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Wednesday, June 17 2020 Dive In |
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That’s Charudutt Acharya—former Nagaland Governor PB Acharya—describing Sushant Singh Rajput’s quiet and unstinting generosity in a Facebook post. In 2018, Nagaland had been hit by severe floods. Rajput—who was shooting in Delhi—flew in just to hand over the check. Illustration: Parth Savla |
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A shocking confrontation with China |
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The TLDR: Since April, Indian and Chinese troops have clashed repeatedly at the borders. Yesterday—in the midst of talk of an ‘accord’—the situation swiftly escalated into an all-out confrontation. 20 Indian soldiers have died, and there are unconfirmed reports of 43 Chinese deaths. The historic reason for this ugly situation: Beijing’s refusal to define the border between the two nations. The immediate reason: China’s need to assert its dominance in the wake of the pandemic—right when its rivals are weak.
First, tell me what happened The confrontation occurred in Galwan Valley in Ladakh. The two sides were holding “disengagement” talks—to figure out how to step back—and agreed on a buffer zone. Then this happened:
So they’re trying to take our territory?
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