'The RSS has opposed the introduction of GM Mustard tooth and nail, but PM Modi does not give a hoot for what they think.'

'Our villagers used to go up to Finger 4 and Finger 6, but today the Chinese are there.' 'Since April 2020, Chinese troops have blocked Indian troops from reaching at least ten patrolling points running from the Depsang plains in the north to Pangong Tso lake in the south.'

'Cracks continue to appear in more and more houses.' 'We believe the government is not going to tell us the truth.'

During the winter, Badrinath's 45 kg of gold and 35 kg of silver is kept at the Narsingh temple in Joshimath, located about half a kilometre from the houses which have developed cracks because of the subsidence.

'The problem is that all this reconstruction work is being monitored by the prime minister himself with inputs being provided directly by the PMO so nobody in the state government dare contradict them even if their suggestions are totally contrary to what the ecology of this region requires.'

'There were literally thousands of houses with cracks.' '40 percent of the town has been affected.'

'The entire public needs to be evacuated immediately. Any day, the entire town can collapse.'

'They are both very individualistic and have similar personalities.'

'There is a trust deficit between Delhi and Srinagar. It is there even today.'

'Viral infections rise in winter and better care needs to be taken in the next few months.'

'When armies start attacking with clubs and batons, then at some point this can take an escalatory spiral and spin out of control.'

'Unless India ups the ante, Beijing will continue to believe its transgressions are cost free and will feel encouraged to do more of the same.'

I watched from my balcony and found that during the next eight hours up to 5.30 pm, not one prospective voter was seen to go to the Congress table, notes Rashme Sehgal. The rush was all around the BJP table.

'Why should our government opt for unproven technology that has been rejected by most countries across the globe?' 'Being dependent on any other nation to supply you seed for your good crops is another form of slavery.'

Better living conditions must be an integral part of all political campaigns. But this will only happen if the public pressures the political class to understand the irreversibility of climate change and make the environment a crucial part of their manifestos.

'Has any prime minister spent so much time in one state holding election rally after rally?'

'The deaths of the children in the Gambia would batter India's reputation as the developing world's pharmacy.'

'They keep issuing statements to win a few rounds of applause.'

'The implication of being adamant is to be arrogant. So yes, he is arrogant.'

The demand for minerals, boulders and sand is so great that it has fueled a black market and the goons who control this trade do not hesitate to kill law enforcement officers and reporters who have tried to expose them.