Comments by "John Adam" (@johnadam2885) on "Hindustan Times" channel.

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  20. I would not worry too much about India's stance. Kissinger said a long while ago that 'India is the largest unimportant country'. That is still true. The Quad alliance to contain China is fundamentally misplaced and ineffective. India is the weakest and most ineffective link. The US knows that India does not have much substance. At election time, India staged a fight with Pak and lost a plane and a pilot got captured. But amazingly, they celebrated it as a victory and it was an election winner. India lost land to China recently and meekly kept quiet. That speaks volumes about India. They cannot fight like Ukranians against a bigger power. But they can fight internally against its own citizens. The Trump govt.'s stance with India was purely transactional. An Indian oil and gas company invested some money in Lousiana and Trump went along. The Biden govt. knows India has taken an ugly turn with militant Hindu 'nationalism' which is nothing other than fascism. India is internally unstable due to Hindu persecution of minorities, both Muslims and Christians. The Sikhs are near the edge as well, Hindu 'nationalism' may turn against them. 'Hindu nationalism' is akin to 'white nationalism'. Both the US and India do not want to walk away from each other as enemies, but at the same time there is nothing much each has to offer the other. About 15 years ago, the perception of India was that it is the next Asian tiger, even the next China. However, that perception has changed with India's economic decline in the last 10 years which is associated with the primacy of 'Hindu nationalism'. Western interest may still imagine that India is a big market for its goods, but its economy has declined due to mismanagement, so the people do not have purchasing power, hence there is no use for the west. India's current focus is to build an exclusively Hindu nation which it imagines will bring it respect, and the way they see to do it is to fight with minorities. That will only bring civil war, and refugees and break up. The starry eyed projection of India is over now. It is better the US puts India on a 'to watch list of nations that might unravel in the next 25 years'. India's independent stance over Russia is commendable, but the west should not be too hung up about it - because India does not count for much, and will be a liability in the future.
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  21.  @person1858  'Your policy makers who understand more than you do, seem to believe that India is going to do really well. I wonder what to make of this.' You are wrong that US policy makers currently think India is going to do really well. In an earlier period 15 years ago, we heard India is the upcoming Asian tiger on the heels of China. People like Thomas Friedmann and Fareed Zakaria painted a glowing picture of India and bracketed India and China together. But in the last few years, the Indian economy has tanked, and with the rise of Hindu fundamentalism, some even question India's viability. As a result people in the west are unsure about India and don't know what to make of it. The US would like to have India as an ally against China based on some notions of being a fellow democracy. However, the Biden Administration has people who are aware that India has been engaged in state sponsored violence against minorities. US criticism of religious persecution infuriates the Hindu right wing who either say Hindus are victims of history, or are victims somewhere else, or retort it is India's internal matter, or say there is racism in the US. There is little to choose between China and India when it comes to human rights. If it is economy, China is ahead and will be anyone's front choice, and India has fallen behind so much in the last 10 years that even Indians cannot trumpet their economy. Further, India has a border conflict with China. China took land, and the 'Hindu nationalists' did not have the courage to fight. China will take more land in the future if India tries to fight China. The US cannot intervene to save India as it cannot fight China either. Hence the India-US relationship and Quad are not very serious, both sides are incompatible and also have nothing to offer each other, but at the same time, both do not want to walk away either, because both see China as a common threat. India as usual flattered to deceive. It had a promising future which never came, and now it is downsliding on the road of tribal conflict. India would like to be like Myanamar, and carry out pogroms against minorities. Of course, if you look at the Youtube clips of Indian made videos like HT, one sees a self congratulatory belief that Hindus are becoming a superpower and the world better take notice. It smacks of an inferiority complex. Kissinger's contemptuous description that India is the largest non-important country still holds.
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  24. The root of the problem is Hindu Nazism, more politely called Hindu nationalism. This has led to persecution of Sikhs, Muslims and Christians and even Hindus who they classify as 'low castes'. Canada, US, UK should reduce visas for Hindus with links to Hindu nationalism. A dossier should be made of all prominent Hindus who have indulged in hate speeches against minorities or incited Hindu mob violence against hapless minorities. The west should drop the illusion that India is an emerging power in the democratic camp who will be useful to contain China. India's economy is a mirage and it does not have the military capability to fight China. The strategy of the Hindu Nazis has been to infiltrate their supporters into western society to capture power. Rishi Sunak is an example, he is willing to shield them out of Hindu pride. In the US, they are fielding the super right wing Hindu Ramasamy. The migration of Hindu Nazis to the west poses a threat to the stability of western societies. It is time the west woke up and smelt the coffee. Yesterday Hindus took out a religious procession in Leicester city without the police permission. The police stopped them and then Hindus manhandled the police and shouted about 'Hinduphobia'. Last year, Hindu militants (students or new migrants from India) created a riot in Leicester against Pakistanis. Similarly, Hindus have attacked Sikhs in Canada. If the US, Canada, UK etc. don't hold them accountable for this assassination, they will get emboldened further and carry on.
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