Over 100 Chinese troops entered 5 km into India.

[Nilgiri]

what's the point of this ??

This area is known trouble spot where China can more easily make a demonstration...the topography suits them mightily if you look at where their terrain features are compared to India...(the name nanda devi on the map should say a lot).

India has lot more mountains and ravines on its side that break up logistic network lot more to get to the final border zones in this area....compared to China which has relatively flat tibetan plateau on its side.

That drives the costs more for one side to meet in equal way. So the other side knows it and what is low hanging fruit if it wants to prod easily.

In fact this was one of the likeliest candidates where PLA could have made an armed venture of note if it elected to during the 2020 standoff....and it would have been hard for India to meet it in this spot.

In other areas India holds the advantage (if it wants to prod in similar way)....and others are more 50/50.

It depends on the end in topography and what the motivations are to test the other side.

 

[Kaptaan]

It was announced in 1911 and the formal shift happened in 1931. Calcutta was the commercial capital of India till the 1960s, on par with Bombay. It was also a hot bed of nationalism against the British - hence their decision to move it.

Apology for the error.
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Work began on the new capital in Delhi. British architects, Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker were assigned the work. They chose the southern plains beyond the old walled city of Shahajanabad as their site. In sharp contrast to the old walled city, the new capital's roads were to be huge and broad.


The area was first made a district province of Punjab. Lord Hardinge hoped that “New Delhi” would be ready within four years. But suddenly the World War was upon Britain. WWI took up precious funds. With coffers dry, it took 20 plus years to finish work on what came to be called “New Delhi” (in 1927).

The British thought they would rule India forever; capital was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi

When King George V landed in India with a plan to be coronated the emperor of India at the Delhi Darbar, he stunned the world with an announcement. The capital of India was no more to be Calcutta but Delhi.

www.timesnownews.com

By the time the British could formally inaugurate the new capital in New Delhi, it was 1931. Delhi was inaugurated as the capital of British India by Viceroy and Governor-General of India, Lord Irwin, on 13 February 1931.

Chicoms

Is that some disparaging term for Chinese?

@beijingwalker

How can you not react if foreign forces enter your land? I dont understand.

Simple. The adversary is China.

 

[Nilgiri]

Is that some disparaging term for Chinese?

No, just the CCP. Short for Chinese Communist.

I am neutral/sympathetic to the larger China overall.

 

[Kaptaan]

No, just the CCP. Short for Chinese Communist.

I am neutral/sympathetic to the larger China overall.

I would regard this term as disparging. As you know I have used 'shorts' for India begining with G but that raised right stink. So what gives taking licence here?

 

[Jackdaws]

I would regard this term as disparging. As you know I have used 'shorts' for India begining with G but that raised right stink. So what gives taking licence here?

Because it is not disparaging

Definition of CHICOM

a communist Chinese… See the full definition

www.merriam-webster.com

 

[Kaptaan]

See @Nilgiri answer above

I did. Using 'the short' is a lame excuse to take licence with disparaging language. if I used 'shorts' for India it would lead to resemble a Kumb Mela on this thread. CCP is sufficiently short for the Chinese Communists and it's actually even shorter than 'Chicom' which is play on 'Ch**k'.

 

[Kaptaan]

Because it is not disparaging

Definition of CHICOM

a communist Chinese… See the full definition

www.merriam-webster.com

Mere inclusion in dictionary means nothing.

 

[Jackdaws]

Mere inclusion in dictionary means nothing.

If the academic standard dictionary in North America "means nothing", then what does?

 

[Nilgiri]

I would regard this term as disparging. As you know I have used 'shorts' for India begining with G but that raised right stink. So what gives taking licence here?

I see no issue with anyone from anywhere calling BJP supporters as bhakts/sanghis (which can be perceived as disparaging)....or with people using "Congressi" "Lutyens" "AAPtards" or whatever else.

Not sure where you stand on the same for the use of patwari and youthia for the Pakistan section...but that is up to you mods there to figure out.

The Turks seem fairly open to labelling their folks as AKPeons and whatever else for the CHP and others.

That is where I put the chicom moniker. The CCP is a political party is it not?

In the end it disparages the political party and those that blindly follow its diktat past having the nationstate and its people as the 1st priority.

So it is very very different to "G-word" or whatever other moniker you concocted that applies well outside of the political-affiliation domain...and paints an entire country and people with an (intended) disparaging tone.

Similar to the word that rhymes with lackey but starts with P. That would raise a stink too with enough Pakistanis (given it is the whole identity and not just political-based criticism)....so it just isn't done.