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all the speakers have a political slant against current GoI , and yet these are the speakers who are informing muricans about India.

This is like hiring a bookie who takes shorts on India, as special advisor on India related matters.

a few i watched, didn't have the patience to watch the rest.
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Camden conference - Feb 2024

How India Sees the World - NIRUPAMA RAO
India’s Economy - ARVIND SUBRAMANIAN
Post-Colonial History - PRATAP BHANU MEHTA
Politics and Governance - ASHUTOSH VARSHNEY
Repression and Resistance in India - PRERNA SINGH
India’s Resurgence, Nationalism and Minorities: It Was the Best of Times; it Was the Worst of Times - FERNAND DE VARENNES
Role of the Media and the Modi P.R. Machine - EMILY SCHMALL
India’s Regional Role - ASHLEY J. TELLIS
India’s Global Aspirations - TANVI MADAN
How India’s Growing Global Role May Shape U.S. Policy - DANIEL MARKEY

 

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all the speakers have a political slant against current GoI , and yet these are the speakers who are informing muricans about India.

This is like hiring a bookie who takes shorts on India, as special advisor on India related matters.
They speakers have been selectively chosen (by the organizers) so that the target Americans can be informed about India/its government in a particular way that the current American regime wants the narrative to go.

Its never about the real data or the real story.

We all know this, nothing can be done other than counter narratives which when done or even attempted at , we get stories like who Indians are "poorly informed" on geopolitical affairs or are argumentative etc..
 

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They speakers have been selectively chosen (by the organizers) so that the target Americans can be informed about India/its government in a particular way that the current American regime wants the narrative to go.

Its never about the real data or the real story.

We all know this, nothing can be done other than counter narratives which when done or even attempted at , we get stories like who Indians are "poorly informed" on geopolitical affairs or are argumentative etc..
other than their treaty allies, U.S polity treats every other country the same way. it's a structural thing.
would have been nice, if there was an explanation from within U.S why this is their standard SOP, and why they insist on continuing this approach. one obvious reason is that it is a industry in itself, NGO funding, news article sales and clicks, academia funding etc are a revenue generating schemes that benefit from this approach.
 

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They speakers have been selectively chosen (by the organizers) so that the target Americans can be informed about India/its government in a particular way that the current American regime wants the narrative to go.

Its never about the real data or the real story.

We all know this, nothing can be done other than counter narratives which when done or even attempted at , we get stories like who Indians are "poorly informed" on geopolitical affairs or are argumentative etc..
one thing i didn't see happen in last 10 years, is posing a direct counter question to those propagating these theories "what are native religions and cultures of Bharat supposed to do when non-native religion and political ideologies are given us only three options submit, get converted or get killed for past 1000 years? "

ask them a direct question instead of playing these narrative counter-narrative games. obviously there would be sophisticated non-answer, but atleast it will be on record.
 
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one thing i didn't see happen in last 10 years, is posing a direct counter question to those propagating these theories "what are native religions and cultures of Bharat supposed to do when non-native religion and political ideologies are given us only three options submit, get converted or get killed for past 1000 years? "

ask them a direct question instead of playing these narrative counter-narrative games. obviously there would be sophisticated non-answer, but atleast it will be on record.
The said question cannot be asked as those how dare such thought never get invited at the high debate table.

They will be left in their own podcasts, youtube videos or twitter spaces, will be called trolls or pseudo intellectuals at best.

The only options are building narratives in online spaces & writing books, such book writers will get cancelled as well.

"This side" is a non rewarding punishment (cancel threats) inducing system while the "other side behavior" will be rewarded/uplifted, will be tempered as well using a punishment/reward system which is dependent on uninterrupted political dedications & international support.

"This side" can attempt such a style but will not be that impactful on an international scale due to difference in geopolitical/economic might.

"Other side" has time/money/geopolitical backing.
 

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