DELAYED SUCCESSIONĬhauhan's career also included a commanding role in disputed Kashmir - home to a long-running insurgency against Indian rule - and cross-border strikes in 2019 against militant groups in neighbouring Myanmar. India and the United States are both members of the so-called Quad, a security alliance focused on the Indo-Pacific and aimed at providing a more substantive counterweight to China. New Delhi is also concerned over Beijing's increasing presence in the Indian Ocean, seeing the region as firmly within its sphere of influence. Their troops fought a high-altitude skirmish in 2020 along the border dividing Tibet from India's state of Ladakh, killing 20 Indian and at least four Chinese soldiers, and precipitating a sharp deterioration in relations.īut both countries this month began pulling back soldiers from around the site of that incident after more than a dozen rounds of top-level military talks - and after a two-year stand-off. New Delhi and Beijing have regularly accused each other of trying to seize territory at key flashpoints along their 3,500km divide, known as the Line of Actual Control. He will take up the role of chief of defence staff "until further orders", a defence ministry statement said late on Wednesday (Sep 28).Ĭhauhan commanded ground forces on India's eastern front - including much of the disputed border with China - before stepping down.īoth countries fought a full-scale war in the region in 1962 for control of India's north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, which China claims in its entirety and considers part of Tibet. India has been wary of its northern neighbour's growing troop presence along their immense frontier, and border disputes - including deadly Himalayan clashes in 2020 - have been a perennial source of tension.Ĭhauhan, described as a "China expert" by local media, had been serving as counsel to India's national security adviser after his retirement from active service last year. Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan's appointment comes in the midst of a root-and-branch reform of India's armed forces, and nearly a year after the previous defence chief died in a helicopter crash. I hope you understand.NEW DELHI: India has appointed as its new defence chief, a general who led forces on its disputed frontier with China, as New Delhi seeks to counter Beijing's growing military assertiveness. The last thing I would want to do is discredit your songwriting. I apologise unreservedly and unconditionally.
“I had a conversation about songwriting and sadly it was reduced to clickbait. WOW.” “I totally agree with you,” Albarn tweeted in response to Swift’s remarks. You don’t have to like my songs but it’s really f–ed up to try and discredit my writing. “Your hot take is completely false and SO damaging. “Your statements couldn’t be further from the truth…you’re obviously completely clueless as to her actual writing and work process.” Singer-songwriter Maisie Peters wrote, “taylor swift could write song 2 but damon albarn could never write all too well 10 minute version.” Even the Empire State Building’s official account shared words of support for the 11-time Grammy winner.Īfter retweeting Swift’s comments, they wrote, “No one does it better than you.” These tweets came after Swift herself responded to Albarn, tweeting, “I write ALL of my own songs,” she wrote. Hyderabad Newsclick here for more Hyderabad News“Not sure why you would try to discredit Taylor’s brilliant songwriting but as someone who has gotten to press record around her …” Dessner mirrored. “i’ve never met damon albarn and he’s never been to my studio but apparently he knows more than the rest of us about all those songs taylor writes and brings in. When the writer Mikael Wood suggested that Swift doesn’t fit that narrative, as she’s an “excellent songwriter,” Albarn disagreed, saying, “She doesn’t write her own songs.” To support Swift, her ‘Folklore’ and ‘Evermore’ collaborators, Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner, were quick to jump on Twitter to comment on how they’re the ones who have actually seen Swift’s songwriting process firsthand - not Albarn. Washington: After Taylor Swift slammed Damon Albarn for his comments in which he claimed that she “doesn’t write her own songs,” several celebrities have come to Swift’s defence on social media.Īs per Billboard, in his recent interview, Albarn implied that modern artists are relying on “the sound and the attitude” of their music for popularity.
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