Letters
Some of the Letters I have publishedFor the first time the Editor has asked for a response to this article. Here is what I have sent:
Chetan Bhagat is one of the many Indian extremist secularists and liberals who spew hate against Hindus and Prime Minister Modi. Let's look at the words he has used in his article on Leicester riots. He calls Modi Hindu supremist and authoritarian. Modi has won two...
This was in Saturdays Independent(24th Sept.2022) The views of an Indian academic
Professor Neil Chakraborti: There is no doubt in my mind that the religious tensions in India and thefesso actions of a hard-line, violent, nationalist government there has had a direct influence on what we have seen,” said Professor Neil Chakraborti, director of the...
Indian Army to drop Colonial Legacy
An article appeared in the Times on Thursday 22 September which talked about the Indianisation of India's armed forces. Everything from uniform to the naming of battalions is going to be changed. The Indian Navy changed its insignia recently from Red Cross of St....
Defending former Home minister Priti Patel
In the comments page of the Times on 7 September 2022, a deluge of negative comments on Priti Patel were published. She was described as a bully presumably for getting the civil servants in her department to get the jobs assigned to them completed. She was also...
Reply to Smriti Singh. Emailed her.
Dear Editor Smriti Singh's article,' British Indian's have a racism problem, we have to be honest about it' is disingenuous in trying to blame just the Hindu community for being racist. It is not only Hindus who use Whatsapp, many other groups use it to express a...
The following article was published in the Times on 12 August 2022. My reply appeared in their Comments column.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/how-narendra-modi-became-the-worlds-most-popular-leader-h7rckj7np Catherine Phillip and Amrit Dhillon demonise PM Modi hoping that a lie repeated again and again will morph into a truth. They start with...
Letter to Charu Sudan
Dear Charu Sudan Your article in the Guardian(31 May 2022) is an attempt to build up hatred against Hindus. How quick you are to adopt the newly fashionable American concept of the 'great replacement theory' and apply it to the Hindus of India. But borrowingideas from...
Arundhati Roy criticises ‘authoritarian’ Narendra Modi for reversing India’s progress.
The above named article appeared on (5/5/2022) in the Times, written by Amrita Dhillon. As usual Arundhati spews anti-Modi anti India nonsense. The following is my reply published in the Comments page of the Times. Arundhati has a pathological hatred of Hindus. One of...
Boris Johnson is a patsy for populist leaders – as his India visit shows: Mukul Kesavan
Mukul Kesavan Mukul Kesavan who teaches History at Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi has written an article titled, ' Boris Johnson is a patsy for populist leaders – as his India visit shows' in today's Guardian 26 April 2022. He accuses Boris Johnson of...
Letter sent to Sunny Hundial!
Sunny Hundal in his article on Boris Johnson's visit to India(Boris Johnson's trip to India won't work, 21/4/) is a crude example of lazy journalism. Sunny assumes that Boris has gone to India to get Modi to sign up to the Western anti-Russia alliance. Boris has...
Getting to the bottom of Russia-Ukraine Crisis
Letter published in the Asian Voice Alpesh Patel's article in the Asian Voice( 19 March) on Russia-Ukraine conflict blaming India for sitting on the fence is disingenuous. Let us first look at the genesis of this conflict. As an emerging Gas supplying nation Russia...
What makes Indian vegetarians different from Westerners who have given up meat? Article published in the Scroll.in , April 2022
What makes Indian vegetarians different from Westerners who have given up meat? Article published in the Scroll.in , April 2022This is a biased article and the names of the two authors Aseem Hasnain and Abhilasha Srivastava. While the article draws a fairly accurate...
Letter emailed to Claudia Webb MP for Leicester East.
Letter emailed to Claudia Webb MP for Leicester East.Dear Claudia WebbYour letter dated 15 March 2022 to Liz Trust, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs will not be taken seriously. This is because you have no idea of the safeguards assured for minorities in India....
Indian Universities Plan British Outposts.
Indian Universities Plan British Outposts. An article with the above heading has been published in the Times(14 Feb. 2022). Lord Johnson of Marylebone, the former Universities Minister said, ' Roll out the red carpet for India's fabled Universities'. Indian High...
Personality cult of PM Modi grows says the TIMES
In the Times (2/2/2022) Amrit Dhilon has written an article with the heading: 'Narendra Modi has traces of God in him says a BJP Minister as the personality cult grows'. There is an attempt to deify Modi according to her. She further says that there has been a long...
India bans foreign funds coming into Mother Theresa’s Charity
In today's Times(28 December 2021) there is a story of the Indian Government blocking the foreign funds coming into Mother Theresa's CharityIn the comments column the usual Modi and BJP bashing started. Both were called extremist Hindus. My following comments were...
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Indian chiefs are riding high in Silicon Valley. A report by Danny Fortson in the Times dated Saturday 4 December describes how Indian origin technicians are making big waves in California's Silicone Valley. My comments were published in the paper. Born in Rajasthan,...
A rare positive article on India in the Times
In a rare positive story on India, Emma Powell talks about the lead the country has over China in the emerging market. Asoka Equity is the star performer according to the author. India with a young population has a clear advantage over China and India is a free...