Senior Consulting Editor and Presenter @DDIndialive. Personal account. Views, if any, are mine. Write to me: ramesh(dot)ramachandran(at)rediffmail(dot)com

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Inside Scarborough Shoal: How China is Secretly Building a New Floating Base Near Philippines πŸ”— youtu.be/ELlbcWwv4tA
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Zojila Tunnel: How World's Longest Himalayan Tunnel Secures India's Borders With China & Pakistan πŸ”— youtu.be/ELlbcWwv4tA
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That’s one way of looking at it. Another way is to approach it from a sociological, legal, militaristic and diplomatic perspective. Whither national pride? How can any self-respecting people or nation accept what just happened?
I can see that the 'do something' lobby is in full force, among the politicians. What EXACTLY do you want India to do, pray tell. Bomb an American ship? throw out a few Americans? The harsh facts are these. That ship was not legally your property; it had no business being there. you lost lives, and the govt has acted exactly as it should and to the extent that it can. Beyond that, for gods sake, help the families with information, and all assistance locally. HAs a single opposition leader taken the trouble to find out how the wife of that sailor is doing? a little practical help and a little less posturing please.
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Let’s not forget that if U.S. citizens are killed or injured by a foreign military on a merchant ship β€” even if it’s a foreign-flagged one β€” it treats it as an act of war and retaliates militarily or diplomatically. No question of accepting killings as collateral damage.
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Imagine if three U.S. sailors had been killed by a foreign navy on a Palau-flagged ship, would the U.S. have not treated it as a national issue? It would have demanded accountability and an official apology, among other things.
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Inside Scarborough Shoal: How China is Secretly Building a New Floating Base Near Philippines πŸ”— youtu.be/ELlbcWwv4tA
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Inside Scarborough Shoal: How China is Secretly Building a New Floating Base Near Philippines πŸ”— youtu.be/ELlbcWwv4tA
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PM @narendramodi's visit to France is expected to further strengthen the India-France strategic partnership, with a focus on innovation, technology, defence and investment. Experts view the visit as an important step in advancing the India-France Horizon 2047 Roadmap and deepening cooperation in emerging sectors. #PMModi #France #IndiaFrance #Horizon2047 #BharatInnovates2026
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Manila has formally protested to Beijing after a new structure appeared inside Scarborough Shoal With increased naval patrols and new regional partnerships, the Philippines is pushing back against what it calls creeping expansionism from China Watch more on #VoiceOfTheGlobalSouth πŸ”— youtu.be/nXiGkIkj6sQ @RRRameshRRR @amanku_himanshu @Aayushee_ahuja
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Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir is under a brutal lockdown. Cities turned into military zones, internet cut off, and a civil rights movement branded a "terrorist group" As unrest grows ahead of elections, questions over human rights are intensifying Watch more on #VoiceOfTheGlobalSouth πŸ”— youtu.be/trk01pejuE0 @RRRameshRRR @amanku_himanshu @Aayushee_ahuja
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A journey that once took 3 hours through avalanche-prone mountain roads will soon take just 20 minutes The Zojila Tunnel is set to transform connectivity between Ladakh and the Kashmir Valley Watch more on #VoiceOfTheGlobalSouth πŸ”— youtu.be/ELlbcWwv4tA @RRRameshRRR @amanku_himanshu @Aayushee_ahuja
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Inside Scarborough Shoal: How China is Secretly Building a New Floating Base Near Philippines πŸ”— youtu.be/ELlbcWwv4tA
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How Pakistan’s Brutal Military Crackdown Set POK on Fire! πŸ”— youtu.be/trk01pejuE0
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