Ipse related to India

John Nkengasong

Inserted 2 years ago

“This is very problematic [India stopping vaccine exports] as it means unpredictability of our vaccination programmes and a serious risk of not achieving our stated target... on time. Given India's huge challenges, it will be impossible to expect anything soon.”

Reuters

Director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

18 May 2021 4 4

Navneet Sehgal

Inserted 2 years ago

“We keep recovering 10 to 20 bodies every now and then [on the banks of the river Ganges]. We have put a police force on the river and have also sent communications to local authorities that this practice [dumping of corpses in the river] be stopped.”

Reuters

Spokesman for the Indian northern state of Uttar Pradesh

15 May 2021 3 2

Maria Van Kerkhove

Inserted 2 years ago

“We are classifying this as a variant of concern at a global level. There is some available information to suggest increased transmissibility.”

Reuters

World Health Organization (WHO) epidemiologist

11 May 2021 3 3

Anthony Fauci

Inserted 2 years ago

“You've got to shut down. I believe several of the Indian states have already done that, but you need to break the chain of transmission. And one of the ways to do that is to shut down.”

Reuters

Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

09 May 2021 2 2

Rahul Gandhi

Inserted 2 years ago

“India is home to one out of every six human beings on the planet. The pandemic has demonstrated that our size, genetic diversity and complexity make India fertile ground for the virus to rapidly mutate, transforming itself into a more contagious and more dangerous form. Allowing the uncontrollable spread of the virus in our country will be devastating not only for our people but also for the rest of the world.”

Reuters

India’s main opposition leader - member of the Indian National Congress

07 May 2021 2 2

Bhramar Mukherjee

Inserted 3 years ago

“In my opinion, only a national stay at home order and declaring medical emergency will help to address the current healthcare needs. The number of active cases is accumulating, not just the daily new cases. Even the reported numbers state there are around 3.5 million active cases.”

Reuters

Epidemiologist and researcher with the University of Michigan

02 May 2021 2 2

Javed Ansari

Inserted 3 years ago

“This election verdict is as much an endorsement of Mamata Banerjee as it is a critique or a verdict against Mr Modi and his government's handling of the COVID crisis. The people in India are suffering. There's lots of pain misery and despair. And this was the first time they had an opportunity to give expression to that anger, to give expression to that pain, and they appear to have done it in a resounding manner in West Bengal.”

Aljazeera

Journalist in New Delhi

02 May 2021 3 5

Krishnaswamy VijayRaghavan

Inserted 3 years ago

“The ferocity of the second wave took everyone by surprise. While we were all aware of second waves in other countries, we had vaccines at hand, and no indications from modelling exercises suggested the scale of the surge.”

Reuters

Principal scientific adviser to the Indian government

29 Apr 2021 3 2

Licypriya Kangujam

Inserted 3 years ago

“I really appreciate the kind gesture of the Pakistani people for standing with the people of India during this difficult time for the country. We may be divided by the border but we breathe the same air.”

Aljazeera

Indian climate and environmental activist

25 Apr 2021 1 2

Vikram Patel

Inserted 3 years ago

“While complacency in adhering to masks and physical distancing might have played a role, it seems increasingly likely that this second wave has been fuelled by a much more virulent strain.”

Aljazeera

Professor of global health at Harvard Medical School

24 Apr 2021 2 1

Elizabeth Puranam

Inserted 3 years ago

“The scale of the crisis in India perhaps has not been seen anywhere else since the start of the pandemic. India has asked its external affairs ministry, with all of the embassies overseas, to source and import 50,000 metric tonnes of oxygen to save people's lives. Its defence ministry is also airlifting 23 mobile oxygen generation plants from Germany. The US Chamber of Commerce has asked the Biden administration to free millions of doses of the Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine, which is in storage in the US and ship them to India as well as countries like Brazil hit hard by the pandemic.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera’s journalist reporting from India

24 Apr 2021 4 1

Narendra Modi

Inserted 3 years ago

“The situation was manageable until a few weeks ago. The second wave of infections has come like a storm. The central and state governments, as well as the private sector, are together trying to ensure oxygen supplies to those in need. We are trying to increase oxygen production and supply across the country.”

Aljazeera

Prime Minister of India

20 Apr 2021 2 1

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

Inserted 3 years ago

“In the coming weeks and months … obviously there will be a demand spike and obviously people are preparing for it. In many cases, we have told our international partners that … COVID rates are going up in India, we are expanding our own vaccination ambit, so we are sure you will understand that at this time we have to purpose it much more focused at where we are.”

Aljazeera

Minister of External Affairs of the Government of India

26 Mar 2021 4 4

Indian army

Inserted 3 years ago

“It is clarified that there was a minor face-off at Naku La area of North Sikkim on 20 January 2021 and the same was resolved by local commanders as per established protocols.”

Aljazeera

Statement by Indian Army

25 Jan 2021 4 3

Andy Mok

Inserted 3 years ago

“China-India ties are indeed facing a challenging time but this is mainly caused by efforts to manipulate India into an alliance against China. It would be unfortunate if it were beguiled into such a new strategic posture since this would negatively impact India as well as regional stability and prosperity. India has much more to gain by working with China and not against it.”

Aljazeera

Senior research fellow at the Beijing-based Center for China and Globalization

10 Dec 2020 1 1

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

Inserted 3 years ago

“We are today probably at the most difficult phase of our relationship with China, certainly in the last 30 to 40 years. We could argue even more. The last time there were military casualties on our borders was in 1975, so just to give you a sense of a time there. Now for some reason, for which the Chinese have given us five different explanations, the Chinese have violated it [the agreement that ask both parties not to bring large forces to the boundary]. The Chinese have literally brought tens of thousands of soldiers in full military preparation mode right up to the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh. Naturally, the relationship would be profoundly disturbed by this.”

Aljazeera

Minister of External Affairs of the Government of India

09 Dec 2020 3 2

Anurag Srivastava

Inserted 3 years ago

“We have seen some ill-informed comments by Canadian leaders relating to farmers in India. Such comments are unwarranted, especially when pertaining to the internal affairs of a democratic country. It is also best that diplomatic conversations are not misrepresented for political purposes.”

Aljazeera

India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson

01 Dec 2020 1 2

Palki Sharma

Inserted 3 years ago

“Has @JustinTrudeau 'expressed concern' about the peaceful protests in Hong Kong? Thailand? Poland? France? Bangladesh? And the many countries which have seen protests in the last few weeks? Or is he interested in defending the rights of only politically relevant groups?”

Twitter

Journalist - Executive Editor at WION News

30 Nov 2020 2 2

Rajnath Singh

Inserted 3 years ago

“Our government, too, has stepped up the budget for border infrastructure development to about double the previous levels. As a result, more roads and bridges have been completed in the border areas.”

Aljazeera

Defence Minister of India

15 Sep 2020 3 2

Rajib Dasgupta

Inserted 3 years ago

“It’s becoming a double burden now. The urban areas are not slowing down, and rural areas are picking up.”

Reuters

Professor of community health at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University

07 Sep 2020 2 2

Indian army

Inserted 3 years ago

“On the Night of 29/30 August 2020, PLA [People's Liberation Army] troops violated the previous consensus arrived at during military and diplomatic engagements during the ongoing standoff in Eastern Ladakh and carried out provocative military movements to change the status quo. Indian troops pre-empted this PLA activity on the southern bank of Pangong Tso Lake, undertook measures to strengthen our positions and thwart Chinese intentions to unilaterally change facts on ground.”

Aljazeera

Official statement of the Indian Army

31 Aug 2020 6 2

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

Inserted 3 years ago

“This is surely the most serious situation after 1962. In fact, after 45 years, we have had military casualties on this border. The quantum of forces currently deployed by both sides at the LAC is also unprecedented.”

Thestatesman

Minister of External Affairs of the Government of India

26 Aug 2020 3 2

Jayadev Ranade

Inserted 3 years ago

“For India it is opportune that the U.S. is applying more pressure on China, and if it can get it to behave, that would be welcomed by the entire neighborhood”

Apnews

President of the Center for China Analysis think tank in New Delhi

28 Jul 2020 2 3

Narendra Modi

Inserted 3 years ago

“The danger of corona is far from being over. At many places, it is spreading fast. We need to be extra vigilant.”

Reuters

Prime Minister of India

26 Jul 2020 2 1

Narendra Modi

Inserted 3 years ago

“If India is enhancing its powers on land, air and water, then it is for the welfare of mankind. India is manufacturing modern weapons today. We are bringing modern technology from around the world for the armed forces. The spirit behind it is the same. If India is building modern infrastructure at a fast pace, then the message behind it is the same. Now the spending on border infrastructure in the country has almost tripled. This has also led to speedy development of border areas including construction of bridges and laying of roads. One of the biggest advantages of this is that now the goods reach you in a short time. The country is strengthening its armed forces at every level today.”

Hindustantimes

Prime Minister of India

03 Jul 2020 3 5

Narendra Modi

Inserted 3 years ago

“Friends, the age of expansionism is over, this is the era of development…whenever we have seen expansionist tendencies, these have spelt danger for world peace ... Friends, everyone knows that the country, the world and humanity can only progress on the basis of peace and friendship,” he said in his Hindi address. “But we also know that peace cannot be ushered in by the weak. Only the brave can bring peace.”

Thehindu

Prime Minister of India

03 Jul 2020 1 3

Brahma Chellaney

Inserted 3 years ago

“The Doklam affair [military standoff occurred between China and India as China attempted to extend a road on the Doklam plateau southwards] illustrated China's proclivity to miscalculate and overreach. India's refusal to bend while talking peace offers China's other neighbours an example of how to manage Chinese coercion. Doklam also raises a broader question: Had the US stood up to China in the South China Sea, would the seven artificial and now-militarised islands have been created? It is China's success in altering the status quo there - without incurring any international costs - that has emboldened its territorial revisionism in the East China Sea and the Himalayas.”

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New Delhi-based geostrategist and author

01 Sep 2017 4 6

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“This is very problematic [India stopping vaccine exports] as it means unpredictability of our vaccination programmes and a serious risk of not achieving our stated target... on time. Given India's huge challenges, it will be impossible to expect anything soon.”

“We keep recovering 10 to 20 bodies every now and then [on the banks of the river Ganges]. We have put a police force on the river and have also sent communications to local authorities that this practice [dumping of corpses in the river] be stopped.”

“We are classifying this as a variant of concern at a global level. There is some available information to suggest increased transmissibility.”

“You've got to shut down. I believe several of the Indian states have already done that, but you need to break the chain of transmission. And one of the ways to do that is to shut down.”

“In my opinion, only a national stay at home order and declaring medical emergency will help to address the current healthcare needs. The number of active cases is accumulating, not just the daily new cases. Even the reported numbers state there are around 3.5 million active cases.”

“The ferocity of the second wave took everyone by surprise. While we were all aware of second waves in other countries, we had vaccines at hand, and no indications from modelling exercises suggested the scale of the surge.”

“I really appreciate the kind gesture of the Pakistani people for standing with the people of India during this difficult time for the country. We may be divided by the border but we breathe the same air.”

“While complacency in adhering to masks and physical distancing might have played a role, it seems increasingly likely that this second wave has been fuelled by a much more virulent strain.”

“It is clarified that there was a minor face-off at Naku La area of North Sikkim on 20 January 2021 and the same was resolved by local commanders as per established protocols.”

“We have seen some ill-informed comments by Canadian leaders relating to farmers in India. Such comments are unwarranted, especially when pertaining to the internal affairs of a democratic country. It is also best that diplomatic conversations are not misrepresented for political purposes.”

“Has @JustinTrudeau 'expressed concern' about the peaceful protests in Hong Kong? Thailand? Poland? France? Bangladesh? And the many countries which have seen protests in the last few weeks? Or is he interested in defending the rights of only politically relevant groups?”

“Our government, too, has stepped up the budget for border infrastructure development to about double the previous levels. As a result, more roads and bridges have been completed in the border areas.”

“It’s becoming a double burden now. The urban areas are not slowing down, and rural areas are picking up.”

“This is surely the most serious situation after 1962. In fact, after 45 years, we have had military casualties on this border. The quantum of forces currently deployed by both sides at the LAC is also unprecedented.”

“For India it is opportune that the U.S. is applying more pressure on China, and if it can get it to behave, that would be welcomed by the entire neighborhood”

“The danger of corona is far from being over. At many places, it is spreading fast. We need to be extra vigilant.”

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