Amidst the mayhem on SM, it’s important not to lose sight of a couple of things. First, there are many who hold opposing political views, who genuinely have Indian interests at heart. Second, there is a sizeable number of Sikhs who abhor the effort to divide this country.
We can’t lose track of the big picture. The purpose of a hit job of the kind we’ve seen is to vitiate the atmosphere. There are many players - separatists, foreign intel agencies, demagogues running SM platforms, the media, think tanks, politicians and uninformed “influencers”.
This is from old friend of mine who happens to be a Sikh from London. He holds agricultural land in Punjab and has also contributed to India’s agritech sector, putting money where is mouth is. He supports the farm bills, and was livid seeing the propaganda.

This is his take:
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4 Feb
After the “toolkit” for anarchy and Hinduphobia (note: Peter Friedrich’s inclusion) got exposed for what it is, here’s the new think tank spin: demean the MEA’s effort to counter paid, subversive propaganda through patronizingly reducing it to a conflict with a single “celebrity”
The subtlety of narrative change - cherry-pick “facts” to fit a story that suits an agenda. Compound it with moral grandstanding. Ignore the ground realities and confine the delivery of the story within a framework that is impervious to criticism. How? By turning it into a joke.
When on the back foot, engage the entire think tank and pliable op-ed network (eg. from WSJ, Bloomberg) to comment on similar lines. Turn off the comments section and reply only to one another’s points. Make that the only conversation visible.

It’s blindingly obvious.
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17 Jan
Friends, maybe. Family, no.

The US/EU would be well placed to appreciate that India will not necessarily conform to a Western template for democracy and embrace foreign “liberal” orthodoxies. That’s because India has its own unique culture, history, ambitions and challenges.
Culture: India is the world’s only living civilizational state. It’s knowledge systems cover diverse philosophies. The people inherit an acceptance of heterogeneity in ideas, traditions and lifestyles. Moreover, the culture has remained resilient despite invasions/ colonization.
Within the political context of the modern nation state, Indians value democracy because “Hinduism” places utmost importance on individual agency through the inalienable duty to chart one’s own Karma by practicing one’s own Dharma. India’s democratic resilience stems from this.
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15 Jan
@CarnegieEndow introduced a journalist is an Associate Professor at Harvard. The appointment was not confirmed, yet they ran the interview in which the “stalwart” of a journalist castigates the Indian media. Click on the embedded link to hear the opening lines.
Recently, William Burns, the President of Carnegie, was nominated for the top job at the CIA. Considering the quality of background checks done on interviewees from his previous institution, one wonders how much misinformation slips through the net. Or perhaps, it doesn’t matter?
The interview is available on YouTube. Do listen in. “Classes” were meant to start in a few weeks.
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15 Jan
@Kate_SdE @PriyamvadaGopal @ChathamHouse @AdomGetachew Hindu nationalism should not have a negative connotation. It’s not exclusivist because Hinduism isn’t a religion - rather, it’s a way of life, and the term “Hindu” refer broadly to the people around and east of the Sindhu. This transcends the modern construct of religions.
@Kate_SdE @PriyamvadaGopal @ChathamHouse @AdomGetachew For “Hindus” - a broad-brush stroke for a people whose culture is underpinned by a knowledge system that provides logical structure for adopters of a plethora of philosophies, “Hindu nationalism” by definition, is inclusive and pluralistic. It gives space to everyone.
@Kate_SdE @PriyamvadaGopal @ChathamHouse @AdomGetachew If Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Samkhya, Yoga, Purva-Mimamsa, Buddhist and Jain philosophies are studied in comparison with Abrahamic faiths, India’s unique Carl Popper Paradox comes to light. The imposition of a western matrix of secularism on a pluralistic culture has done much harm.
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13 Jan
Equal emphasis must be placed on the benefits of growing a military-technological-industrial complex, with a range of private players. Out of their innovation will come cutting edgec, cost-efficient, indigenous systems and platforms which the IAF will value down the line.
Meeting specific user requirements is critical. That goes without saying. Buying off-the-shelf solutions are unsustainable for any nation that aspires to be a superpower. Military tech and manufacturing independence is cornerstone to achieving game-changing dominance.
It would by myopic to silo out the benefits. Knowledge of operational requirements are valuable only in context of a national vision and a reasonable assessment of future risks buttressed by a broad-based understanding of history, technology and global geopolitics.
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11 Jan
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.
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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