*Why The West Is Pretending To Need India For The War In Ukraine?*
*By Abhishek Banerjee*
“What is India doing for European security?”
This is the exact question that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was asked point blank at the Munich Security Conference last week.
*By Abhishek Banerjee*
“What is India doing for European security?”
This is the exact question that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was asked point blank at the Munich Security Conference last week.
One can think of any number of responses, none of them as civil as what the minister chose to give. Most of all,seriously? After 70 years of arming & supporting Pakistan, the West really wants to ask this question?
You just looked the other way on China & Covid.
You just looked the other way on China & Covid.
You looked away as Chinese troops brutally attacked India in the middle of a pandemic.
And you just left a huge cache of weapons,even attack helicopters & transports for the Taliban in Afghanistan.
The smaller of those weapons have already made it into the hands of
And you just left a huge cache of weapons,even attack helicopters & transports for the Taliban in Afghanistan.
The smaller of those weapons have already made it into the hands of
terrorists in Kashmir.
And now you dare ask what we are doing for your security?
But the West is not kidding.Over the last one month, the West has hit us with almost everything they have, demanding that we join their war.
Governments, think-tanks, foreign
And now you dare ask what we are doing for your security?
But the West is not kidding.Over the last one month, the West has hit us with almost everything they have, demanding that we join their war.
Governments, think-tanks, foreign
policy experts, newspaper columnists, even sundry comedians and internet influencers. They are pleading,they are threatening,they are hysterical. Come on,India. You must condemn Russia, or else.
The other day,ambassadors of all EU countries met in Delhi in a show
The other day,ambassadors of all EU countries met in Delhi in a show
of solidarity for Ukraine.That is their business, of course, but why Delhi?
Was no other capital city on earth available to them? It was yet another tactic to put pressure on India.
So far,our govt has refused to buckle under pressure.And, by most accounts,the vast majority of
Was no other capital city on earth available to them? It was yet another tactic to put pressure on India.
So far,our govt has refused to buckle under pressure.And, by most accounts,the vast majority of
Indians are with the govt on this one.
Should we spoil relations with a long time ally & number one weapons supplier to make the New York Times happy? No way.
But it does not end there.
We have to dig deeper behind the motivations of the West.
Why this extreme focus on India
Should we spoil relations with a long time ally & number one weapons supplier to make the New York Times happy? No way.
But it does not end there.
We have to dig deeper behind the motivations of the West.
Why this extreme focus on India
all of a sudden?
What big difference would it make to the Western effort if India were to condemn Russia? I have to be skeptical here.
We all know that India has been climbing the global power ladder for a while now. Did we become a superpower already without actually realising?
What big difference would it make to the Western effort if India were to condemn Russia? I have to be skeptical here.
We all know that India has been climbing the global power ladder for a while now. Did we become a superpower already without actually realising?
Suppose for a moment that India agrees to make Washington happy. Or as think-tank experts like to call it, decides to stand up for “democracy and freedom.”
Suppose that our External Affairs Ministry released the most blistering statement condemning Russia’s actions in Ukraine.
Suppose that our External Affairs Ministry released the most blistering statement condemning Russia’s actions in Ukraine.
What happens next?
Will the Russians retreat immediately, terrified of the fearsome power of the Indian Army? Will Russia & China,fearing sanctions from India,fold like wet tissue? Will they start celebrating with Indian flags on the streets of Kyiv? I doubt this.
Will the Russians retreat immediately, terrified of the fearsome power of the Indian Army? Will Russia & China,fearing sanctions from India,fold like wet tissue? Will they start celebrating with Indian flags on the streets of Kyiv? I doubt this.
Then why is the West so desperate to have us on their side?
Here is one possibility.
They are not seeking our help.
They are just trying to demonise us.
They understand India’s interests & compulsions perfectly.
They know that New Delhi will not toe their line,& India will not
Here is one possibility.
They are not seeking our help.
They are just trying to demonise us.
They understand India’s interests & compulsions perfectly.
They know that New Delhi will not toe their line,& India will not
condemn Russia.
That is why they have drawn a moral line in the sand and are shouting from the rooftops that India is on the wrong side of it. Who hates freedom? India.
Who supports aggression? India. Who is hypocritical & against a rule based international order? India.
That is why they have drawn a moral line in the sand and are shouting from the rooftops that India is on the wrong side of it. Who hates freedom? India.
Who supports aggression? India. Who is hypocritical & against a rule based international order? India.
And here is the real subtext of what they are saying.
Which is the country that does not deserve any support from the world? India.
My mistake. It is not subtext at all. In fact, they say it quite openly. Indians are hypocrites.Because India won’t go against Russia over Ukraine,
Which is the country that does not deserve any support from the world? India.
My mistake. It is not subtext at all. In fact, they say it quite openly. Indians are hypocrites.Because India won’t go against Russia over Ukraine,
the Indians deserve nothing from the world in their struggle against China.
Again, they are not seeking our help.They are manufacturing an excuse for themselves to stay out in case of Chinese aggression against India.
If something were to happen between China and India tomorrow,
Again, they are not seeking our help.They are manufacturing an excuse for themselves to stay out in case of Chinese aggression against India.
If something were to happen between China and India tomorrow,
the West would like to stay out.
Of course they would. While placing sanctions on Russia,they couldn’t even bring themselves to give up the chance to sell expensive watches and jackets to Russian oligarchs.
You think they would be willing to give up trillions of dollars of
Of course they would. While placing sanctions on Russia,they couldn’t even bring themselves to give up the chance to sell expensive watches and jackets to Russian oligarchs.
You think they would be willing to give up trillions of dollars of
trade, and their entire supply chains, to make a point against China and in support of India? Ha!
But nevertheless, it would be a bad look for the West. The supposedly democratic West siding with the Chinese Communist Party dictatorship against a democratic India.
But nevertheless, it would be a bad look for the West. The supposedly democratic West siding with the Chinese Communist Party dictatorship against a democratic India.
How to get out of this tangle? The answer is obvious. Demonise India on all fronts. Go label the Indian government as genocidal and Nazi.
They do this behind the facade of “experts” and “civil society organisations,” of course. So they get Freedom House and Swedish
They do this behind the facade of “experts” and “civil society organisations,” of course. So they get Freedom House and Swedish
V-Dem or whatever to declare that India is not even a democracy any more.
When war breaks out in Eastern Europe, they get the New York Times and Wall Street Journal to tell the world that Indians hate freedom.
China likes this, of course. They understand that India derives
When war breaks out in Eastern Europe, they get the New York Times and Wall Street Journal to tell the world that Indians hate freedom.
China likes this, of course. They understand that India derives
tremendous moral authority from the fact that we are a democracy. There are only two ways for China to blunt this advantage.
One, China could transform itself into a democracy, which the Communist Party obviously doesn’t want. The only other option is to vilify India
One, China could transform itself into a democracy, which the Communist Party obviously doesn’t want. The only other option is to vilify India
internationally,so that India is also seen as an authoritarian,& genocidal state.
Which is exactly what the global media, the experts,the think-tanks have all been saying for eight years now.
The West needs this narrative against India.
China needs this narrative against India
Which is exactly what the global media, the experts,the think-tanks have all been saying for eight years now.
The West needs this narrative against India.
China needs this narrative against India
And both are presumably willing to pay. What a wonderful coincidence that “experts” worldwide have come to exactly this conclusion: India is evil.
That is how Delhi Police using water cannons became an international human rights violation. Water cannons which are used around the
That is how Delhi Police using water cannons became an international human rights violation. Water cannons which are used around the
world,in France,in Germany,in Italy or in Switzerland, run no such risks.
We just saw Canada declare a national emergency, seize private property and suspend civil rights to clear out one bridge after a two week protest. But nothing can compare to the horrors of Modi’s
We just saw Canada declare a national emergency, seize private property and suspend civil rights to clear out one bridge after a two week protest. But nothing can compare to the horrors of Modi’s
'undeclared emergency.'
Or think about it this way. If the West really needed us so desperately, do you think they would have spent the last eight years demonising us?
They were happy to back even Saddam Hussein, the military dictators in Pakistan, & even Osama
Or think about it this way. If the West really needed us so desperately, do you think they would have spent the last eight years demonising us?
They were happy to back even Saddam Hussein, the military dictators in Pakistan, & even Osama
bin Laden personally, when they thought these guys could help them.
But India of 2022 is such a cruel and unjust place that the columnists at the Washington Post have to scream out their conscience?
As President Biden would say; come on, man….
Our View:
At any point,
But India of 2022 is such a cruel and unjust place that the columnists at the Washington Post have to scream out their conscience?
As President Biden would say; come on, man….
Our View:
At any point,
India will need to fight it's war against China. And these western jokers under Biden are of no use. They will lead everyone to the point where the world will sorely miss Donald Trump.
And Ukraine have practically no democracy. And its president is not a saint. You play games
And Ukraine have practically no democracy. And its president is not a saint. You play games
using the NATO, Russia is not going to suck lollipops as you plan to set NATO missiles on the Russia-Ukraine border.
Putin is no Rajiv Gandhi!
Let's also end the activities of velvet glived tyrant #America
#IStandWithPutin
#istandwithrussia
Putin is no Rajiv Gandhi!
Let's also end the activities of velvet glived tyrant #America
#IStandWithPutin
#istandwithrussia
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