It has taken a back seat to great-power competition. And this week at the White House, guess who’s coming to dinner? As president, Donald Trump made no secret of his admiration for repressive rulers around the world. Joe Biden campaigned on a promise to change that. He regularly criticized Donald Trump’s silence about repressive regimes and promised …
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India’s prime minister will lead a yoga session at the UN as part of a carefully curated PR campaign to project himself as a wise elder, rather than a supremacist authoritarian On Wednesday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is due to arrive in New York City for a historic state visit to the United States. His visit will commence with the most …
India’s democracy is in danger. There is no sound moral, political or economic case for President Biden and other democratic leaders to pretend this isn’t happening.
Modi’s hateful ideology has even spread to Chicagoland. In August 2022, Hindu right-wing groups organized a Hoffman Estates event featuring the leader of a Hindu militant group known for his anti-Muslim speeches.
Media Contact: Olivia Cantu info@reclaimindiademocracy.org Husnaa Vohra 773-357-5177 husnaa.vhora@iamc.com WASHINGTON DC: On Thursday, June 22, the Coalition for Reclaiming Indian Democracy, a coalition of civil rights and interfaith organizations representing Indian-American Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Dalits, and allies, will lead a protest in opposition to President Joe Biden and Congressional leaders decision to legitimize Indian Prime …
The Coalition for Reclaiming Indian Democracy, a coalition of civil rights and interfaith organizations representing Indian-American Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Dalits and allies, will host a press conference titled “Beyond the Hype: Highlighting Prime Minister Modi’s Authoritarianism and Human Rights Violations” to express strong opposition to the decision made by President Biden and Congressional leaders to …
On June 13, 2023, community advocates and organizations held a National Teach-In on Modi’s visit to the U.S. The panelists discussed anti-democracy efforts underway in India; discrimination and violence against minority communities including Muslims; human rights abuses; caste oppression; and other issues. More than a dozen U.S. based advocacy organizations sponsored the conversation and more …
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Press Conference & Protest Against Biden Administration’s Platforming of PM Modi Press Conference & Protest Against Biden Administration’s Platforming of PM Modi Media Contact: Olivia Cantu info@reclaimindiademocracy.org Husnaa Vohra 773-357-5177 husnaa.vhora@iamc.com WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Coalition for Reclaiming Indian Democracy, a coalition of civil rights and interfaith organizations representing Indian-American Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Dalits and allies, …
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Read the latest media coverage on the massive breakout on Anti-CAA protests around the world. #Live: Congressional Briefing on ‘Implications of India’s Citizenship Law’ India’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) explicitly discriminates against Muslim immigrants in granting citizenship. SEE: Anti-CAA protests gather fresh momentum as India marks Republic Day https://www.dawn.com/news/1530685/in-pictures-anti-caa-protests-gather-fresh-momentum-as-india-marks-republic-day During the briefing, a panel of …
Hindutva is an ultranationalist and religious supremacist movement like ISIS which was inspired by the Fascist Party of Italy. The Hindutva founders of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) net with Mussolini and used his Fascist Party as their model in the 1920s. Around the same time Hitler was also planning his own movement after getting inspiration …
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