China Land Grab in Ladakh is Modi’s Legacy as PM, How and Why His Government Let India Down

In this edition of The Wire Primetime, strategic affairs analyst Sushant Singh - a former Indian Army officer turned journalist turned lecturer at Yale University - joins Siddharth Varadarajan to discuss the ongoing standoff between India and China in Ladakh.
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[@Ram-cr1hl]

In return the Chinese invested over 25000 crores in Adani group and gave an equal amount to Modi through election bonds. Gujarati makes money even with enemies.

[@biggpicture2930]

wonderful any proof? if you have it, modi can be brought down which will be good. BUT you don't!

[@Jai_Gauranga]

We have a traitor who is running the Country today. Any way can you share some study content about the deal.

[@AjayKumar-re2zp]

​@@Jai_GaurangaOnly fakery on this Congress bhakts channel. 😊

[@Aurelio12152]

Don't say anything about our PM, he was not born biologically😂😂

[@narainsinha3627]

😂

[@Jai_Gauranga]

😅😂😂

[@asifhossain1874]

Indian Govt...will never bring this in Public...

[@iatrui]

No secret the international press has shown enough of the land grab since 2017. Even Chinese CCTV shows proudly their flags all over occupied Kashmir n Arunachal Pradesh

[@naveenyadav9385]

This is a serious issue which Rahul Gandhi has raised but BJP denied it. Very serious matter.

[@biggpicture2930]

ladakh belongs to tibet so india did not lose land in ladakh

[@mohan1997]

Modi: As CM of GujRat: Laal aankh kar-kar ke China ko samjhana chaiye tha! Modi as PM of BhaRat: “Na koi hamari seema mein ghus aaya hai, na hi koi ghusa hua hai, na hi hamari koi post kisi dusre ke kabze mein hain". "

[@Pattabhiraman-nd7zq]

*NO MODI WAVE IN INDIA--- ONLY HEAT WAVE*

[@souravpaul1490]

4th june k din u would come to know,dude. shock lagega tujhe.

[@sureshharinathbabu9717]

​@@souravpaul1490yes gomuthra nagpur half knickers

[@sureshmurty6523]

​@@souravpaul1490 Indeed. And Rajiv Kumar will be the next vice president of India.

[@souravpaul1490]

@@sureshmurty6523 I can understand,sir! At this age of your's it's quite obvious for you to lose your sanity.

[@sureshmurty6523]

@@souravpaul1490 Better that way. At least I am not a bhakt. Neither am I a self declared avatar.

[@ChetputPadmanabhanGanesh-nt4ow]

Thank you wire for the details inside story of Border area towards China. It is shocking our brave soldiers not give any support intelligence assistance

[@ashokgaikwad5308]

Thank you very much for this report. Keep up the excellent work . India appreciates your reporting. Thank you for all your staff too.

[@joshuacherian6718]

Nehru lost land in a real war in 1962 . Modi lost land for a mere skirmish in 2020. Modi invested a lot in his relationship with China. After becoming Prime Minister, Modi met Xi 17 times and created an impression domestically that he would be able to resolve all issues with China with the sheer force of his personality. He has failed, but a largely subservient media has not held him accountable. The loss of control over territory to China seems to be acceptable to this government as long as the country is kept in the dark about it. Instead of defending the territory, the government is defending the narrative. It has made its choice. India will pay the price.

[@kasturirangan1497]

Not only that Modi and BJP cheated common people by creating false nationalism and patriotism. They asked common people to destroy and boycott Chinese goods but indirectly allowing all kinds of imports from China. We are no 1 importer of Chinese goods. This has increased substantially only since 2014.

[@jaysingh2433]

That's why fenku modi sold land to China

[@AjayKumar-re2zp]

During 1962 war,Indian army was provided with W.W. 2 303 rifles ,simple shoes, ordinary warm clothes. to fight China in icy conditions.,lost more than 20000 square miles of territory. P.O.K. was gifted to Pak ,though Indian army wanted 2 to 3 days to drive away intruders. Panelist is trying to peddle fake narrative.

[@arpana1639]

Shockingly nothing recorded, against protocol on those 17 visits!

[@arpana1639]

..and what ties does Adani's chinese partner have with the chinese govt.?

[@peterdsouza1259]

Foreign minister Shankar admitted we lost land to china situation is very tense at the china border

[@SaisunilSahu]

He said China is sitting inside India's perspective borders rather than actual borders.

[@souravpaul1490]

really??? tere kan mein aake bola tha??

[@SaisunilSahu]

@@souravpaul1490 from 1st day he and whole govt is saying in parliament that china is sitting inside the perspective points and borders of LAC....rather than actual one For example : for India the patrolling to Point 7 of Pangong so lake is known as actual LAC but for china India shud patrol to PP4(patrol point 4)

[@biggpicture2930]

ladakh belongs to tibet so india did not lose land in ladakh

[@mohanrajj1884]

Invite the china pres to Gujarat sit on the verandah of your house, sit on the swing, photo ops, organise visit to Mahabs, make girls dance barefoot on hot tarmac of chennai airport, sea shore temple, organize cultural extravaganza - vishwa publicity guru. With change of govt at the centre, actual situation will be known, but still they will blame Nehru for their shortcomings.

[@smiritigoswamiclass-5.398]

We are always with neutral,bold and intellectual media.❤😂🎉.

[@vishaalbhatnagar3924]

Very well researched, informed viewpoint. Thanks for bringing it to your viewers.

[@kailashsrivastava9573]

Such issues are out of debate, politicians are milking emotional issues only.

[@jaihind11]

Religion n politics should also be separate.

[@gurindersingh1563]

The government deserted the army!!

[@amania9254]

Modaniji go back to Gujarat. ❤❤❤ INDIA ❤❤❤ Modani's forces was busy to stop farmers from getting to Delhi while Shepherds were fighting chinese army on the border!

[@suhitaraychaudhuri4591]

Gujrat doesn't want him 😂😂😂😂

[@amania9254]

@@suhitaraychaudhuri4591 Wah Modaniji Wah, Ache din...!

[@zaffazad4040]

The revocation of Article 370 triggered the Chinese incursion. That blunder happened because of the incompetence of Mr. Jaishankar, Mr. Ajit Doval, Mr. Rajnath and Mr. Amit Shah; these four idiots made a policy blunder and must get punished for creating a hot border with a superpower. The Article 370 reinstatement is the only way to fix border issues with the Chinese and Pakistanis. Otherwise, the people of India should be ready to suffer; this foreign and defence policy blunder is catastrophic. They engineered it to get political mileage for Mr. Modi, which will cost India over $2 trillion in the next 15 years and way more in lost economic opportunities, poverty alleviation, better healthcare and education they need the most to have running water and infrastructure to grow as a society.

[@suhitaraychaudhuri4591]

India imports a lot of stuff from China. Y is that? Since the pm says make in India 😂😂😂😂😂

[@michaelmawlong]

This is unbelievable. What more will this government do and then brazenly deny it and speak on the contrary?

[@sanjay3671]

The galwan crisis was triggered by 5th Aug 2019 announcement in parliament by Amit Saha where he specifically said that POK AND LADKAH would be taken back by India. Diplomatically Amit Saha should only have stuck to POK and left LADKAH ambiguous.

[@sanjaydubey5472]

Satyamev Jayate. Jai Hind , Jai Bharat.---- AJAM, Buxar, Bihar.

[@user-mq8bs4vl7y]

Modi must be ousted , if people of India want to save India from disaster. People wake up and save our nation.

[@Zaraqkhan1]

and Modi bakhts believe that they will take Azad Kashmir back.. lol

[@Jai_Gauranga]

Shouldn't we,.what do you say ?

[@Zaraqkhan1]

@@Jai_Gauranga to do that u need bigger balls.. tere sy nahi hoga bhai... rehny dai

[@Jai_Gauranga]

@@Zaraqkhan1 might be you have big balls, but mine is made of steel. We don't want another muslim State addition to this Nation. Better join Pak.

[@Zaraqkhan1]

@@Jai_Gauranga lol..will it not be dead organ, lifeless??

[@mohanv88]

British rule was better. Atleast borders were safe

[@manaspande1737]

Going on patrol to some area once or twice a year does not mean exercising control, more so, when your adversary is also patrolling the same area.

[@balur104]

Thank you so much to Sushant ji and Siddharth ji Great interview 🙏🌻

[@ozyreynolds7403]

Just wondering, whether some Indian Politician has sold a large part of Indian territory to China after 2020, just as many Government owned Public Sector Enterprises have been sold to a few private individuals in India???????

[@rekhakumar1441]

Why G.D Bakshi keeping quiet on this issue? Ofcourse he didn't agree to Agniveer scheme. Thank God.

[@raghuramkondapuramraghuram5158]

There was a high-level delegation secretly met RSS in the north and indoor around January. After this jaishankerji kept silent on Ladak land. As we all know Chinese companies are partners of Adani and the assets sold by BJP to Adani must have been a collateral for cash advance of around 25000 crores. After the visit Chinese re drawn maps and included 4000 sq. km in ladak and 11 districts in Arunachalpradesh and advertised in media that these areas are given to them and Modiji also said they have not occupied. The giving business to 25 business men all govt mechanism and running a parallel govt through adani ambani the 50 % OF PROFIT WEnt to china and Govt high officials do not visit these areas. Govt messed up economy.

[@ibrahimmir3801]

lol ,if you believe this bs conspiracy theory than i have a bridge to sell. Give links or sources for you outlandish claims

[@mohammedmurtaza3257]

The current ruling government is avoiding addressing the intrusion issue.

[@sharifpathan2251]

👍 Very Good Knowledgeable Report 👌 ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅.

[@z.f.chicken]

Thank you for this interview. Was wondering why no one is talking about this.

[@sundar5415]

Happy to see Siddharth Varadarajan after long time It is great pleasure listening to him whenever he appears in Wire Thank you Sir Today’s topic is of very serious matter.

[@g2032]

Excellent podcast Siddharth. No one can deny the bitter truth. Karwa such.

[@gurughummakad]

Thanks for providing some sensible news and discussion during this period of Election mayhem

[@keeplearningandgrowing7111]

Vote Congress🤚 for Nation Progress 🇮🇳 Jai Hind 🇮🇳🤝

[@sureshmurty6523]

2000 sq kms of patrolling area lost.

[@biggpicture2930]

ladakh belongs to tibet so india did not lose land in ladakh

[@sureshmurty6523]

@@biggpicture2930 Is it? So why are you holding election there? Tibet is administered by China.

[@75spinoza]

Very good interview. Why is there such a divergence between reality and rhetoric?

[@AmarjitKaur-ve4iu]

I wonder why people still follow Modi when he let the Chines grab India,s 2500 kilometres of land in Ladhakh. This is unfortunatel and great shame to India

[@ankitjain3760]

Did you ask your friends who are bhakts? I asked they said they believed in m.... and Nehru lost aksai Chin to China.

[@Jai_Gauranga]

This is the 1 st time in history that Modi has asked the armed forces to apologize to stone pelters in the valley. Also 1 st time army personnels were charge-sheeted for acting against stone pelters.

[@dashtamoorthy]

Really frieghtening scenario.

[@ozyreynolds7403]

Our Mainstream Media don't have the guts to ask any Politicians from the government any tough questions. Can't honestly call these TV channels/ newspapers "Mainstream Media"!

[@elliven17]

Godi Media. Laptop media.

[@anp4149]

There r some GODI retired army men also such as arya or bakshi...they always look to defend....this incompetent man...

[@Red.bulldozer3]

Modi had proudly announced to the nation that no indian soil lost and no chinese soldiers in indian soil. His comical minister and ex army general also told the indian army had been transgressing into LAC multiple times. Sadly to say the country is led by some comedians 😂

[@porwal100]

Modi hai tou mumkin hai

[@WerewolfAsh]

😂

[@marlenegomes6501]

It's time we build a physical border - barbered wire fence marking and protecting Indian territory.

[@kushalveersingh200]

Stay Safe

[@rajibminj8667]

Na ghusa hai aur na hi koi ghusa huwa hai 😢😢😢

[@kalaimani5424]

🙏👍

[@rishukd57]

this is utterly shocking

[@SaddamHussain-fh5jw]

China ka c bhi nahi bolega modi

[@mhhocane3513]

After article 370 was illegally revoked, so does the legality and Chinese took advantage of the situation, unilaterally any agreement cannot be made to get votes in the Hindi heartland and this was its impact.

[@ammlu3556]

The expert does not say that China were also patrolling the same area

[@praisejesus78]

I understand that troops guarding the areas now occupied by China in 2020, were withdrawn to implement Article 370 leaving the area open and unguarded. Making use of the opportunity the Chinese occupied the area and are not withdrawing

[@AlokAsthana1954]

With reference to my comment below, I add that situation is now same as 62- inept but image sensitive top leadership, highly politicized top brass of army and very powerful yet unaccountable top civil servants. Additionally, we now have Agniveers as against career soldiers of 62.

[@ekamsat429]

Interesting past-the-Prime Time topic to discuss only after most of the elections are over.

[@starspectrum6454]

Accountability Responsibility abdication on National Security of Bharat is Unforgiving and Unforgettable. The Universal Supreme Law of Karma is always unforgetting and unforgettable. Hope good sense prevails ji before it is too late.🙏.

[@k.balunibaluni1732]

All that is very very shameful.....

[@shabbirhaidermota2633]

At the very least, the Political :Leadership ought to have called an emergency meeting with the Army Top Brass to brainstorm responses to China's incursion and take a decision based on that ! But Gujjus chickened out and left it to the Army to decide what to do.

[@anilmukerji9408]

It is a fact dont be blinded 2:21 2:21

[@amarnathsharma]

What dealing Rahu Gandhi doing secretly with China ?

[@sunilnair4755]

How you are saying that, if you have not gone there

[@HafizMuqtader-ke3fc]

Modi hatao desh bachao save democracy save india

[@rajnair1357]

Pandit Nehru is responsible for giving away indian territories to China and Pakistan

[@SaisunilSahu]

Democracy bacha kar china se war start kar doge ?😂😂

[@ammlu3556]

Patrolling point but no post created by congress? Why?

[@MrVaruniyer]

Baat yeh hain Kadwa,lekin Karan Thapar aur the wire ka Malik hain BA#WA😂

[@MeraBharatMahan7]

U are educated right ? Does such language seems appropriate to u even if u don't agree with their views?

[@MrVaruniyer]

@@MeraBharatMahan7 BA#WA in Mumbai means Handsome

[@ebenezerking475]

World 4th military power 😮😊😢

[@khaziahmed5956]

Most wealest leadership of present government

[@sumansaha-cy1lc]

Why no one ask to Congress how mr nehru lost whole akshi chin and what congress government do to take back akshi chin in last 60 years?

[@auir3213]

there seems to be a new nuance now.. when they are talking of PoK, are they just talking about the Mirpur-Muzaffarbad belt or GB as well ? It seems like they can get away with this mixed messaging by saying Kashmir and Ladakh are separate.. It looks more and more like China has set up shop in GB as in rest of Hi..

[@ammlu3556]

Rahuls Bharat yatra skipped Arunachal on CCP orders?

[@Pacificbridge]

And daydreaming of occupying POK in next 6 months.

[@aungkthein9570]

I have one vital question to Indian political leaders, intellectuals and ordinary citizens. DID THE CURRENT INDIA INHERIT INDIA FROM THE BRITISH OR GAINED INDEPENDENCE FROM THE BRITISH?

[@narainsinha3627]

What’s about COL china occupied Laddakh?

[@starspectrum6454]

Tat Sat. Shameful ostrich attitude in Ladakh totally exposed, strategic planning management failure of Modi government and Defence system in the past decade, not learning from History of treachery by China. Hindi Chini Bhai Bhai redux. Only few good honest men exposing the serious issue of critical importance despite all knowing the penchant of China for salami slicing land grab control being buried . Hope good sense prevails ji before it is too late.🙏. Maryada Leela Purush Siyaram Shri Shyam Bhakt sahit Bhagwan ko baram baar pranaam ji.🙏.

[@Subhashgupta-bh2jk]

CHAINA ..HINDUSTAN SAY 100 SAAL AAGEY KA PLAN BANA KAR CHALTA HAY ..KARONA MAY BHEE BIMARU COUNTRY NAHI BANA ?? 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤😅😅😅😅 OUR P.M AND RAKSHA MANTRY IS VERRY LAZY.??? HE IS NOT SHASTRI . MRS INDRA. . ON THE SPOT DICISION.?? 😅😅😮😢🎉😂❤

[@kartheekvijay2250]

it is land grab by india .we should try to get back actual indian areas (east & west pakistan)

[@Bluebear20003]

Normally they accuse of strong centre. Now they say some committee at center will decide. This is not ccp under communist where everything is dexided by central committee. Indi alliance do have a communist party. 😅

[@rajnair1357]

Lets know the names of the places captured by China belonging to India. What is the status of the people also captured by China alongwith the Land. Why the Indian military forces are lying to people of Bharat that China does not have guts to capture even One inch of Indian Territory.IF Modi is lying then adequate proof should be produced rather than playing Pakistani sponsored Politics. Even Nepal is claiming Indian Territory etc.

[@sureshharinathbabu9717]

Yes gomuthra nagpur half knickers you are right

[@humanitypeace1080]

आई ओपनिंग डिबेट आंखे खोलने बाली बातचीत

[@user-zu6we6ms5o]

Innocent citizens have always been gullible

[@mithileshkumar352]

Nehru had also ordered the Indian army to throw Chinese from Aksai Chin. And what happened?

[@snathan3198]

Ye gaddaron ki mehfil hai!

[@sharifpathan2251]

Modi Fouji Thoda Hee Hai: Godi 📺. 😂😅😊😅😂.

[@mohanv88]

Na koi ayya, na gaya

[@kundanpowar5944]

Yet Indians perceive Modi as a strong leader. Any explanation?

[@balkaransidhu5334]

In my opinion, we will loose Arunachal,Doklam and Ladakh in few years.

[@user-zu6we6ms5o]

China ney Ladakh mein India ko gus kay mara aur India Kumbkaran ki neend say nahin jaga our F M didn't want to take cudgels with a bigger economy

[@rajeshindust]

If no journalist is allowed in ladhak then how do you have such a detail information ..your chilly chicken partners across the border

[@CrosswireHunter]

modi : na koi aya hai na koi legaya .... bloody LIAR lol.

[@KaushikSarkar-uo2lt]

These are areas where no force is deployed permanently and hence it's called LAC where army of both the countries comes in and out. The Chinese took over these points and then in return Indian forces took over Kailash ranges which this idiot did not say. These were Indian areas before 1962 but now in such a condition due to cowardly act of Nehru.

[@amolkorde6848]

Modi should be charged with Treason for this.

[@fawzanmomin8163]

India is on sale by modi

[@trends2morrow107]

The guy talked too fast..

[@sekartlm5714]

Rahul kandhan is the one kept silent during the incursions took place, China is doing everything there , Raghul has amicable relationship with China may resolve the outstanding issues between the two countries,, hope he signed deal with China; Nehru didn't single soldier in response to China's aggression but India (Modi) has deployed twice to prove that India can do anything ; breaking India forces keep on buying media, retired people from various fields,political, social,religious activists to give wrong picture about India, paid people will do enough to harm the interest of India everywhere;

[@emrao7732]

TRUE! When Modi was Prime Minister in 1962, China defeated India and occupied 20,000 Square Miles of Indian Land!!!

[@alenberson1440]

And supreme leader gave more land for free

[@ankitjain3760]

So present government will also give so much land.

[@varadhachari2738]

It is always easy to criticise anybody including the author of this episode. Can he say that he is 100 percent perfect man. If he says yes he can only be lier. This person says that no body was allowed to enter area of Himalayas . In that case how come he could go to that place and find out the areas that is reported to have lost. If he is not a military man it is very clear that he could not have gone to that place.And so his claim that the our PM was silent on this is to say the least seems to be sheer imagination. It is obvious that it is neither Modi our PM or the Defence minister Rajnath Singh having more patriotism than any leader in India can be silent spectatorsr. You should ask any army man or Capt.Madan Kumar for perfect details. Now what these persons were doing when during 1962 war China occupied major portion of land in that area and this matter was raised in parliament the then PM Jawaharlal Nehru is reported to have said that not a grass will grow in that land and so he never made any effort to reclaim that land And then what about subsequent congress prime ministers upto our great Manmohan Singh. But no discussion about this so far but when it comes to Narendra Modi all wil join to criticise him forgetting all the good he has done to our country without availing any leave and started attending to his work even on the day of his mother's demise the cremation of which was done without any fanfare. These people should also understand that but for Modi"s most best and committed efforts these Covid would have taken many of Indian lives which may possibly include some of these media persons. Where is the gratitude sir. Needless to point out that Modi govt has taken extra care to safeguard our border areas if we care to see that many bridges have been constructed in the night of Himalayan mountains for easy movement of troops and army vehicles. But still some people want to ignore the facts only to give their preconceived views they have the liberty to do so. Look at the man who works for this country for over 18 hours a day without achieving any person gain either for himself or for his family members and yet we want to criticise him at all the available opportunity makes things uneasy and laughable.

[@Worldaffairs121]

Free Indian illegally occupied Kashmir 0:07

[@natvarsinhzala9078]

Any thing speak about Nehru mistake 😔😲

[@emrao7732]

His negativity has given Siddharth Varadarajan the unflattering look of a GHOST!!

[@user-cf3cr8ki7e]

Modi will be Remembered of giving panauti kaal with different categories (e;g Bollywood ko Kangaali walee panauti milee) Pithle 10 saal mai Natural Disaster kee wajah se Kitna jaani aur malee nuksan hua hai?