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I wonder why the prime minister felt the need to announce this himself. If I remember correctly the Chinese premier did not announce their test.
Also to note, India was already ASAT capable about a decade back, but the political will (INC then) was simply not there to test it out & make a claim as the first among equals.
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> Code of conduct doesn't apply to national security issues You realize that nobody is fooled right? Everyone except for Modi's supporters sees through this
That's not what I am doing here. You can read it yourself: https://m.economictimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/i... I'm not about aware about any change in the Code of Conduct since the EC made that statement. Correct me if I am wrong.
And the question isn't whether it is permissible, but rather was it an obvious opportunistic move? The answer to the latter is yes to pretty much all of the outside observers.
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Code of conduct doesn't apply to national security issues. Not sure what Mr. Gupta is implying here.
> Code of conduct doesn't apply to national security issues You realize that nobody is fooled right? Everyone except for Modi's supporters sees through this
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These tests ought to be banned by international agreements. This is not an achievement for anybody. It is a travesty.
Then everybody will do it secretly. It's only a travesty when someone starts it; other people have the right to respond to parity with their own.
So the first, the US, was a travesty, but everyone else is legitimate self-defense?
I wonder why the prime minister felt the need to announce this himself. If I remember correctly the Chinese premier did not announce their test.
Modi takes the credit for anything achieved by the government or government backed entities like the space organisation. He singlehandedly opened bank accounts (that are empty), surgically struck Pakistan (with his bare hands), got us to space, developed missiles, brought the black money back, won the cricket world cup, created jobs, built the mandir (that's built, right?) and a million other achievements. What's cur…
Finding personal faults with any public person is pointless (as in having an effect on you). What matters is whether the results are good/bad.
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Most likely because the Department of Space comes under the Prime Minister.[1] And it was very important to assure the international community that we are not going to use it for attacking another country. PM's direct involvement helps this very much. The Chinese test got a significant negative reaction because of the ignorance from the top leadership. 1. https://www.isro.gov.in/about-isro/organisation-structure
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I don't think there is any technological glory on destroying a satellite that deserves such a public announcement. Perhaps it is far less complicated than putting a satellite into space which is what India was already good at it.
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So... Don't announce scientific achievements by your national space agency during an election? Talk about skewed perspectives.
Wait, now I'm confused... is it a military national security issue or a scientific achievement? China managed to not have Xi Jinping announce when they did it.
Which test you're talking about? Xi wasn't leading China back in 2007. And thanks to the ignorance of their top brass, the Chinese received considerable negative reaction after the test.[1]
1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Chinese_anti-satellite_...
I would not be surprised if India announces ICBMs in the next 5 years. A country that can place 100s of satellites in space as well as place geostationary satellites, has the necessary rocket technology to build an ICBM. Just because they don't talk about it, doesn't mean they can't do it.
I think India is in the midst of adopting an active deterrence policy. Being passive hasn't yielded good results.
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> Code of conduct doesn't apply to national security issues You realize that nobody is fooled right? Everyone except for Modi's supporters sees through this
Why don't you register a complaint with ECI and take BJP to court? Any lawyer worth their salt will reject to take your case unless they like losing. I am sure now you will attack the Indian judiciary and how BJP has "compromised" that as well. There is no end to this kind of BS argument. Just be happy for India.
I'm not arguing over the legality. I'm saying it's an obvious see-through attempt to circumvent those rules and to hold on to power.
Modi-ites like you are not going to convince me or any other objective observer otherwise