Ahead of farm laws, an NRI seeded idea to corporatise agriculture

Niti Aayog’s task force envisioned a future where farmers lease out farmland to corporations and work as cogs

The Reporters' Collective

Maryland lieutenant governor got funding from donors linked to far-right extremist movement

Critics accuse Aruna Miller of retaliating against those that called out the problematic donations.

#ArunaMiller #maryland #BJP #OFBJP #RSS #HSS #IndianDiaspora #hindutva #HumanRights #HRW #IAMC #NarendraModi #GujaratPogrom #india #UnitedStates

https://www.salon.com/2023/08/05/maryland-lieutenant-governor-got-funding-from-donors-linked-to-far-right-extremist-movement/

Maryland lieutenant governor got funding from donors linked to far-right extremist movement

Critics accuse Aruna Miller of retaliating against those that called out the problematic donations.

Salon.com

Hindutva is increasingly influencing the Hindu diaspora – and extending Indian politics overseas

Hindutva organisations, influential diaspora members and social media have played a role in spreading Hindutva among the Hindus diaspora.

#diaspora #NRIs #hindutva #RSS #HinduNationalism #CasteDiscrimination #brahminism #BJP #VHP #OFBJP #MEA #diplomacy #SJaishankar #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #UK #canada #australia #leicester #india

https://scroll.in/article/1048844/hindutva-is-increasingly-influencing-the-hindu-diaspora-and-extending-indian-politics-overseas

Hindutva is increasingly influencing the Hindu diaspora – and extending Indian politics overseas

Hindutva organisations, influential diaspora members and social media have played a role in spreading Hindutva among the Hindus diaspora.

Scroll.in

Sydney serial rapist Balesh Dhankhar guilty of attacks on five women

A District Court jury in Sydney’s Downing Centre on Monday found the politically connected predator lured five women into a web of lies, paralysed them with drugs and hoarded trophies of his callous assaults.

Dhankhar led the Overseas Friends of the BJP, an official group supporting India’s ruling party, a position that allowed him to rub shoulders with the most powerful in Sydney’s Indian diaspora.

#sydney #BaleshDhankhar #rape #BJP #OFBJP #crime #hindutva #ViolenceAgainstWomen #diaspora #australia #india #NarendraModi

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/sydney-serial-rapist-balesh-dhankhar-guilty-of-attacks-on-five-women-20230418-p5d1gb.html

Sydney serial rapist Balesh Dhankhar guilty of attacks on five women

Balesh Dhankhar has been found guilty of multiple rapes against five young women in Sydney, making him one of the worst serial offenders in the city’s history.

The Sydney Morning Herald

'Overseas Friends of BJP' Australia Founder Charged with 39 Counts of Drugging, Rape, Filming

Balesh Dhankhar allegedly committed the offences in 2018. The case is in trial now. He reportedly played a key role in organising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reception in Sydney in 2014.

#OFBJP #BJP #australia #BaleshDhankar #SexualAssault #rape #ViolenceAgainstWomen #ABC #pfizer #NarendraModi #modi #india

https://thewire.in/women/australia-balesh-dhankhar-overseas-friends-of-bjp

'Overseas Friends of BJP' Australia Founder Charged with 39 Counts of Drugging, Rape, Filming

Balesh Dhankhar allegedly committed the offences in 2018. The case is in trial now. He reportedly played a key role in organising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reception in Sydney in 2014.

The Wire

‘The Campaign Against Caste Bias in US Will Now Go National’: Full Text of Kshama Sawant’s Interview

Kshama Sawant, a member of the City Council of Seattle, speaks on fighting caste discrimination and right-wing ideas in the US, fighting for the working class, their housing rights, and her plans to take it to the national level.

#interview #KshamaSawant #seattle #CituCouncilOfSeattle #law #SocialJustice #casteism #discrimination #caste #UnitedStates #diaspora #VHP #HUF #OFBJP #BJP #hindutva #brahminism #NRI #india

https://thewire.in/rights/caste-bias-us-seatlle-kshama-sawant-interview-full-text

‘The Campaign Against Caste Bias in US Will Now Go National’: Full Text of Kshama Sawant’s Interview

Kshama Sawant, a member of the City Council of Seattle, speaks on fighting caste discrimination and right-wing ideas in the US, fighting for the working class, their housing rights, and her plans to take it to the national level.

The Wire

Hindu Nationalist Lobbyists on Capitol Hill Are Growing in Influence

Right-wing lobby groups that claim to speak on behalf of Indian Americans are trying to stifle criticism of Narendra Modi’s Hindu chauvinist agenda. They’ve modeled themselves on pro-Israel groups like AIPAC and forged alliances around Islamophobic bigotry.

#HinduNationalism #fascism #CapitolHill #UnitedStates #lobbying #hindutva #diaspora #NarendraModi #modi #BJP #OFBJP #IACPA #USINPAC #communalism #israel #india

https://jacobin.com/2023/03/india-modi-hindutva-lobby-nationalism-bjp

Hindu Nationalist Lobbyists on Capitol Hill Are Growing in Influence

Right-wing lobby groups that claim to speak on behalf of Indian Americans are trying to stifle criticism of Narendra Modi’s Hindu chauvinist agenda. They’ve modeled themselves on pro-Israel groups like AIPAC and forged alliances around Islamophobic bigotry.

Maryland's Democratic Lt. Governor Has Ties To A Dangerous Far-Right Movement

Activists and voters have sounded the alarm over Aruna Miller’s history of brushing shoulders with Hindu nationalist groups.

#ArunaMiller #maryland #OFBJP #BJP #RSS #HSS #hindutva #hindus #democrats #US #fascism#FarRight #india #diaspora

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/marylands-democratic-lt-governor-has-ties-to-a-dangerous-far-right-movement_n_63dc3041e4b0c8e3fc83a42b

Maryland's Democratic Lt. Governor Has Ties To A Dangerous Far-Right Movement

Activists and voters have sounded the alarm over Aruna Miller’s history of brushing shoulders with Hindu nationalist groups.

HuffPost

How @ofbjp_usa & how it mobilizes 1000s of Indian-Americans to work for election of @Bjp4india.

US congressional candidate @rishikumar1 is a key example, while #TulsiGabbard has enjoyed their support here in America.

#OFBJP is controlled by #RSS. https://t.co/WIFjq7cTOQ

How India’s Ruling Party Mobilizes Indian-Americans to Win Elections – Countercurrents

India is having its first national election in five years. Partisanship in India is no better than in the United States. Probably much worse. Political party choices polarize families, friends, and whole communities and every election season can be a very divisive time. No wonder then that the U.S.’s nearly 4.5 million Indian-Americans watch India’s elections with sharp eyes. A[Read More...]

Countercurrents

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