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Opinion | Covid vaccination: How Modi inspired
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led from the front on Monday to launch the Covid vaccination program for all Indians above the age of 60 years. He quietly left his official residence 7, Lok Kalyan Marg at 6 am and went to AIIMS in a small convoy of security vehicles, without any big security protocol, and got himself Covaxin dose from two South Indian nurses. After the mandatory half an hour observation, Modi quietly returned home, and posted pictures on social media to break the news to the world. This was a quiet statement of confidence from the PM in the indigenously developed Covid vaccine (Covaxin) about which some experts had raised lack of adequate efficacy data in recent months.
Nehru went to cabinet on Kashmir, but Modi s decision-making is different theprint.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theprint.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Indiaâs challenge is to avoid two-front war, but can Modi put politics aside for strategy?
India must break out of strategic triangulation with China & Pakistan. Before that, it must decide if itâll let domestic electoral interests limit its strategic options.
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The disengagement at Pangong Tso has been completed in quick time. As new rounds of the corps commandersâ talks begin, you could also guardedly hope that the larger de-escalation is now a possibility.
Itâs a good moment to pause to reflect on whoâs won and/or lost what as relative peace becomes a more likely prospect than war. Our Northern Army Commander Lt Gen. Y.K. Joshi has already told us how close India and China were to a war during those fateful 48 hours when his troops climbed the dominating heights and key passes in the Pangong south bank and Kailash Range stretch west of Pangong-Moldo-Chushul.
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Opinion | Hurried withdrawal by Chinese in Ladakh: How Modi’s leadership gave a boost to India’s power
On Tuesday, the world watched images of Chinese PLA troops dismantling their bunkers, structures and tents, breaking roads and destroying the helipad that they had built last year near Pangong Tso in Ladakh. These images will surely warm the cockles of the heart of every Indian, who surely take pride in the valour of their army. These images signify the success of Prime Minister Narendra Modiâs diplomatic and strategic initiatives in forcing a world power like China to withdraw its troops near Line of Actual Control.