.'
'Someone who has lost a dear one to Covid; that person is not going to forget and will not vote for the BJP.'
'Mohan Bhagwat is very upfront with his views and arguments.' 'Mohan Bhagwat is competent to deal with Modi's personality cult.'
'The emotions I saw in the eyes of the survivors when we pulled them out of the sea into our helicopter will remain with me for the rest of my life.'
With 40 officers and 260 men, INS Kochi sailed into the eye of a cyclonic storm and rescued 125 men who had jumped into the sea from a sinking barge. It was one of the Indian Navy's greatest rescue operations.
'We are seeing 50% fewer cases now.' 'It is primarily due to the lockdown.'
'The immediate attempt by China is to get its way and gain territory through small steps without having a full-scale war.'
'India should be adequately prepared for further Chinese mis-adventures at any time in the next few years.'
'There is a deep stigma or taboo attached to COVID-19 in rural areas.' 'People don't want to test because they fear social exclusion.' 'Even those who test positive may not reveal and not follow the quarantine protocol.'
'By the time actual action began, it was already too late.' 'The virus was raging.'
'It is a terrible time, but yet there are enough examples of the goodness of people.'
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