Bangladesh shows why Modi Govt must junk party politics & excessive religiosity in our neighbourhood

[@ziahossain5553]

In Bangladesh the country was ruled by a Tyrant for last one decade and there was no democracy. Killing, torture, abduction etc were very common which compelled people to rise against the Tyrant. Our people to people contact should increase and build mutual trust

[@rezaurchoudhury5315]

And that tyrant was blindly supported by Indian governments. India as a super power didn't build bridges between people to people rather they build bridges between a government to "a political party".

[@harshgoel1793]

We don't want muslim idiots from Bangladesh, you are dirty and illiterate. Stay in your fucking country. Nobody wants you

[@saikatbaug1937]

​@@rezaurchoudhury5315we dont have to . Go fuck yourself andhanamazi pancherchap

[@seshutatikola162]

Ingrates

[@Shamrat1]

Explain how we are ungrateful and to whom.

[@1uamrit]

Being a nepali, relationship with 'Hindu majority" Nepal is the biggest diplomatic failures of the Modi government. During his first visit every one loved him. We were like why our leader isn't like him but all changed after 2015 blockade which india still denies but we all in Nepal faced.

[@GehraRajyaKaAnmolTattu]

Think the red line for India is countries in the neighborhood providing a foothold to China.

[@indianskeptic3451]

Nepal's problems are of its own making.

[@1uamrit]

@@indianskeptic3451 yes Indian nationalism is nationalism, ours is a problem. No nation is saint.

[@ajqkit7gt]

The blockade was not imposed by India. It was sections of Nepali population who imposed the blockade because they were unhappy the way they were being treated. Nepali politicians unnecessarily blamed India for it.

[@GehraRajyaKaAnmolTattu]

@@1uamrit You make a good point. India cannot claim that Nepali people are part of our family too, and also take actions that benefit Indian political goals while punishing common people of Nepal. India has emerged from foreign rule after centuries, and has a bit of an extreme reaction whenever it perceives any country in the region letting in a neo-colonial power, whether it is the US or China. Divide and rule between the countries of this region was how the subcontinent was colonized. In my view, the people of India have only goodwill for the people of Nepal.

[@sudip_curiousmind]

Why do you say India-Pakistan divide is because of ideology? Its because an Islamic Pakistan can't sleep easy with a predominantly Hindu India next door. It may sound harsh but the truth is Pakistan isnt bothered by our success (or lack of it), its by our sheer existence.

[@dhruvmarwah4641]

This thinking goes both ways mate, i guess that's the point he is trying to make. What we think about them is what they think about us

[@chiragr1336]

Dude we don't send terrorists there. Have you seen Pakistan's media. They whole heartedly hate us and support terrorism. It's not the same here.

[@reach2prasanna]

@@dhruvmarwah4641 If we think like the Pakistanis and Bangladeshis do, then how come Muslim population in India is thriving, while non-Muslim population in Pakistan isn't? India isn't uneasy about Islamic Pakistan or the soon to be Islamic Bangladesh, we're happy if they leave us alone, while our neighbours are bothered by, like the Sudip said "our sheer existence". The fact that you even went so far to compare Indians with our neighbours speaks volume about your thinking. Like Kendrick Lamar said "They not like us".

[@rupeshbharadwaj]

What we think about Pak is what is so visible. The comparison doesn’t make any sense. India’s focus is its own prosperity, Pak hardly worries about it’s own prosperity. The country is a farmhouse for terrorists.

[@MrHumanforlife]

Maybe think of it more geopolitically, look at all big powers surrounded by smaller neighbours, no country accepts hegemony by another country over their own

[@ibrahimkhukon5333]

India should learn from what happening in Bangladesh. India shouldn’t support one specific dictator party or specific dictator leader like Sheikh Hasina and Awami League rather then should support people of the specific country. Although India didn’t learn and lost all of neighbouring countries support. India shouldn’t export BJP, RSS agenda to neighbouring country, it’s Won't work others countries. Sooner or later India should understand this. Godi media propaganda Won't work anymore.

[@garygeorge-wi7co]

If India speaks for the Hindus it is bad. But it is ok when you people declare Islam as your state religion. You can reduce your Hindu population and that is good. But when India complains of their illegal Muslims from bangladesh, that is communal. Bangladesh and Pakistan are eternal enemies of India. Let us not pretend otherwise.

[@Vagabond617]

Our neighbouring countries deliberately ruin themselves to teach a lesson to India . - The Print

[@amitabhadehury9777]

😂

[@damiendehorn6350]

Bangladesh needs to focus on Bangladeshi interests and not indian interests.

[@JohnAbraham-gh6dz]

when entire neighbourhood hate me, it is time for me to reflect my actions

[@nishantshrivastava9674]

​@@JohnAbraham-gh6dz Nobody cares💁🏻‍♂️ There is no cure for ur islamisst hatred

[@saitech007]

😂😂😂😂

[@daniyalamed2960]

From the comment section I can conclude that India is hopeless. Sometimes i feel bad for him. He probably feels like he is talking to a wall.

[@Sk-cr2bl]

Modi government has destroyed the leavrag that has india develop in last 70 years ....India do not like communal politics in neighbouring countries but enjoy same in Home.....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@hkumar7340]

Good evening, jihadi sir!

[@HRC294]

Neighboring countries are constitutionally communal. Ab jaao madrasa me...

[@Sk-cr2bl]

@@hkumar7340 good evening.....

[@Sk-cr2bl]

@@hkumar7340 sach kadwa hota hai 🧐🧐🧐

[@Ram20026]

There was no communal politics in India before modi good joke 😂😂...Islamic invasion was not a reality then mughals didn't do communal politics oh wait khilafat movement which Gandhi supported was not at all islamic arey Pakistan and Bangladesh dont exist as per u,partly sharia Constitution of India is not written by Ambedkar.. Yah I want to have what ur having some strong stuff ur smoking man...

[@rabeldusting9166]

As a Bangladeshi, I feel that Indian policymakers have two gaps of understanding or problems. Firstly, an attitude of dominance which stems from the Chanakya principle that pushes you to make your neighbouring countries eternally dependent on you. This principle encourages India's undue interference in the domestic affairs of the neighbouring countries, which the people of those countries consider as threats to their sovereignty. Unfortunately, the Indian people do not agree that the interferences are unjustified. The Indians in general consider that India has the right to do anything to ensure its security, no matter if it jeopardises the sovereignty of the neighbouring countries. With Bangladesh, the Indians tend to play the politics of gratitude for the support during the liberation war of 1971. Of course, we Bangladeshis are grateful to India for the support and assistance during our liberation war. But that also benefited India, a win win situation for both. Could India afford today if there were two Pakistans on two sides and nuclear wireheads are pointed from its eastern flank as well? What else we have to pay and how long we have to pay to show the gratitude to India. We have given India road, railways, and river transit across our landmass and in return, we have not achieved anything from India. We put up with undue tariff and non-tariff barriers imposed by India that hinders our access to Indian market (although Indian products enjoy unhindered flow to our market). We tolerate the unilateral withdrawal of water by India from 54 trans-boundary rivers including the Teesta and the Ganges. We also put up with the killing of our citizens in the borders. And finally, India has been overtly supporting the most unpopular Awamileague government for the last 15 years which is in power by rigging the elections and oppressing the opposition with the most brutal manner. India is unwaveringly supporting a puppet government which is rampantly corrupt and incredibly oppressive. Installing the puppet Hasina government India has exerted its dominance against us which have made our people extremely agitated. Secondly, the Indian policymakers seem to be apprehensive about the rise of Islamists which is also futile. As a Bangladeshi, I can assure that the radical Islamists do not have any strong foothold in Bangladesh. The Jamat Islami (the Indian policy makers are so obsessed with this party) do not have more than 5 percent of the total votes. They could not possess more than 3 seats in any parliament election. Yet the Indian media is so vociferous about the rise of that party. Indian media is also making commotions on the oppression against the minorities after the fall of Hasina. This is absolutely non-sensical. Followed by the fall of Hasina, the houses of Awamileague leaders were targeted and vandalised. The Hindus those who were Awamileague Ministers, MPs, leaders and activists and cohorts of Awami oppression for the last 15 years were the victims of those attacks. Now, if you enjoy the fruits of power for the 15 years you must pay for it after the fall of the dictatorial rule. In my locality, a Hindu awamileague leader was accused of quite a few gang rapes and at one incident he along with his gang had snatched a Muslim lady from her husband and brutally raped. The incident happened 5 years earlier. No one in the locality could raise voice against him. Because he would kill them. However, after the fall of Hasina he fled. The agitated mob burned down his house and business. But Indian media gave it a communal colour. This sounds so ridiculous and self-contradictory that the party in power of India is inclined to extreme Hindutva and India opposes the rise of any such party in other countries. As a common man, I also oppose the identity politics based on religion. But you cannot indulge double-standard. I can say that we are ready to talk to our Indian brothers and sisters and initiate mutual exchange of opinions/dialogues. But whenever anything goes against India, or there is any criticism of India we are tagged as Madrasa educated extremists by Indians although I am a university teacher of Bangladesh graduated from the US.

[@shivmohan99681]

I can understand your opinion, I myself live in Europe where I meet your bangladeshis but I just want to ask you why percentage of Hindus falling from around 30 to below 10%?

[@rabeldusting9166]

​@@shivmohan99681 Thank you very much Dear Brother. This is the first time that my comment has been greeted with calm, sober and rational reaction by any Indian. Brother, I can assure you that the reasons of the depletion of Hindu population in Bangladesh are predominantly economic and political. Religion is not that much connected. You see that India, as a much larger country offers a greener economic pasture for the poor people living in the remote areas of Bangladesh and the remote areas are close to the borders with India (if you look at the map you will easily understand that). This is one of the reasons for which the Hindus and Muslims living adjacent to the Indo-Bangladesh borders migrate to India. Moreover, hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshis are migrating to Europe, Australia, Canada, and the US for better lives among which a significant segment of Hindu people are there. Now the educated Muslims are leaving the country, which is counted, why not the Hindus? Most of my Hindu friends have got settled in Canada who never in their lives were discriminated in the universities or work places. But they sought better lives in Europe which is justified. Second reason is political. The Hindu minority population (those who are involved in politics) in Bangladesh mostly (you can say 95%)support Awamileague. Awamileague has been playing the minority card since the beginning and Indian policy makers are deceived by that narrative. If you come to Bangladesh you will see that the land of the poor Hindus are grabbed by the Awamileague leaders and the wretched Hindus are driven to India. If you want I can give you paper clippings of all those. Please read the case of Mr. Benzir, the ex-IG of Bangladesh Police. This man acted as a pillar to keep Awamileague in power by unleashing oppression against the opposition parties. He successfully kept performing his job for last 15 years and in exchange he was given the licence to do corrupt practices at his sweet will. In his village, he built a royal resort grabbing the lands of thousands of Hindu farmers. Please check the video kzbin.info/www/bejne/q57GfKuDnpaZiNU. However, the Awamileague always pushes forward that BNP-Jamat (the opposition and islamic parties) do these atrocities and oppressions and Indian media and policy-makers are beguiled by that narrative. The propaganda machinary of Awamileague are much stronger than those of other parties. I do not understand why the Indians buy Awamileague narrative. Oppressing Hindus are politically a stigma for other parties as they are already alleged for that. They would internationally remain unsupported for that crime. The US now understands that but India does not realise that. It keeps supporting Awamileague's vote rigging and power holding with force. India does not want to understand the pulse of the common Bangladeshis for which the anger of Bangladeshis are concentrated to India. You will find the reflection of it in the cricket matches. Before 2014, things were not like that. I have shed lights on the major causes of Hindu migration which happen in general. Yet, there are some exceptional things, I will not deny. I won't say that Bangladesh is an ideal place for the minorities. But I can say that in schools, colleges, universities, engineering universities, medical universities and civil services you will find hindu students' access much higher compared to the percentage of population. My best friend is a Hindu who has access to my family and so I have at his family. In our cabinet 3 power ministers (Land, food and health) were Hindus. In parliament, significant representation of Hindus are there. But this cannot be denied that there are victim games played as well. This is a peculiar human psychology. Some of the Hindus love to play victim game. Let me tell you a recent incident. Rahul Ananda, a prominent and very popular signer of Bangladesh lived at a house close to 32 Dhanmondi, the house of Hasina, the former PM of Bangladesh. After her fall, the house was burned down and the fire spread across Rahul's house as well. His house caught fire, all his belongings including the musical instruments got burned. That was definitely a spill over effect. But after that, Rahul came out with a story that he and his family were driven out of his house and the house was in arson. I felt so shocked and ashamed. Later, the fact was revealed that it was not an intentional arsoning, rather it was a spill over effect. Please check the link en.prothomalo.com/entertainment/music/sopwf9jmz1 Brother, I would love to answer to any questions you ask related to Bangladesh.

[@curiouscucumber1803]

​@@rabeldusting9166 sir thank you. Much respect and good wishes to you

[@kalyanmds]

I live in Hyderabad, I come across thousands of illegal Bangladeshi people working in different fields like restaurants owned by Indian Muslims. Almost all of them are Muslims. I never came across a Hindu illegal Bangladeshi. I also saw many in Chennai and Kerala where I travel frequently. Your logic that Hindus are migrating, therefore their population is reducing sounds illogical as most illegals are Bangladeshi Muslims and Rohingyas. All Indian Metros are flooded with them. As an Indian I have no issues with Bangladesh except this rampant illegal migration. Please stop this and you will gain our respect. Sorry if I hurt your feelings but this is the truth based on my experience. Before you accuse me of hindutva, I am a Christian. All the best for the future of Bangladesh.

[@rabeldusting9166]

@@curiouscucumber1803 .. You are most welcome.

[@BilluBadshah-kh1gd]

Today India the Vishwa Guru Can't Influence A EU Country or even Any other Small Island Nation to Give Asylum to Seikh Hasina 😂 😅 What a Great Influencer in Global Politics 😂 😅

[@GehraRajyaKaAnmolTattu]

Why is it India's job to influence that. That is Hasina's job.

[@andmore7456]

Hasina a muslim doesn't find herself safe going to any of the 52 Muslim countries. That says a lot about the Muslim religion.

[@BilluBadshah-kh1gd]

@@GehraRajyaKaAnmolTattu She is Now a Ex PM so no Friends only India. Hasina Stay will Give Anti Indian Force to Play The Extradition Card

[@MsRed-um3pp]

Bcz india Benefited by Sheikh Hasina..India Earned billions of dollar From every sector of Bangladesh... Hasina never improve our medical systems we had to go to India..Hasina didn’t allow local businesses to grow..We had to purchase indian Products.. India sold 25 billion to Bangladesh annually.. Bangladesh Sold 2 billion to india...what kind of business it is?? This the Love story of Modi and Hasina... Hasina is a fucking monster..!Now in 3 weeks we are developing our medical Systems in more efficient way...

[@kitnanaai]

So India has to convince others? If Canada, UK & US can give refuge to terrorists and mass murderers why not take in Sheikh Hasina? How about Sweden and Norway?

[@muralikrishnanr6738]

I believe the National interest is not objective enough. Lot of challenges in the neighborhood are bcoz of Red Dragon and it activities. Narendra Modi has biggest challenge in front of him due to a very chaotic world today. I don't think previous 2 PMs had these critical scenarios. Indian Think tanks are getting popular. It will take time. I am not saying Modi is perfect, but I think the blame on him as victim hood is unjustified. I feel Minorities in India are treated well and like being in India. Treating Minorities badly is not factually right. I challenge the Print to conduct a numerical study of the number of incidents in BJP ruled vs Non-BJP ruled states. The law and Order in BJP ruled states are much better. Look at WB for example.

[@billubadshah897]

Unable Take Advantage of Growing Red Dragon vs USA & Eu eg Pakistan Using USSR Growing Influence in the Sub Continent & Later Afghanistan To Get Economic, Political & Military AID

[@parnamsingh1716]

Spoon😂😂😂😂

[@silentreaper9264]

​@@parnamsingh1716What are you trying to say😒 look at the worst law and order situation in West Bengal whom always preaches to government but in reality all overall India 🇮🇳 if one CM is failed in each and every area from economy to law and order everything then it is Mamta Banerjee only.She is ruling West Bengal for 20+ years with simple majority is that state developed no West Bengal is one of the worst state in India in both economy and in law and order.I am not saying all opposition ruling states are worst for example look at Tamil Nadu , Telangana ,Karnataka etc..they are making goods strides in attracting investments in both inside and outside India 🇮🇳.So fact is Mamta is the only reason for the current choatic situation of West Bengal😏.Jai Hind 🇮🇳.

[@cb9461]

Very true its only non-sanatani who play victim and plot against bharat mata. Sanatanis are real victims . Whether red dragon , muslims, xtians, sikhs , nagas, tribal naxalite, kukis etc all are evil . Minorities in India should be thankful to greatness of great Sanatan. Sanatan hindu has never done any violence against any minority.

[@SamSam-nx9bf]

Build relation with Bangladeshi people not with one individual leader. You can not hamper the democracy of neighbours to establish your own national interest

[@sukhparhar]

The modi GoI since 2014 can't raise above level of Pracharaks & Empty Slogans. It's a mental capacity/ attitudinal issue.

[@surendrabarsode8959]

Why is Shekhar blaming Modi Govt for excess of the media? Indian foreign policy is responsible and accommodative for our neighbours.

[@GehraRajyaKaAnmolTattu]

Don't believe he is blaming Modi. Rather, his point was that common people in neighboring countries may not see the distinction between the official position of the Indian government and the shrill jingoism put out by the media.

[@arefinhoosain654]

​@@GehraRajyaKaAnmolTattuPlease be self-critical instead of blaming others. Get out of this attitude that everyone is bad India alone is good or right.

[@GehraRajyaKaAnmolTattu]

@@arefinhoosain654 That’s good advice. And if you replace India with Islam in your comment above, that would apply well to you too.

[@ebadurrahman7848]

​@@GehraRajyaKaAnmolTattu the difference between you and me is that you are an imperialist and we are not!!

[@GehraRajyaKaAnmolTattu]

@@ebadurrahman7848 Impressed by your keen powers of judgment.

[@90sfoggywinter]

It seems that these naked truths are quite hard to digest for some Indian viewers.

[@orunabho]

What has CAA has to do with our Islamist neighbours? Population of non muslims are decreasing since independence in these islamist countries, they are goibg where? The fact of the matter is British India was partitioned on the name of religion, homeland of Indian Muslims. We sivided the land, but sidnt exchange the people. Consequences is following. More suffering

[@pmt7483]

It was the worst blunder in our history. The undercurrent of Muslims planning to conquer this land will never go away. They will breed and conquer India through democracy, maybe not in 10yrs but in 50 for sure.

[@rakeshtatipamula1183]

We are not saviors for Hindus across the world. We are responsible for citizens of India of any religion, caste or race. Full stop!!!

[@abhijeetchavhan37]

​@@rakeshtatipamula1183 Unlike Britian ,Europe and USA . India did have a better policy of Immigration. Unlike where these countries are giving refuge to extremists . It's not just Hindus CAA talked about . The only problem was that Muslims don't consider Ahemadias as Muslims and persecute them but India does consider them as Muslims. Neither exmuslims or atheists were mentioned in CAA. If a country wants to be better it does needs to have Humanitarian steps for the persecuted ones also. .

[@orunabho]

@@rakeshtatipamula1183 CAA is the consequence of improper partition. The land was surely partitioned, but the population, the subject of hate,was not exchanged properly. CAA is also flawed because it sets the record date as 31st December. 2014. It should be open ended, open for all kafirs and infidels still living in Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Ahmediyya and Shia took part aggressively for the partition of India, hence disqualified. What is Nation? Think? A club? A land?

[@rakeshtatipamula1183]

@@orunabho I follow Gandhi. For us Indians, partition was neither wanted nor needed. It’s for them, not for us

[@hkpandey1]

Bharat must never ever abandon our religiosity...its our indifferent, "kya farak padta hai" attitude towards Hindus in our neighbourhood that has led to their decimation in Islamist and other countries surrounding us...its time we demand same rights and security for Hindus in neighbouring countries, that we give Muslims and other religions in Bharat... We can absolutely be uncompromising about the safety and wellbeing of Hindus in our neighbouring countries, while still being humble and respectful to them... I strongly reject Couptaji's conjecture in this video report...

[@bilalbaig8586]

Bangladesh is giving much better treatment to their Hindus than India does to its Muslims. Mohammed Yunus personally called for an end to the violence against Hindus and threatened to resign if they didn't obey. Can you even think of Modi dong the same? Instead the Butcher of Gujrat went around giving inflammatory speeches and the Gujrat government released the rapists of Bilkis Bano and the local BJP leaders garlanded the scum. When in the entire history of Pakistan and Bangladesh has a Muslim rapist been garlanded by his fellow countrymen?

[@prasanthalpha]

If India tries to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, it will continue to get rejected by them. Indians (mainly the Hindus from the Hindi heartland): 1 Need to overcome their insecurities and victim complex. No one cares if you are religious or not. 2 Need to realize that Partition is a done deal. There will be no Akhand Bharat. 3 Need to realize that rights are given to all Indian citizens irrespective of religions. The idea that "we" are "giving rights" to "them" does not exist here. You are not giving anything to me or anyone else. The rights are guaranteed by the Constitution, not by you. I do not need your permission to live here - whether I am a Hindu or Muslim or Christian or whether I speak Hindi or not etc are not relevant. 4 Need to keep in mind that other countries also have sovereignty and nationalism. You cannot casually talk about "expanding chicken neck", "partitioning Bangaldesh into two" etc and at the same time lose your mind when Nepal shows some extra Indian land as part of their territory in their currency notes. If you do not respect them, they will not respect you.

[@GehraRajyaKaAnmolTattu]

@@prasanthalpha Brilliantly put and totally agreed. These points need to be presented in more places and become part of the groundrules of Indian civic discourse.

[@vinsin328]

Do hindus have same rights in India? Only Brahmins have rights in India. You want to interfere in other countries - by that logic India should get partitioned again. I can bet you are a Brahmavadi.

[@endofworld200]

everyone knw how you treat muslims in india

[@SamimAhamedMandal-xd4bk]

Hamara ghamand bohot Jada hay that is why I think the people of neighborhood don't like us...BJP is the main culprit behind making this ghamand...

[@Tushar-ou7ju]

Nobody wants a big bully neighbour . try to respect others , if you people want get one . loud and clear..

[@sohag0910]

If you think neighbors as your enemy then every neighborhood will be your enemy but if you think your neighbors as friend the your enemies also can be converted to your friend.

[@amankumarsingh1176]

Can't befriend snakes

[@dandmello5283]

Thankyou Shekarji.. Continuing to Listen to the foot-soldier's of 1980's India 🇮🇳 media's then.. Never .. to 2 mindset. It was is and always be my 🇮🇳 then Am happy that.. SOMEBODY is still around. For our great grand children's future .. IN INDIA Educative information that the young lacks.. in today's ❤Love

[@cixin10x]

India needs new political thinking, a global approach, new political party or power. This oligarch and Hindutva driven leadership have created a hollowed statue. Nationalism is not going away from Hindustan but Mughal era harmony is still an anchor point, a bond across the borders.

[@abdulqayyumgoraya3843]

Hegemonic foreign policy has brought Indian ignominy in all neighbourhood Public opinion.

[@IBNR22]

India is loosing all of it’s neighbours. 😢

[@govindapoduvalkg2889]

Shekharji In a nut shell you are in support of the oppressors of Hindus in Bangladesh. God bless you.

[@NiradGrover]

Great edition of NI. A strong power must be confident to the point that it doesn't consider humility and accommodation as weakness.

[@arupendradas1688]

Pertinent but not a factual assessment....for countries like Maldives, Bangladesh. Bangladesh was created on the basis of anti India sentiment and Pan Islamic identity. In the case of the Maldives, it was a clear communal ideology. Both countries forgot the cultural attachment to India.

[@Trollge398]

What about Nepal Sri lanka and Myanmar

[@chiragr1336]

They are not islamic so they don't pose a threat. Bangladesh has ties with Pakistan..

[@AmalTan]

​@@Trollge398All neighbours of larger countries suffer from a kind of insecurity vis a vis larger neighbour. Pak, BNG and Maldives have an added complication of anti-Indianism based on religion.

[@krishanrathi9119]

Bangladesh was not created out of anti-India sentiment; you're mistaken. It was carved out of Pakistan in 1971 because the experiment of creating a country based solely on religion failed, which couldn't reconcile its religious foundation with the cultural and linguistic differences between East and West Pakistan. Marginalization, economic disparities, political exclusion, and the repression of Bengali identity led to a strong push for independence, resulting in the formation of Bangladesh.

[@AmalTan]

@@krishanrathi9119 Yes BNG was not created on anti-Indianism. But East Pakistan was. And if that ideology had not persisted than it would have merged with India in 1971. Tell me what is the difference between Indian Bengal and BNG if not religion?

[@ramjeethakur3318]

:D ohh now media wakes up to SOFT POWER thing!! Manmohan Singh govt handled IR so well and India banked on Soft Power. Legendary MMS was mocked, called weak, and spineless. He was able to succcessfully secure ties with behemoths of world politics, neighbours, and African nations so well. Then we saw the entry of current PM- full of drama, bonhomie, ultra nationalist browbeating - and here we are. US and China playing in our backyard at our cost. Mainsteam journalists including Shekhar Gupta hailed those drama of PM Modi.

[@sinistermace]

This is one of your more candid videos in a while. Very nice to hear your thoughts on this subject. This was long overdue. Such a break from the nauseating vishwaguru, Amrit kaal narrative that has made public policy discourse almost non existent. Thank you again for doing this.

[@ThePrintIndia]

Thank you for watching and writing in, my friend...best wishes, Shekhar

[@ashrafuluzzal9058]

Last advice was crucial.. Interference in other country's Domestic politics and overplaying hindu card should be highlighted.

[@BharatThatIsIndia]

9:50 You are 100% right on this. If our media coverage and social media warriors are destroying our national interest. If you remember, Amit Shah using "Ghuspaithiya" remarks for Bangladeshi in parliament has created issues. Modi government has controlled that afterwards and that was a good sign. But they need to control der Camando Media and Social media warriors.

[@slamcan2k]

What do you find objectionable in the use of the word gusbhatiya to describe illegal immigrants? Is it notba fact that over 15 million illegal immigrants , moßtly Muslim have been̈ settled in Bengal and given votet cards and govt ID? This is even acknowledged by the SC. So its notba political statement. Are u ok with poŕous borders that àllow undocumented immigrants to muscle in on already scarce resources of citizens? Most right thinking and patriotic Imðiàns will not share your view.

[@BharatThatIsIndia]

@@slamcan2k Read before commenting. Have the background and then comment. Issues were created between India and Bangladesh where Bangladesh ministers spoke against India. Did u notice, ur beloved Amit Shah stopped using that term and that is a good thing. Have a brain or CS.

[@sujithkumar2041]

How again SG failed to call spade a spade. Treading gingerly not to disturb Modi eggshell he ended up praising Modi for ‘energizing’ neighborhood policy but the result is disaster at multiple levels with all neighbors He blamed online trolls for foreign policy failures when HM himself called BDs of termites, bjp leaders consistently calling for akhand Bharat, Modi flagship policy of communal polarization Grow a spine SG, it’s been 10 years and Modi is no more the Modi you used to fear. Ppl of India has shown him his place.

[@shankhashubhro9510]

last time BNP was in power from 2001 - 2006. Indo Bangla relationship was in lowest possible point during that period. did you give this free advice to Dr Manmohan Singh? just asking.

[@vinsin328]

So?

[@shankhashubhro9510]

@@vinsin328 so , what ?

[@jayeshrao739]

Jingoistic internal politics will always have major impact on neighbouring countries

[@kallachi729]

Anything that happens anywhere in the world, you have a lesson for India… agreed learning is a continuous process. But let us not stretch it Let us get this right, Shekhar In any which way, India is NOT Bangladesh; India is also not the USA, China, Singapore or any European nation. India is India with its own unique characteristics. India, as it is doing since the past couple of decades, has to cut its own path. We the people are the key. There is a famous dialogue by RajniKant, the Tamil super star, (“En Vazhi, Thani Vazhi”) meaning my path is my own Enjoy, smile, laugh

[@ThunderLightStrikes]

There is no India exceptionalism, it is an excuse to hide our failures.

[@nrusimha11]

We-are-like-this-only mindset. Unfortunately, he holds a megaphone.

[@kallachi729]

@@nrusimha11 yes.unfortunate. all those who hold the megaphone are always advising the Governments what to do etc.. Is the freedom of press (((pun untended) Just asking

[@nrusimha11]

@@kallachi729 Freedom of the press is a good thing, and this video is yet another proof that press freedom thrives even in the face of anti-India propaganda such as this. This is propaganda for sure, though extremely sophisticated and well funded.

[@kallachi729]

@@nrusimha11 Always thought print was neutral... Unfortunate For the print and Shekhar... This video

[@1954Saleem]

Very well presented Mr Gupta , hope India has more reasonable people in North India like you . I do find the hindu from South also quite reasonable. Regards from Pakistan

[@DarkKnight-db1dy]

Oh my goodness, a pakistani talking about being reasonable😂😂😂

[@parvadhami980]

Hope Pakistani Commentators too become reasonable

[@nissinlilbabybeandoc1285]

haha they find hindus from south reasonable so will you let them live peacefully by not doing Ghazwa hind in south india ?

[@nissinlilbabybeandoc1285]

A pakistani who has almost eliminated hindus in his own country talking about hindus in india. Hindus in pakistan are also very reasonable wonder why u guys killed and converted them for cefully

[@1954Saleem]

It was The Hindu the newspaper. Probably some people misunderstood .

[@premtiwari3161]

The Central point of India’s neighbourhood is unsound government and leadership committed to their own egos and vested interests .

[@safayatjamil2719]

Indian foreign policy is to blame. In Bangladesh, India helped destroy democracy. India has been trying to practice pseudo colonialism. They only take. The foreign policy is more interested in suppressing and gaining advantage through force/oppression. If it was based on mutual respect then it wouldn’t have been like this. You reap what you sow, mark my words, India will have to pay for their sins. Too many people are oppressed and killed because of your foreign policies.

[@soaringcrow]

Now you’re talking straight after getting kicked out from Bangladesh… India needs to learn to behave, reality is not bollywood machismo 😅… Last 15 yrs, we’ve suffered. Have some humility and build a proper bridge with mutual respect at it’s core. 🙏

[@gauravdas6741]

Reality is bangladesh can't survive without bangladesh and india knows how to control things.

[@JagdishPathak-o5m]

Appreciate the thoughts. This is true we cannot choose our neighbours. Also we should not behave like China or US with our neighbours. We should be more humane and think outwardly rather than messing up international politics with domestic politics. Well said Sir🎉🎉

[@sur44]

Cannot negotiate with nations that do not want India to exist

[@xxyz2023]

If talking/negotiations are useless, then why do we have our smartest people become Indian diplomats? Why did soviets & US kept open communication??

[@rahulsidshah]

Proves the title - Victimhood. So Nepal and Sri Lanka want India wiped off?

[@sumeettanwar1608]

​@@xxyz2023because soviet and usa were equal and had the capability to destroy each other. India don't have any such rival other than China in our neighbourhood. See how usa treat cuba and Russia Ukraine to know what i mean. These countries can be become nuance but they pay heavy price for it. Again see Cuba and Ukraine example. India has done similarly to pak Maldives and now it seem bangladesh want to learn it the hard way.

[@sumeettanwar1608]

​@@xxyz2023Bangladesh only card is hostage situation with our Hindus. Pak and kashmir lost that card and hand has been free since than.

[@sur44]

@@xxyz2023 US and Soviets hated each other's form of government, not each other's people to the point of genocide

[@indopacificworldaffairs5562]

Aren't you bit silent on atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh?

[@desistarktm7270]

he doesn't want sar tan se juda.

[@Anderson-f4t6c]

Aren't you silent on india being the grape capital of earth

[@indopacificworldaffairs5562]

@@Anderson-f4t6c who is silent? Whole media and civil society is up in arms about Kolkata rape case. Same was with Nirbhaya case. Indians are very much against crimes against women. People tried standing up for Nupur Sharma too but those were beheaded.

[@indian9632]

The print is Anti Hindu channel. Never discussed about attacks on temples in Bangladesh last year too. Kept silent but whenever it's the other way they keep reporting for months

[@sumeettanwar1608]

​@@Anderson-f4t6cIndia is not even in top 90 countries so spread your propoganda somewhere else.

[@anindyabagchi6119]

@SG - please note: 1. We allocate $$$ to our neighbors. 2. As for Bangladesh, we do provide some scholarships 3. We bailed out Sri Lanka - but at the end we have a pearl of strings. I agree though that the Godi media to need cut out the noise and nonsense meant to engage our unemployable youth ...

[@rahulsidshah]

Very well said @Shekhar. It always surprises me - seeing this from afar how arrogant many young Indians are in a sense of superiority about our neighbours. This matters - it feeds through and India is not very well liked in our neighbours. Time to fix it!

[@rajeshkumarchand8802]

For a change the analysis by SG was realistic and pragmatic. Two points - In his first term Modi ji treated India to be his personal fiefdom and through his misplaced personal charisma thought that he would handle the foreign relations. He miserably failed. It was only then he appointed Jaishankar ji as the FM. - Towards the end, in the video, stating that Modi ji energized the path of neighbour first laid by Vajpayee ji postulated and Dr Manmohan Singh ji embraced, is not correct. Modi ji used it to project his own image both nationally and internationally. Foreign powers read it well and used it to their benefit by falsely boosting Modi Ji's ego. Else, the video was very well presented and full of hard facts

[@alisherazi4964]

Lovely review. Basically saying.. take it easy. I must have visited India about 10 times over 15 years and believe it has a lot to offer to the whole region and to the rest of the world. However, the strident nationalism and somewhat heavy-handed tactics do put off many living in the neighborhood. One can understand the strident nationalism in Pakistan due to its troubled history and multiple chips on its shoulders but India has no such excuse. You have every reason to stand tall, be confident, act mature and be secure. Take it easy brother.

[@saikatbaug1937]

We dont want any relationship with you jihadi

[@vinsin328]

Modi has to go. He has raptured the social fabric of India. He only supports Brahmavad. At this time we do not have anyone better than him. Hopefully next time.

[@arefinhoosain654]

India has become alone from all its neighbors because of itself.

[@mujahedmohiuddin1826]

Indian news channel and BJP linked social media channels from KZbin to Twitter is ruining india's relationship.if this is vishwaguru, nobody wants to be in sphere of this guru, what you tell top leadership does matter but how neighborhood public perceive india's domestic and foreign policy matters more. Immature foreign minister, hawkish NSA... This is End result... We lost our neighborhood which is culturally and whose ethnicity is close to us.

[@raihanalifaihan9025]

Nicely put....from Bangladesh. Hope it bring sense to the Indian government.

[@Sha-t9f]

Sir u r absolutely r8. In BD, we see India as a interferer in our Politics. India has become a frd of Hasina instead of BD people! Plz stop interfering & Let's work together in trade, security anything u want fairly.

[@surfspark]

Then take back your people who illegally entering my country.

[@ajoarder]

It’s time for Modi to dump the tyrant Hasina for long term relationship with Bangladesh.

[@KripalSingh-uz1pw]

I am sorry you sound too apologist but you are spot on the 24×7 hindi channels who are bent upon spoiling India's diplomacy in the name of freedom of the press. If some body tries to regulate them, people like you will cry at the top of your voice citing cencership on the press. Pl find the answer, if you have,in your next episode. Also perplexed on the Print's silance on the kolkata rape & murder episode.

[@Trollge398]

The entire nation is having an doctor strike for an single murder case in pathetic state of bengal. Do you know doctor strike can harm the patient who are in dire medical needs or how it is damaging India image globally

[@KhalidKhan-fs5to]

I’m happy to see that Mr. Gupta’s analyses have become more informed and unbiased. I think India should give up the ambition of becoming a superpower altogether. It’s a transactional relationship. You need to offer something in exchange of obedience. India needs to realize that despite being relatively well-off in the region, it’s still a poor country. It simply doesn’t not have the capacity. In trying to become a superpower, all it can really be is what we call in Bangla “ভাত দেওয়ার মুরোদ নাই, কিল মারার গোসাই”, like a head of household who cannot feed you but beats you nevertheless.

[@amankumarsingh1176]

Why should we give up our ambition of being a superpower? We've the potential to be there, and we'll reach there some day.

[@vinsin328]

@@amankumarsingh1176 Because India cannot be even a regional power. You do not have the potential and that some day is like 100-120 yrs. You do not know what will happen. First resolve food terrorism. To become a regional power you need J&K, to become a superpower you need tibet. Both you have lost due to Brahmavad.

[@amankumarsingh1176]

@@vinsin328 Care to explain what's food terrorism? India is already a regional power.

[@ebadurrahman7848]

​@@amankumarsingh1176India is regional power but at what cost? turning all the neighbours into Enemies is a foolish idea.

[@prasanthalpha]

If India tries to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, it will continue to get rejected by them. Indians (mainly the Hindus from the Hindi heartland) need to 1 Overcome their insecurities and victim complex. 2 Realize that Partition is a done deal. There will be no Akhand Bharat. 3 Realize that rights are given to all Indian citizens irrespective of religions. The idea that "Hindus (us) are "giving rights to them (non Hindus)" does not exist here. The rights are guaranteed by the Constitution, not by you or me. I do not need your permission to live in India - whether I am a Hindu or Muslim or Christian or whether I speak Hindi or not etc are not relevant. 4 Keep in mind that other countries also have sovereignty and nationalism. You cannot casually talk about "expanding chicken neck", "partitioning Bangladesh into two" etc and at the same time lose your mind when Nepal shows some extra Indian land as part of their territory in their currency notes. If you do not respect them, they will not respect you. 5 Stop bringing the cow belt's religious tensions into the domestic issues of other nations. Stop making everything into a religious issue between Hindus and non-Hindus.

[@nazmussaqib9647]

Found an intellectual and logical Indian

[@cheapthrills9035]

@@nazmussaqib9647 get lost converted breed

[@kadamsuresh]

Sekar Gupta always speaks in favor of one religion no matter how bad they did

[@sahilsagar4817]

Are you braindead? What about Nepal? they are hindus? why do they hate us then?

[@GehraRajyaKaAnmolTattu]

How did you conclude that? Guessing you didn’t do well in school.

[@omnicurious2949]

@@GehraRajyaKaAnmolTattu You're an id!0t.

[@abhijeetchavhan37]

​@@GehraRajyaKaAnmolTattu bro. Print went to Taliban to ask about women's rights

[@GehraRajyaKaAnmolTattu]

@@abhijeetchavhan37 Therefore?

[@Quickermartbd]

At least I found someone who can see the problem in India instead of blaming others 🫡 respect

[@jayeshrao739]

The external affairs have been the worst performing…..much below expectations …… which would require decades to repair the damage caused due to fools….Indoctrination of large sections is leading them to think like zombies ……

[@ashrafhrupom1810]

Thanks to you for the sensible conversation. Indian right-wing media and their supporters are trying to portray their Hindu supremacy in this region, but they barely know the people of Bangladesh. We are the nation who fought for their mother tongue, for their independence, nobody will be able to subdue Bengali. However, we are a friendly nation with pride, if you show us respect we will double it up. You are welcome.

[@ansh_u_r]

Only thing to learn is never appease forces and clear them who doesn't have secularism and democracy in their DNA like jihadi forces.

[@nazmussaqib9647]

Hindutvaadi sanghis need to look at themselves talking about secularism and want a limdu rashtra 😅😅

[@elliotalderson2007]

do you want hindu rastra or not? what does that make you

[@ansh_u_r]

@@elliotalderson2007 hindu is not vedic word...so there can't be a Hindu rashtra..

[@asifhassan4980]

What about Taliban now ?? Why India is pursuing ? Reason Strategic requirements

[@ansh_u_r]

@@asifhassan4980 no India is cares about the common people of Afghanistan...they are in bondage of Taliban who are doing atrocities in them..

[@anjubeer2445]

You have returned to India with bags full of money and this National Intrest is just result of that .....true and fair generalism.!!! Kya mazaak hai Shekhar ji

[@arefinhoosain654]

Please be self-critical instead of blaming others. Get out of this attitude that everyone is bad India alone is good or right.

[@jw8752]

True! Too much display of muscular power just sitting home and tapping a smart phone with a one finger mostly. However this madness is all pervasive. No way out!

[@GehraRajyaKaAnmolTattu]

Too many armchair warriors

[@nrusimha11]

"Anything that happens anywhere in the world, you have a lesson for India… agreed learning is a continuous process. But let us not stretch it"

[@srinivasvyasarao]

Being sanctimonious is a way they build narratives. Rather a proven way, Shekhar is good at it .China does it in its official statements and press releases.

[@nrusimha11]

"Shekharji In a nut shell you are in support of the oppressors of Hindus in Bangladesh. God bless you."

[@ebadurrahman7848]

then why don't you make military adventure in Bangladesh lindu??

[@mdrezaulkarim8149]

If you do not respect your neighbour, ultimately your neighbour also disrespects you and you become alone .

[@garygeorge-wi7co]

You want India to accept your illegal Muslims who will change Indian demography and then after few years, start another kashmir movement. You people are basically orthodox and fundamentalist . Intolerance and mayhem are the hallmark of your community wherever you go. India has a population of 1.4 billion people. India can do without you. Try if you can do without India.

[@udhaysingh1092]

India faced almost the same dilemma during Bangladesh liberation struggle. there was hostility towards Hindus mainly instigated by pro (West)Pakistan elements. More than any one else Indira Gandhi was aware of this. But she feigned ignorance and tactfully handled the particular situation. That is statecraft. That she was not a narrow minded or bigoted was the factor. Shekhar Gupat is aware of this important reality more than any one else. Today country has an inept leadership constrained by prejudices and hatred towards a group of its won people which motivate its policies. After all foreign policy is extension of internal policy. Bangladeshis are observing how the ruling establishment is treating their fellow religionists here. They are watching media churning out macular nationalism berating them for attacking' Hindus. The fact is that the media all controlled by by ruling establishment can only worsen the situation with no understanding the fact Yunus can practically do nothing to stop. Military intervention? I am not entitled to call any one fool Still I think only fools can even think of a military action. The immediate priority should be for the government ask the "patriotic" media to hold back their pace. Patiently wait for events to settle down. The only thing government and controlled media doing is berating the opposition for what is happening as if they can do any thing

[@muhammadislam9379]

Indian security forces used to work as Hasina's body guards. It is a shame that an Indian agent were ruling Bangladesh for 15 years. India should be kicked out Bangladesh. Hasina stole 5 Billion dollars from a single project called Ruppur Atomic power generation plant.

[@musicitinerant]

Completely agree about our inflated sense of self importance and the crass tone of some of our media. But don’t quite see what “humility” we should be displaying. Our neighbours are playing hardball, playing China against us. We should learn to play hardball too. This applies as much to our foreign policy, as to the approach our majority community takes towards our militant minorities. Soft power should be an adjunct to hard power, not a substitute

[@minti3245]

That's exactly what he said. Watch video again maybe?

[@ebadurrahman7848]

finally there is one Indian who understands sovereignty and humility ❤

[@AnuragSinha7]

Yesterday according to Sekhar Guptaji India needed to learn from BD and today he is saying India needs to learn from its neighborhoods. This guy is absolute disaster.

[@chokaling]

Is there some contradiction?

[@AnuragSinha7]

@@chokaling he isn't coherent and isn't making sense. And didn't you notice where his examples went 😂 it's very obvious that he is agenda driven. I remember him pontificating him that "if American President says secularism is in danger it should be taken seriously. After all US is India's friend, we should take their advice." And recently when situation came he said No one is anyone's friend which is obviously the case. Dude peddles his agenda whenever it's possible and calls it a fact and I am sure you will counter it "you are saying ad if secularism is bad" . But that's not the point Guptaji is peddling someone else's agenda

[@ebadurrahman7848]

​@@AnuragSinha7this attitude you will become more isolated.

[@student_0224]

who picks from news handles and calls it stand of government, as if news handles from these neighbors don't interfere with India's sovereignty

[@joshua_ch]

The truth is that all countries in the region including India are economically poor, educationally backward, socially religious and nationalist. Add to this the extreme nature of social media discourse and you get a permanently inflammable situation in the neighborhood, that is ready to ignite at any moment. Unfortunately i don't see that changing. I do think that there is an opportunity for us to make a sort of regional aspirational goal of say a viksit BIMSTEC like we have for viksit Bharat. If we want to get to say a 25 trillion dollar economy by 2047 , we should express a vision for a 5 trillion dollar Bangladesh joining forces and talk about ways we can help each other achieve such a goal. We need to get out of this negative mindset where we only worry about migrants or terrorist groups etc, from Bangladesh. Our popular imagination can be moved to a positive sum relationship with immense economic possibilities put at the center.

[@hamidchowdhury5503]

Dada Adav, May be you are Bangali, হাসিনা একজন। আমরা ১৮ কোটি। উনি মৃত হাতি, উনাকে বাদ দিয়ে দুই দেশের মধ্যে সম্পর্কের বিদেশ পলিসি নিয়ে আগাতে বলেন ভারত সরকারকে, আমরা খুবই আশাবাদী দু-দেশের সম্পর্ক ইনশাআল্লাহ ভালো হবে। অন্যতা নহে। ধন্যবাদ

[@suresh-dv7he]

Excessive religiosity is in Bangladesh. India and Hindus cannot permanently bend backwards to fanatics. Correct yourself SG !!! If Israel can exist in middle east, India can stand Bangladesh and Pakistan without having to bend backwards.

[@ebadurrahman7848]

good luck if you think you are us Israel.

[@ebadurrahman7848]

it's not religiosity. it's sovereignty. But you thought it was your Baap Ka Jagir!!

[@parnamsingh1716]

Modi can't be friend with anyone. Except 2 people..😂😂😂

[@BilluBadshah-kh1gd]

Well Said 👌

[@ibrahimkhukon5333]

Adani and who??

[@MrX-sg6xj]

@@ibrahimkhukon5333 Ambani

[@Sk-cr2bl]

Modi government legacy --- there is no muslim minister in cabinet, buldozer culture to destroy minorities home , NRC CAA, daily basis communal politics, murder of minorities --- now such government is raising issue of minorities and good relationship in neighbouring countries......🤣🤣🤣🤣🍿🍿

[@hkumar7340]

Yes, you are right, jihadi bhai! During the Congress regime from 1947 to 1998, and then 2004 to 2014, all the minorities in our neighbouring countries were living in heavenly comfort!! Peaceslam is so, so very concerned about non-Peaceslamic minorities!

[@Sk-cr2bl]

@@hkumar7340 Abul Kalam is a geat Jihadi , .....sach kadwa hota hai 🧐🧐🧐

[@ebadurrahman7848]

​@@hkumar7340 well apart from Pakistan every other country in South Asia has way less communal violence then India.

[@hkumar7340]

@@ebadurrahman7848 For the sake of argument, let us assume that what you have stated is true. If it is true, what is your conclusion from that observation? I know what you are implying, but why don't you state it explicitly? Are you aware of the terrible atrocities that the small Yazidi community in Iraq had to suffer? Who perpetrated those inhumane acts? Are you aware of the terrible abuse that young women were subjected to in the town of Rotherham in the United Kingdom? Who perpetrated those inhumane acts? Are you aware of the terrible atrocities that were perpetrated upon the Hazaras in Afghanistan? Who perpetrated those inhumane acts? Do I need to go on? If communal violence is high in India, there is ample reason for that!

[@dilipsaikia6969]

Excellent observations. Hope our political leaders and the online activists view the video and internalize the message.

[@thosraj]

Democracy is not only the rule OF the people, it's primarily the rule FOR the people; FOR ALL the people.

[@jayantabsarma]

Already confused. Don't want to be more. You make it more cluttered. The message get lost in the details.

[@shyambajekal8084]

True but this is not CTC, it's National Interest.😊

[@RakibulHasan-mu1ob]

When you have neighbor India than you don’t need enemy …

[@jayantdeshpande6081]

Sir you are repeating the most facts which almost everybody knows

[@nayanthidesilva8660]

As a policy, Sri Lanka never gets involved in the internal affairs of other countries. The reason is that we respect all the countries of the world. Trust them. India is the only country in the world that has broken Sri Lanka's trust. In 2022, India stood for the agitators of Sri Lanka, and in 2024, India stood for the former leader of Bangladesh. They are confirming again and again that India is always a country with double policy. Sri Lankans have a good understanding of India. They never trust the Indian government and are friendly with the common Indian people. Therefore, Sri Lankans do not give any opportunity to the Indian government to act beyond their limits. Sri Lankan politicians know very well that if the Indian government is given a chance in Sri Lanka, they will definitely lose in the next election. Anytime the Sinhalese reject India, not only India's security but also its economy will collapse. The common people of India do not know this and the Government of India knows it very well.

[@subramsmg]

Be happy in Chinese Lap

[@ebadurrahman7848]

​@@subramsmgwe surely will!!

[@mangeshgavankar1257]

Fractured relations with all our neighbouring countries has become the salient feature of our foreign policy. Very sad.

[@liuxian558]

Modi Govt. should revive the SAARC platform. It is clear now that contact with population of the neighbour is equally important as contact at Govt. level.

[@VijeDerm]

Sg, you mean to say Maldivians and Nepalese and now Bangladeshis can ask for India out campaigning, Katchateevu statement was pushed by the opposition on bjp saying Modi is Anti Tamil. You guys Rajan, Sam, Raga, Venu, during Anti CAA, 370, Farmers protests etc, created a scene of Anarchy. Why don’t you CTC anti Secular laws like Shariah and Waqf Act, why don’t we have a Secular Civil Code. Does that mean we are anti minority?????

[@JitendraDeuskar]

I had earlier commented , India should become such a powerful country that nothing in neighbouring countries should dare to threaten India.

[@vinsin328]

That is not possible.

[@ckjaidev]

There’s nothing for India to learn from our neighbours. Modiji knows everything 😜😊

[@SKumar-kp7fq]

Agree, He is Non-Biological being

[@JohnnyRotten-uf6xw]

@@SKumar-kp7fq Rahul Gandhi is also non-biological. No one knows his caste and gotra.

[@SKumar-kp7fq]

@@JohnnyRotten-uf6xw He did not say so at least...only the uneducated and uncouth claim that they are Non-biological!!!

[@qwertyca]

What exactly do you propose we learn from our neighbours? How to fuck ourselves over?

[@SKumar-kp7fq]

@@qwertyca That seems to be the only vocation in some parts of India...especially the Hindi belt.

[@mono7891]

Ram, Krishna and Deshbhakti always sell at higher rate .....

[@adamsinghlealadhar6234]

The bigger problem looming on the horizon is a shift in Russia's attitude towards India. It will only force India to either become self sufficient , especially in military equipment and indeed in other technologies, or continue to rely even greatly on the west for its needs. It has been obvious and hardly needs to mentioned that our 5 trillion economy dream will be substantially affected by this change.

[@suryanarayanasankagiri6530]

Thank you for having an ad-lite version for subscribers. Much appreciated!

[@nitishupadhyay6034]

So you are telling we should learn from a failed country? Shame!

[@tsgopalakrishnan]

The separation of an Islamic state of Pakistan from the India , with 2 pieces, one in the east and one in the west, was at the behest of the Muslims who fought for it. The others , majority Hindus included, did not fight for an India devoid of Muslims. The Indian Majority have never sought the exit of the Muslims and its the other way around from our neighbors, Pakistan and Bangladesh. We in India don't have the HINDU WAY of secularism but do have the MINORITY VOTE BANK APPEASEMENT MODEL OF SECULARISM played by the Congress and its allies to snatch the power that has been eluding them for long. What these united opposition plans for the Country is to FIGHT UNITED, to climb the THRONE by defeating the present NDA Govt with Modiji as its head and once achieved they shall start fighting within them self, united in opposing each other, as to who shall sit on the THRONE. What ever MODI does, nowadays , is utilized by the media to show their support to the INDI alliance to be there in the mainstream.

[@vinsin328]

Because HIndus were dependent on Muslims for cow eating and beef export. It was Brahmins who opposed those. The problem is food terrorism among Hindus.

[@adityashankar6085]

A bridge too far Mr Gupta. Even for a fan of yours like me, this analysis has got whiffs of apologism. I am by no means a conservative Hindu, but we should not curtail our fundamental right to express our identity just because our neighbours express theirs differently.

[@vinsin328]

Food terrorism cannot be an identity. Brahmavad cannot be an identity.

[@ebadurrahman7848]

you express your identity by dominating us with your imperialism??

[@narasimharao9492]

Why doesn't PRINT give this same message to other countries..

[@temp-key-999]

because it is an indian channel?

[@zoropiratehunter4103]

​@@temp-key-999 maybe bcz print is the child of all the lutyens related Reporters ?? The ones that hate India ?

[@shyambajekal8084]

Exactly

[@antbr3058]

Tu chidh badi jaldi jaata hai😂😂😂

[@nrusimha11]

@@temp-key-999 That never stopped NYT or BBC, and more, from giving advice to India. And continue to do so, day in and day out.

[@ThunderLightStrikes]

India need to release its strategic doctrine to give clarity to citizens, academia and media regarding its interests and objectives. So that confusion ends on home turf and also send signal to friends and foes.

[@narutoshipper3872]

It doesn’t matter to us whether it's the BJP or Congress in power; what truly matters is India’s foreign policy. We don’t harbor any hatred toward the Indian people-there’s no reason for that. Our concerns are with India’s foreign policy. Lasting solutions will only come when India adopts a policy that fosters mutual respect and understanding in our relationship. Instead of supporting pro-India candidates; interfering in our internal affairs, and turning our country into a deep state, it would be better to respect our sovereignty.

[@turbulantarchitect5286]

Positive area are attributed to modi, bjp. Negatives are attributed to India.

[@mubir01]

Sir, what you mentioned as 'ally' was looked as 'unconditional slavery' by the countrymen of Bangladesh. It was done by the then govt. Of BD just to remain in power unlawfully... And India nakedly continued to support that regime for 15 years... Now India should pay for remaining against the interest of the people of Bangladesh...

[@parvadhami980]

I get the "intention" of Shekhar: Play it subtly without any Chest-Thumping. This is directed towards the media as well the Government.

[@commonsense2826]

Mr Shekar, pls also lay out “what needs to be done to Solve Issue’ having accused or arrived ni matter how subtly you point out that India is not perfect democracy especially to current government repeatedly. Especially you being an experienced and senior journalist.

[@pd4002]

Another prime example of BJP and Modi's stupidity in external affairs.

[@indian9632]

Internet brought the truth to the people. Now they know whats good for them. Media can't lie or push their agenda anymore