The insinuation that HR is being impinged on by a free democracy such that India can be equated with a totalitarian China which incarcerates minorities in concentration camps in occupied lands, is bereft of logic. Also, judging India against hypocritical EU benchmarks lacks merit
Expectedly, American think tank “scholars” are training their guns on India in line with the demands from DC. The next four years will involve lectures on lofty principles and puerile moral grandstanding, which are but facades for pushing an authoritarian, radical left agenda.
Indians are concerned about hypocrisy around the world - not just on China. Take the US - it abused human rights in dozens of countries through invasions and political subversion on false pretexts, to enact regime change. Iran, Vietnam, Brazil, Nicaragua, Iraq, Afghanistan...
India is a continent unto itself, diverse in every possible way. The debate on democratic principles and human rights norms must largely be internal in light of the rather poor track record of Europe, the US and China. In fact, it’s India turn to “tame the savages” abroad.
Our democracy thrives. It’s imperfect like every democracy would be. But the scale and scope of India’s success makes our guiding principles valuable exports to the “free world”. Moreover, our value for freedom is intrinsically embedded in our culture and traditions.
If we can export yoga and meditation - the core of which lies in the ultimate form of individual agency - why can’t we build on that to export our view of democracy, which is by extension is the collective force of individual choices? It is India’s responsibility.
Yet, much of this is lost to those who’ve been hired to infiltrate the Indian policy making circles, right up to the foreign ministry. The knives are out take stabs at India soul by endlessly pushing narratives on western democratic supremacy, which itself is on shaky ground.

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Frankly, the US should never be showing up in Delhi to deliver sermons on human rights to the world’s largest and most diverse democracy.

Let’s take a look at America’s human rights record. And no, bygones are not bygones. The impact of human rights abuse spans generations.
Let’s start from the beginning. Over 100M indigenous Americans were killed over a 500 year period (D. Stannard). 90-95% were exterminated by colonizers in one the worst genocides in the history of humankind, so much so a study by researchers at UCL showed it changed the climate. Image
Has the US made amends? The govt handed over a few acres of reservation land. Yet, a third of indigenous Americans live in poverty, 13% above the national average. Median household income is $40k, which is behind that of African Americans ($41k) and whites ($67k). (ACS 2013-17)
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Charity begins at home. Transparency is not achieved by blocking Twitter comments.

Not surprised a US think tank’s footsoldier takes aim at Indian pharma when Covaxin’s phase 3 has been successful on 22,000 volunteers with 4000 more to go. The assignment is to discredit India.
Phase 2 had more data than AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Moderna. Phase 3 so far shows the vaccine is safe. Because it’s under trial, and a bulk of the testing has been done, it’s been recommended for emergency use only. The decisions are based on facts, not a random “trust me”.
Covaxin showed safety, immunogenicity and efficacy in phase 2 data and safety in phase 3, and would be specifically used for emergencies arising from UK mutant strain. The vaccine is safe. It’s based on test results. Now, which part of the word “emergency” is difficult to get?
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@VamseeJuluri Hinduphobia is entrenched in the Abrahamic world, yet, I’d say it’s India’s inability to accept its own Hindu identity wholeheartedly which has resulted in a garbled narrative taken to the world. The strength will only come from within, not in hope for support from foreign media.
@VamseeJuluri It is incumbent upon us to first understand the universalist philosophies that form the basis for our cultural nationhood, which itself is defined by plurality in thought, and then act as ambassadors to the world as agents of change to the prevailing narrative.
@VamseeJuluri How many can explain karma, dharma, the cyclicality of life, time and the transmutation of energy into matter and vice versa, in an eloquent yet concise manner? Can we detail the stages in life, that unabashedly celebrate all aspects of it, yet with the final goal of moksha?
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