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So you think the entire exercise was carried out for BJP to pull ahead in elections? How much do you think Indian citizens care about this? Do you think it is e

So you think the entire exercise was carried out for BJP to pull ahead in elections? How much do you think Indian citizens care about this? Do you think it is enough to swing votes? Don't be too quick to find faults!

sbmthakur 8y ago
Well, I've heard people saying that everything from the Pulwama attack to Balakot airstrikes was orchestrated by BJP for electoral gains. So reading the grand parent wasn't surprising.
timdiggerm 8y ago
It is definitely possible that the exercise was carried out independent of the election schedule, but Modi announcing it (instead of some lower official) is because of the elections, part of making every bit of possible patriotism count. Don't be too quick to overstate others' positions!
- shripadk 8y ago
  Modi heads the Department of Space. He has every right to announce it whether you like it or not. As far as overstating positions go, the opposition in India was quick to jump to conspiracy theories after the Pulwama attack saying that Modi orchestrated the entire attack for political gains. This ridiculous conspiracy theory mongering has gone on to unprecedented levels this election. After failing at making a dent for the past 1 year by parroting Rafale lies, the opposition is now trying to find a new issue to latch onto. It can't be that you keep throwing darts until one of them sticks! That is not how a responsible opposition should behave!
  - timdiggerm 8y ago
    I'm not Indian (or from any nearby country!). I do not care if BJP wins the next election or whatever is going on. I am not part of the opposition. Your passion is so overwrought that you are seeing opposition where it isn't.
MiroF 8y ago
Oh, the announcement almost certainly was.
- thevardanian 8y ago
  So... Don't announce scientific achievements by your national space agency during an election? Talk about skewed perspectives.
  - MiroF 8y ago
    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.
    - sbmthakur 8y ago
      > 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_missile_test https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Chinese_anti-satellite_...
      - MiroF 8y ago
        > Xi wasn't leading China back in 2007. You're right - I was confusing it with the more recent non-destructive tests that were also not explicitly announced. And I don't think they received negative reaction because they didn't announce. It's no secret that the West is not full of fans of China
    - thevardanian 8y ago
      Yah man. We need to celebrate space agencies/scientists even less.
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rishav_sharan 8y ago
Not the entire exercise. But the publishing of the fact imo is to grt better traction for the election. Between such announcements and the modi biopic movie during the elections, i am betting that modi marketing momentum is not going to stop.

sbmthakur 8y ago

Well, I've heard people saying that everything from the Pulwama attack to Balakot airstrikes was orchestrated by BJP for electoral gains. So reading the grand parent wasn't surprising.

timdiggerm 8y ago

It is definitely possible that the exercise was carried out independent of the election schedule, but Modi announcing it (instead of some lower official) is because of the elections, part of making every bit of possible patriotism count. Don't be too quick to overstate others' positions!

shripadk 8y ago
Modi heads the Department of Space. He has every right to announce it whether you like it or not. As far as overstating positions go, the opposition in India was quick to jump to conspiracy theories after the Pulwama attack saying that Modi orchestrated the entire attack for political gains. This ridiculous conspiracy theory mongering has gone on to unprecedented levels this election. After failing at making a dent for the past 1 year by parroting Rafale lies, the opposition is now trying to find a new issue to latch onto. It can't be that you keep throwing darts until one of them sticks! That is not how a responsible opposition should behave!
- timdiggerm 8y ago
  I'm not Indian (or from any nearby country!). I do not care if BJP wins the next election or whatever is going on. I am not part of the opposition. Your passion is so overwrought that you are seeing opposition where it isn't.

MiroF 8y ago

Oh, the announcement almost certainly was.

thevardanian 8y ago
So... Don't announce scientific achievements by your national space agency during an election? Talk about skewed perspectives.
- MiroF 8y ago
  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.
  - sbmthakur 8y ago
    > 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_missile_test https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Chinese_anti-satellite_...
    - MiroF 8y ago
      > Xi wasn't leading China back in 2007. You're right - I was confusing it with the more recent non-destructive tests that were also not explicitly announced. And I don't think they received negative reaction because they didn't announce. It's no secret that the West is not full of fans of China
  - thevardanian 8y ago
    Yah man. We need to celebrate space agencies/scientists even less.
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rishav_sharan 8y ago

Not the entire exercise. But the publishing of the fact imo is to grt better traction for the election. Between such announcements and the modi biopic movie during the elections, i am betting that modi marketing momentum is not going to stop.