Weak-kneed policy of India towards China

While China is busy grabbing Indian territory in the frontier region of Ladakh, the Indian government continues to pursue an open arm policy towards China in Punjab and other states where Chinese workers are undertaking various projects that would help their country's economic growth. The two Chinese workers of a thermal power project in the exclusive picture are seen relishing their traditional cuisine at Banawali in the Mansa district that is considered the backwaters of Punjab. 

Chinese were during the BJP regime assigned the job of constructing strategic roads in the areas of Himachal Pradesh adjoining the Chinese occupied region of Tibet. This helped the Chinese gather the ground level information regarding the road network in the region.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has described the 19 kms deep incursions by China in Ladakh as a local affair. Similarly, the then Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru had during the 1962 Chinese invasion tried to downplay the incident by saying that the Chinese have occupied our territory where not a single blade of grass grows.   

The British era letter box in Shimla

This is a British era letter box in Shimla (India). The top resembles the crown of the Queen.   

Sun clock at the Christ Church, Shimla

Not many visitors to Shimla are aware of the magnificent sun clock at the entrance of the residence of the pastor of the Christ Church at the Ridge. The clock showed accurate day and night time with the rays of sun and moon, more accurate than your wrist watch, till a few years ago when new constructions were strictly banned in the area. However, due to installation of high voltage street lights and constructions around, the sun and moon rays to the clock have got blocked but the piece of art continues to remind the old world charm to the visitors. This picture was shot by me in March 2013 when I re-visited Shimla after a couple of years.