The hit job titled “How a Strongman Made Himself Look Weak” claims that PM Modi responds to criticism within India by ‘co-opting’ the media and ‘repressing’ the religious minorities [read Muslims]. And, on foreign soil, the Modi government responds to criticism with anger and laughably, even ‘political assassinations’.
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Daniel Block (Asia Foundation—CIA, Henry Luce Scholar— partners with the Asia Foundation, The Caravan)
Read More »The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has alleged that the United States (US) State Department and “deep state” elements in the US are working to destabilise India in collaboration with a group of investigative journalists and opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, Reuters reported on Friday.
US State Department, ‘deep state’ trying to destabilise India: BJP on OCCRP
Previously:
OCCRP: A Giant of Journalism Gets Half its Budget From the U.S. Government
Bangladesh mission in India attacked: Why are ties in freefall?
Watch the full conversation with Zoe here.
Zoe Alexandra joins Katie to discuss a series of events in India in which over one hundred homes were raided, all caused by The NY Times.
NY Times Gets Indian Journalists Arrested via Katie Halper
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New Delhi Police Raid Homes and Offices of Journalists
International uproar following mass raids and arrest of Indian journalists
New York Times Helps Marco Rubio Push Persecution Of Antiwar Leftists + More
On February 14, Indian authorities carried out a procedure at the headquarters of the British broadcaster BBC in New Delhi. The operation is part of a tax audit, however it came after the publication of a documentary in which the BBC gave a biased treatment of the 2002 religious clashes in Gujarat, western India. On a geopolitical level this and other events reveal how different governments move their pieces in the global chess game, in what could be strange two-handed moves.
India: legal proceedings against British communications network unveils geopolitical positions
by Conor Gallagher
Russia, Iran, and India are speeding up efforts to complete a new transport corridor that would largely cut Europe, its sanctions, and any other threats out of the picture. The International North-South Transport Corridor (NSTC) is a land-and sea-based 7,200-km long network comprising rail, road and water routes that are aimed at reducing costs and travel time for freight transport in a bid to boost trade between Russia, Iran, Central Asia, India.
Russia’s “Sanction-Proof” Trade Corridor to India Frustrates the Neocons
H/T: Alex Christoforou
The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s visit to Myanmar on August 3 shows that the relationship is assuming a strategic character. The Foreign Ministry in a press release on August 2 highlighted that the relationship is “one of the priorities of foreign policy in the Asia–Pacific region, an important factor in ensuring peace, stability and sustainable development.”
Moscow prioritises ties with Myanmar
Ms. Cat’s Chronicles 