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'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.'
'Modi is still immensely popular and, therefore, he can sustain any number of policy failures.' 'Modi himself has worn multiple faces so it would be naive to think that the Modi of 2021 will be the same Modi that will be campaigning for re-election in 2024.'
'One thing we have learnt is that a pandemic can be arrested at any stage.' 'Not suddenly, of course, but slowly with steady unwavering focus.'
'More than losing Bengal, the worry for their national leadership is the current crisis.' 'If people perceive that the government does not do enough, then there's trouble.'
'The available workforce is getting depleted.' 'We need to appoint doctors and frontline health workers immediately.'
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