![]() ![]() It’s not just about the number of projects, but also the pace. In January, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated 28 infrastructure projects aimed at strengthening the border, including the Zoji La tunnel. ![]() “We are seeing many roads and bridges coming up.” “After the tensions escalated on the border, many developmental projects are being carried out,” he says. At times, he says, the one-hour flight from Ladakh to New Delhi could cost the same as a flight from New Delhi to New York. “All-weather connectivity was a long-pending demand of our people,” says Konchok Stanzin, a local councilor.ĭuring the coldest months, prices of gas and food skyrocket, and travel is largely limited to air routes, which also become more expensive. Ladakh is home to roughly 300,000 people, spread across an area the size of West Virginia. “Working in this kind of situation needs a lot of skills and dedication.” Boon for the region “We have to be always extra cautious,” says Mohammad Altaf, a worker from a nearby village who gets to visit his family once every three months. The incident, which also damaged several machines, suspended work for seven weeks. The area also receives heavy snowfall from November to April, and this January, a huge avalanche killed two laborers near the construction site. “Their infrastructure is way ahead of us.” “It is easy for the Chinese because they are sitting on Tibetan plateau,” he adds. Keeping kerosene, ammunition, and food stocked throughout the winter months has always been a challenge, he says, but especially now that the number of Indian troops in the region has doubled. Amrit Pal Singh, who served as the Indian army’s chief of operational logistics for the region. “The Indian army does lots of logistic dumping in Ladakh for winter,” says retired Maj. For around half the year, a combination of bad weather and poor infrastructure means that road connectivity is essentially nonexistent, forcing civilians and military personnel to stockpile everyday supplies. Much of Ladakh sits more than 10,000 feet above sea level, and temperatures here can plummet to minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Our forces will be able to have better connectivity, they can ferry more men and machinery.” Security catch-up “We cannot fight a war with China in Ladakh for more than 10 days in the present situation,” says Harpal Singh, head of the tunnel project. The tunnel is expected to cut travel times through the avalanche-prone mountain pass from 3 hours to 15 minutes. The western end of the Zoji La tunnel opens on to Baltal, an uninhabited mountain area in northern India. It was his anger that caused what occurred on January 6th,” he said. 6 “Stop the Steal” rally for their roles prior to the riot.After all, in closing arguments at the Proud Boy trial, defense lawyer Nayib Hassan said the attack wasn’t the Proud Boys’ fault. “It was Donald Trump’s words. 6 seditious conspiracy cases.The question is whether special counsel Jack Smith will indict former President Donald Trump and other political organizers of the Jan. It is possible the Justice Department is becoming increasingly confident in its ability to win complex Jan. Followers of two extremist groups have now been convicted of seditious conspiracy: Oath Keepers in March, and yesterday, Proud Boys. But more than 400 have faced prosecution for higher-level crimes, and at least 237 have been sentenced to prison.Second, Thursday’s conviction hints at prosecutions that may come. As of April, law enforcement had arrested 1,020 people for participating in the Capitol assault. Most of those brought to trial have faced only minor charges. First, it’s a symbol of the grinding Justice Department effort to hold accountable those responsible for Jan. government.The verdict is important for two reasons. The juror told Vice News that it was the Proud Boys’ own texts and messages that convinced the jury the men had engaged in seditious conspiracy – an effort to “overthrow, put down, or destroy by force” the U.S. ![]() and the fact they wanted to do so much in secret.”That’s what a juror said following Thursday’s conviction of four members of the Proud Boys far-right extremist group for plotting to attack the U.S. ![]()
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