A full-page ad on Wall Street Journal (WSJ) targeting SC judges and senior govt official has garnered attention. Suddenly what happened that such a prominent portal targeted India & propagate how #India is not a business-friendly country?
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The money of the #ad was paid by a Virginia-based ‘Frontiers of Freedom’ which is run by former Republican member George Landrith who filed a Global Magnitsky Act Petition to U.S. Govt against the top Indian govt officials on August 8, 2022.
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Between the Magnitsky Act petition & the WSJ front page ad, Landrith initiated #IndiasMagnitsky11 tag on September 22, to target the 11 high-ranking Indian officials, & seek sanctions against them in the US.
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But this institute was just representing a client - Devas Multimedia Pvt Ltd (its founder Ramchandran Vishwanathan), a satellite company founded in Bangalore, India. Devas has a longstanding legal case with the Indian govt the story of which started in 2005 (till present).
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In 2005, #Devas & #Antrix Corp (ISRO’s commercial wing) signed a deal for leasing 70 MHz of S-band spectrum.
However, in 2011 this deal was cancelled by UPA 2.0 govt citing national security issues when 2G scam was highlighted & talked about in India.
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It is to be noted that Devas had investments from Deutsche Telekom (has 32% equity stake of German Govt) worth $100mn for nearly 20% stake.
The cancellation of the deal by the Indian Govt gave impetus to legal battle initiated by Devas & its investors in 2011.
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The case became more intense over the years across international arbitration tribunals in France, Canada, and USA. In India, chargesheets were filed by CBI and ED over a fraudulent deal b/w Antrix & Devas leading to facilitation of “wrongful gains” worth Rs 578Cr to Devas.
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Most recently, on Sept 17, 2022 a special court in Bengaluru ordered the issuance of a notice under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act-2018 to Devas Multimedia Pvt Ltd, Ramachandran Viswanathan.
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Indian Govt has taken a diplomatic stride and now seeking the “Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty in Criminal Matters” signed with the US to monitor, question & arrest Devas’ founder Ramchandran Vishwanathan for his fraudulent deal.
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While the case is still ongoing b/w the Indian govt & Devas’ founder Ramchandran Vishwanathan, portals like WSJ are being used to tarnish & challenge India’s image its sovereignty.
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Earlier, New York Times (NYT) had publicized an ad targeting India, sponsored by Jamaat & MB network.
Worth noting that it is also a time when India is charting a foreign policy course at divergence from the US priority.
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And coincidentally, the US-based media have allowed unhinged political and malicious ads against India on numerous occasions.
Must be a coincidence that US media is independent of the US Govt priorities.
@AITCofficial MP @sagarikaghose referencing an anti-India #Propaganda front in the Parliament which fabricates ‘minority atrocity, has clear Paki footprints, is blocked in India, and keeps changing the front name when exposed – not once, twice, but thrice.
Small thread:
If she is ignorant about the front (despite being a journalist) then she is unfit to be an MP, and if she knows what she is doing then she is practically colluding with enemies against Indian interests.
This so-called ‘India Hate Lab’ (IHL) was earlier called the Hindutva Watch. Its website and backend tech support were being run from Pakistan. When exposed, it changed its brand to IHL.
There are some in India, still confused about the former US President #DonaldTrump’s conviction – whether it is politically motivated or the rule of law, is taking its course.
A brief explainer on the case and why it matters to us in India.
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The case:
It’s a bit complicated. It has been made complicated deliberately. Many (including journalists) cannot explain what the allegations are. Most think it’s the ‘hush money’ Trump paid to former porn star #StormyDaniel
It’s not.
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The charges leveled are ‘falsifying business records’
Trump paid his lawyer, Michael Cohen, to pay Stormy to STFU. The payment to Cohen was given as ‘salary’ on which Cohen even paid taxes.
This is the ‘mislabeling’ of expenses for which Trump has been convicted. Really?
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There are some in India still confused if Donald Trump’s conviction is political vendetta or rule of law. We do a brief explainer on the present case and other cases brought against #Trump and why it matters to us, in India.
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Few Facts:
It is FIRST time in US history that a ‘Federal Election Law’ has been used as a direct state crime.
The definition of crime was CHANGED for the case
It is FIRST time in New York that some is changed for ‘falsifying business ‘record’ as felony (serious crime)
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More facts
Earlier a NEW LAW was introduced to extend time on case against Trump by #Stormy
Prosecutor is #Soros baby & a political (#Democrat)
Even before joining office he declared to prosecute Trump!
He reduced crimes to minor offences(like our #Pune judge) in 60% cases
Pak/Jamaat-backed anti-India propagandist Raqib Naik filed case in Delhi HC to unban Hindutva Watch & India Hate Lab. He's being aided by Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) whose lawyers tell story of anti-India collusion via #Thakur #Soros
First proof of his Pak/JeI collusion
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Exhibit A
Hindutva Watch (HW) website was exposed for having backend assistance from Pak. An ‘interactive map’ of alleged human rights abuses in India on HW’s website, was developed & provided by Pak national Sardar Adil Kayani, who runs Pak's ruling PML-N party propaganda
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Exhibit B
In 2021, Raqib received an award from Sound Vision Foundation USA (SVF), a US-based Jamaat front with ISI backing, led by ex-Jamaat Youth Wing head Abdul Malik Mujahid (@MalikMujahid), who supported and glorified terrorism against India.
When an India abusing, Pakistani ‘filmmaker’ comes up with a ‘documentary’ on #disinfo in India - which is legitimized and hyped by Pakistan Jamaat’s newfound lover @zoo_bear
#FactVsFiction
The documentary about the ‘menace of fake news’ from India is produced by Pakistani origin US-based 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗵𝘇𝗮𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗱, who has worked for various Pakistani portals including the Dawn News & Capital News.
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Ahmed has also produced ‘award-winning’ documentaries on India’s secular image. Not surprisingly, the Pak-origin filmmaker has never produced anything on religious freedom in #Pakistan. He though, has been issuing ‘secularism’ certificates to India.
“Globally respected intellectual” and “deeply knowledgeable about many countries”, another jewel UK stolen from India #NitashaKaul doesn’t know why she was denied entry to #India.
Let's help her remind her 'Pak-ISI sponsored' charade.
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Nitasha Kaul isn't just visiting Indian academia, she's part of Jindal Global Law School's course line-up. Her course labeled #Kashmir as 'occupied.' This is against the Constitution of India which terms Kashmir as an integral part of the country.
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And yet – she is invited as an academic by Indian universities like Jindal & Ashoka for conferences– and by a State govt?!
But her academic fraud is a small part of her sin. She is deeply right with the Pak establishment whose narrative of ‘occupied Kashmir’ she peddles.