Is Modi's India heading down a dangerous path? - UpFront

In this episode of UpFront, Mehdi Hasan speaks to leading Indian politician Shashi Tharoor about the rising religious tensions in the country.
Hasan also highlights the truth behind growing wealth inequality, and asks if Turkey’s Erdogan is bullying the media.
UpFront is a new series on Al Jazeera, with the thrust and parry of rigorous debate, Mehdi Hasan cuts through the headlines to challenge conventional wisdom, highlight contradictions and uncover double standards.
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[@anonymous0278]

The Irony is Al-Jazeera is teaching india to be secular🤭🤭🤭

[@techgyan495]

😂

[@Dsuryakanth]

😂😂😂😂

[@anandsharma2993]

Definitely an irony.

[@ritikjain3975]

😂😂😂 al Jazeera is a propaganda machine of qatar

[@desimanas9875]

@@ritikjain3975 *i also watch defencive offence bro.✌*

[@mainukalita3784]

Hasan hit a low point when he started questioning shashi Tharoor about his late wife's death

[@Brainsandbeauty]

This whole interview is a big low point... desperately trying to find some 'fascism' in India. What a joke.

[@ahnafahmed4951]

@@Brainsandbeauty you did not pay enough attention if that's what you thought

[@ahnafahmed4951]

@@Brainsandbeauty it was when Mehdi was questioning about Modi's government and the future of India's democracy he asked questions and Shashi answered him and cleared his misunderstandings

[@sswolf7345]

I like mehndi but his interview is most of the time “muslim muslim muslim”. Relax my man.

[@sageofsixpaths98]

That was shameless, and he did that with no remorse at all and zero empathy for the person that how hard it had been to answer such brutal questions with such calm demeanour. This man needs to get slapped in the face. I dare him to interview Mike Tyson(not really)

[@vincentaurelius2390]

At the end of the interview Tharoor is the first to extend his hand as a parting gesture despite the interview taking an unexpected turn into his personal life. A true diplomat.

[@alizaib2520]

Vincent Aurelius : he was actually trying to conclude the conversation. His eyes went down at one moment! He didn’t say much about his affair. His personal life shouldn’t have been discussed in this interview OR May be this is the nature of the program.

[@proudtobeindiandeshbhakt3275]

Yes I agree with you

[@nadeemkevka275]

True true

[@joseabraham3221]

More worried about Indians than Indians.

[@pinka29]

I cannot believe how a journalist from a channel run by a dictatorial monarchy is questioning a thoroughly functioning democracy.

[@jaibirkang5345]

Agree ! 💯

[@gajabalaji]

Absolutely... Hypocrisy at its best.

[@ahtishamzargar4599]

Hahahahaha what about the Indian media. Its sold to BJP So please dont bark when your own countries media is worst

[@CookingSkills-zv6bw]

But you never indicated the Same Point from Dictatorial Monarchy of UK, this is the highest level of salivary, isn't it!

[@maheshbhatt2724]

Yes exactly

[@mainakpramanik8502]

“How worried we should be about the rise of Hindutva in world's biggest democracy! ”..😂😂😂..Mehdi Hassan is saying that while working in a Qatari media outlet!😂😂😂Does this make any sense!😂😂😂

[@madhavkrishna7722]

Yes, it does! We are in the same path, 7 years down to this interview

[@sushantsingh5944]

@@madhavkrishna7722 and we are happy in making it, we don't need secular librandu like you

[@addictrogue516]

That's how Islamic hypocrisy works

[@amanagarwal1225]

no it does not !! 57 buslim countries having filthy human rights record and zero freedom of speech not one of them is a democracy ! but yet aljzeera have the gall to question hindus and india on human right ! the most radicle buslim media network !!

[@mannangupta3643]

@@madhavkrishna7722 good, hindutva is the path we must be on

[@pratikdeshmane7522]

Asking personal questions is the lowest level of journalism by Mehdi

[@samippatel9501]

Who told that he’s not bias.

[@chess584]

Rightly said

[@pulkitprabhat6541]

That's what i was about to write.

[@Kiddzkingdom716]

@@samippatel9501 tell the same thing to indian journalists..unprofessional.

[@ahtishamzargar4599]

Hahahahaha what about the Indian media. Its sold to BJP So please dont bark when your own countries media is worst

[@niravjayswal5067]

Al Jazeera. Please prepare a report on Kashmiri Pandits.

[@bikramhore5738]

They never do that

[@light_reason3577]

Yes please! Tell the whole truth.

[@suchandrakar5843]

As his topic not so imperial.

[@recurrence0179]

Hassan: We don't do that here!

[@lifelesson479]

Nahi krega woh

[@aolatul]

Irony is that a person like Mehdi Hassan representing Qatar media talking about secularism ? 😂😂😂

[@ajaycyriljose9419]

Oh I'm sorry Doesn't India does business with Qatar? Plus Mehdi hasan actually questioned Qatar's foreign minister about the lack of democracy in Qatar. Might wanna watch that.

[@cosmos6873]

@@ajaycyriljose9419 doing business is same as biased questionnaire? It is common sense that even school kid knows on Why a monarchy funds media house. If you don't this is not the place for you.

[@meshaiq5889]

That's what you don't understand Qatar is a monarchy, so it's already known it won't have secular and liberal values. But on other hand India is a democracy as per it's constitution, so it has to behave according to it. That's why India is questioned. Qatar doesn't have a democracy, so why would anybody question them on deteriorating democracy. So if India doesn't want to be questioned on it's democracy, then it should just change it's governing system to a monarchy or an autocratic setup like China.

[@sydneyraj]

Anybody who deserves to ask the question can certainly ask. Definitely not this fellow nor this channel.

[@Sakibbbbb]

Bringing out the intricate personal details of Mr. Tharoor's life was very inappropriate. Shame!

[@coldy1983]

Doesn't hurt him dn why we should be worried.He is more interested in potraying Modi as a terrorist.But Mehendi catches him pants down on many issues.

[@johnshane1000]

Those were no longer personal and no personal

[@vikrantdeshmukh1475]

Agreed

[@ashoksoni3364]

@Mohammad Sakib Khaled, how much private life can a public citizen justify?

[@desivlogs5612]

Alla madarchod hain

[@ProchetoDasGupta]

I want this guy to interview Subramanium Swamy . Swamy would roast him to death .

[@trdway5887]

Yes 😂😂, ye log Tai lagake suet pahn ke or bretish accent me English bolkr khud ko bada samjhte h 🤣

[@bhootpurvmanusya]

he would shout him down. wont roast. there's obviously a difference. look at the interview of him and sai depaak on stage wasnt fun. either way i would encourage for lulz whatever. Swamy is a dimwit who gets personal. but he's an epitome of our democracy. people like him need to exist.

[@r228nirajlaishram9]

​@@bhootpurvmanusya true . if hasan has guts he should have invited mr swamy

[@RobinSingh-kk6pl]

No.. let him argue with Arnab Goswami

[@MayankSharma-zk9rb]

Swamiji to cheer phaad kar denge😂

[@channabasayyakonnurmath3757]

Shashi : Modi hasn't been convicted yet... Mehdi : SC is wrong... This islmaic radical is leading a lol life 😂

[@aspirant3931]

Gujrat massacre ....

[@DevDevi]

@@aspirant3931 , Godhra train burning...

[@ankursharma4513]

@@aspirant3931 direct action day

[@nandanhv1491]

@@aspirant3931 do you even follow the supreme court verdict ? It gave a clean chit to Modi on those riots stop calling yourself an aspirant and start calling yourself an uneducated brute

[@ahtishamzargar4599]

If modi is clean, then why did he ban the documentary made on modi?

[@kaushik92-lj]

Mehdi hassan: India is fascist. China : allow us to introduce ourselves

[@nevillehb]

China: Hold my Oolong tea!!!

[@prasadrobin]

Bro let him speak.. what's the point of asking questions if you keep cutting him off after every response.

[@killerfreak4721]

because his answers were not making sence he was making lame excuses not giving answers lol

[@sundust2488]

@@killerfreak4721 freak ...he is a also a former UN member.. He way much educated than this journalist

[@epicanimations5807]

​@@sundust2488doesn't prove that he won this debate

[@GJ1MJ]

Al-jazeera questioning India's freedom of religion is like devil preaching the scriptures...

[@BinaryTechnique]

best comment

[@BinaryTechnique]

+Tanveer Singh hey man its not about billion of muslims, it's about the hypocrisy of Qatar based al jazzera with funding from Saudia Arabia having the nerve to crticize human rights in Syria and the political platform in India when themselves have no political freedom and thousands of human rights violations

[@tanveersingh5967]

+ayesha siddiqui i still won't ht ride wth u coz i probably dnt kno wht ur tlkin bout

[@ayeshasiddiqui4164]

Tanveer Singh Why dont u show ur bravery in afghanistan, we will see how brave hairy sikh is infront of a pathan, dont forget ur real masters, ok ?

[@weresic]

+ayesha siddiqui Try to master a civilized society first, then talk big.

[@anisdesk3415]

I simply love this man, shashi Tharoor. Big respect and admiration to his intellect and how he didn't bend to mehdi's tune and had every counter to his question.

[@ahuman2005]

An Islamic nation's journalist is concerned regarding the secularism of India . 😂😂 Hilarious

[@epicanimations5807]

Any problem in that? He is a Muslim not a nation lmao , how can he be secular , just admit that Tharoor lost

[@RaagnRaagini]

I can understand why an international news channel questions an Indian about Muslim persecution in India, but I don't see how his personal life is relevant to international politics/relations.

[@tara18822]

A muslim and an arab talking about beef ban in India and hinduism, ! Bringing up ones late wife in regards to twitter! Hats off..

[@abdirisakartan9738]

Mehdi is not arab get ur facts right idiot

[@greatuploader3091]

he is an indian by origin

[@hindinetwork8722]

india is the world second largest beef exporter.

[@powerplay1610]

Don't worried india will become 1st in population too soon

[@epicanimations5807]

That's not personal he already made it public

[@vedanthumbe4649]

3:32 man cares about country's image than his political ideoleology . true class !

[@sandeepsaurav647]

I feel this man's leadership will be the springboard for revival of Congress party in India.

[@aryanbaer5323]

We have seen 60 years of it and we don't want it .

[@Allen_3]

@@aryanbaer5323 Sadly we don't need any Pseudo Gandhi's to be our next PM. The only reason Narendra Modi is PM because he does not strong opposition. If Gandhis step down we will have strong opposition and we will have more progressive nation!

[@mrinalkumarjha303]

Congress cancer won't hit again india at all... U know,,,,paralysed...lol.....

[@shivbaba2672]

He killed his wife

[@leeminhoro]

@@shivbaba2672 how do you know... Were you present there

[@aromal9268]

Poor journalism. More power to you Shashi sir❤️

[@ahtishamzargar4599]

Hahahahaha what about the Indian media. Its sold to BJP So please dont bark when your own countries media is worst

[@epicanimations5807]

This was a debate

[@rameshtonge2738]

Quatar is always in danger having no democracy.

[@ArmageddonIsHere]

One would argue that Qatar has a danger of BECOMING a democracy.

[@shubham6688]

Beautifully handled and precisely answered by Dr Tharoor. Mehdi should invite J Sai Deepak for an interview. That interview would be something to look forward to.

[@77ds07]

Sai Deepak will finish this guy like a knockout round😂

[@pkmishra6763]

There will be a knockout

[@ironpurush]

Abe saale, iss Mehdi ka career finish ho jayega uske baad😂😂😂

[@epicanimations5807]

Mehdi is the goat

[@epicanimations5807]

Tharoor made lame excuses

[@anjali28897]

Mehdi, allow Shashi Tharoor sir to speak. Have the patience to listen!

[@debdulalbanerjee1]

He is the big brother of Arnab Goswami

[@kamranmahmood2986]

@@debdulalbanerjee1 Please don't compare an donkey to a horse.. His done so much more then just taking a carrot and acting like a donkey in front of his master.. I think I am insulting the noble donkey while I campare him he should. Have a different class The Arnab class.

[@debdulalbanerjee1]

@@kamranmahmood2986 Sorry both are talking maximum in their shows, that doesn’t mint Arnab is a bad Journalist and Mehdi is great. In a few episodes of The head to head Mehdi didn’t want to listen to truth or proof. He always came with a biased mind . Maybe you dislike Arnab . That doesn’t mean he is a bad journalist. Arnab exposed lots of “ BAIMAN” who are leaving in India.

[@johnshane1000]

@@debdulalbanerjee1 when Arnab was a journalist he used to shout and not let the opponent speak, nowadays he's just a pet dog of the BJP, RSS and its leaders. Now come to Mehandi his interruption is most of the time genuine counter.

[@samgamji]

@@debdulalbanerjee1 mehdi does not allow person to speak. That's not right kind of anchoring. When he sees his points being torn off, he forces the changing the topic.

[@jeetsaha9122]

They thought inviting an opposition party member MP could help their propoganda, but sadely, they called an Indian rather than opposition 😅

[@anasiver976]

The most things i like about Shashi Taroor : Smiling face.. **i watch every single video of his deebate session and notice that He know how to control the entire situasion...

[@epicanimations5807]

I would say that he lost this one

[@Charan180]

I was born to a hindu-muslim family (my pops is hindu and my mom is muslim) I was brought up with both religions both of them are beautiful in terms of ideals, culture, practices, satire, songs etc. Though Hindu Nationalism has been on a growth, it has not been without rhyme or reason, It mainly has to do with the growing violent terrorism of the bad apples of the islamic world, mainly the growth of ISIS and Al Qaeda, If such groups would not have been funded by countries like Qatar and Saudi Arabia, the world would have been a better place.

[@Charan180]

+Charan180 P.S. Hinduism is a way of life, it has in excess of 1000's of gods and each god has a different set of ideals to live by, so stop generalizing.

[@purvipatel6841]

Charan180 the world would be a better place if someone nuked Saudi Arabia...MOST of the terrorism in the world is sponsored by Saudi Arabia

[@gestapo9]

you were not born in a hindu-muslim family. no matter your mom thinks, she was no more a muslim the day she married a hindu. yours is basically a hindu family.

[@GholamFareed]

Purvi Patel you forgetting who's Saudi's biggest allies the US & Israel, the 2 biggest terrorist states in the world.

[@pinka29]

A thumbs up to your inter religious upbringing.

[@WAITERS.CHENTHU]

Fighting with the Pig analogy perfectly fit Mehdi!! Nice one Shashi!!!

[@NaNslx]

That man Shashi can talk.

[@sakinamakda4544]

I'm here for their fine English

[@medicalgk6874]

I m also

[@tanvirshovo5219]

Me to

[@alammaaz7319]

That's why he came to aljazira tv

[@King_ofNight]

@@alammaaz7319 😭😭 💣💥

[@vaishnavvirat704]

Metooo😍

[@tobblesmash6193]

He is one of the worst interviewers I have ever seen, always interrupting, making snide comments, not listening, just a stain on the news network itself. What a shame

[@gwendinamichellej]

@@tobblesmash6193 right? Right from his body language to the way he cuts in before the guest finishes a sentence… also after the interview it’s Shashi who extended his hand. Like very poor manners.

[@kidatheart88]

This interview reminded me of how calm Jordan Peterson stayed in that interview with the lady interviewer where she lost her cool and was over aggressive. Kudos to Shashi tharoor for keeping hisi cool. This was poor journalism.

[@epicanimations5807]

This was a debate

[@AvishkarKalgutkar]

I wonder how Mr Tharoor managed to stay so calm having been interrupted so many times.

[@009aj2]

Avishkar Kalgutkar tharoor is a class act. Future pm!

[@ArmageddonIsHere]

Notice that at 11:05 onwards he does go quiet, when he asked about his wife's death, being investigated for murder. He does go quiet when it's to _his_ advantage, and silences the interviewee only when he senses that the other person is gaining the upper hand in what is usually an adversarial type of interview.

[@RaviGauravPandey]

The agenda in this interview is not in a good interest. It has all started with 'How worried should we be' ...why should you worry? How much you were worried with the rise of Military Governments in Pakistan, Syria, Somalia, and many other countries? How much you were worried when UBL was found in Pakistan? Whom are you covering and Al Jazeera?

[@balakrishna0071]

Mr Hassan interview Arnab Goswami. I think he will answer all questions about India than any other politician and diplomat

[@atheistsinceborn4903]

Lol😂 he cant answer bullshit

[@aryandeoskar173]

Yeah he's a person who yells and says that you're wrong even though he was the person who published the same data. He yells for the sake of yelling and not fruitful argument. He's trash

[@balakrishna0071]

@@aryandeoskar173 Even Hassan is talking bulshit. So two negatives make positive

[@sianacademy2560]

@@balakrishna0071 Don't be blind!

[@mhossain-ph7sk]

Imagine sadhguru with mehedi...end of his career

[@myjunkphone1]

Ambush journalism. Very well answered Mr. Tharoor.

[@killerfreak4721]

not a single answere makes sence

[@dirrtyfloyd]

@@killerfreak4721 to a Paki, ofcourse

[@articulate_monkey]

@@killerfreak4721 I agree. I absolutely despise Mr. Tharoor for not dumbing down his answers for your kind.

[@pkmishra6763]

​@@killerfreak4721 yaa not to ones who believe earth is flat

[@rahi7053]

​@@killerfreak4721Obviously, since you don't know how to spell English words yourself.

[@nomad4k]

No Arab or Muslim country has the remote locus standi to question India in any way shape or form. India is a shining example of secularism and electoral democracy.

[@warpdrive9229]

I am a big Modi hater and I hate BJP, RSS etc But Modi has won fair and square. And it is the decision of the masses, not my personal opinion that counts. So yes Modi is our PM. So Mehdi has a problem if people elect their own people? Is that what he is saying?

[@harshdeepsharma6110]

One mehdi is a muslim and two he represents a qatari channel

[@yashasvimishra3785]

That's the true way to represent India on global stage 🙏

[@epicanimations5807]

Bro he made lame excuses plus he's only some of which Indians speak fluently lmao

[@AsifKhan-pg1zy]

He is so descent and good speaker that i felt love in him

[@AdityaSharma-zz7mp]

Calling Modi dangerous..😂😂 What about Mohammad bin salman ? I think according to mehendi salman is a priest..😂 Irony of this interview is that a Muslim channel and a Muslim anchor who support there religion blindly talking about Hinduism terror.. Where the truth is that India is the only country in the world where there are more than dozens of religion and though Hindu is in majority the minority also enjoy same rights that Hindu enjoy.. And if you talk about Muslim ruling country there are no equal rights for minorities and there minorities are exploited.. Forcefully they are converted into muslim...

[@MuhammadShakeel-qe9tk]

Amazing! Equal rights for all hindus...... hahhaha......how about dalits, who are still strugling to get their rights? In fact, you are unable to protect the rights of even hindus, how can you take care of other minorities rights?

[@Dodo-dy1uq]

He is just a crazy man. Don't waste your time listening to this crappy channel.

[@Dodo-dy1uq]

@@MuhammadShakeel-qe9tk we need to protect everyone from radical Islam. That is the biggest threat to the world.

[@TheRenzer9]

@@Dodo-dy1uq ...jab naam "RSS dalla" hai....!

[@Dodo-dy1uq]

@@TheRenzer9 what?

[@vimlesh1303]

Mehdi: how worried should we be with Indian internal matters. India: By bringing democracy into Muslim world.

[@sparks8087]

It will never work in the Arab world, reason being, more problematic and religious extremists would try to take power in their hands, it’s how ISIs came to power after Saddam .. US would literally make it worse. The nationalist govt in Egypt and democracy in Afganistan suffered the same fate, US and Russia interfere and start having proxy wars.

[@diptarshimaiti1392]

As an Indian , i can't deny the problems btw Hindu and Muslims. But trying to portrait India as 'Islam killers' by taking some past and present violent issues in SOME PARTS of India , shows the level bigotry of the interviewer....... And on Kashmir- 'It is not possible to understand Kashmir sitting in a cold-room and showing some-papers and asking questions " why not have outside interference ?".... ( ans - look in middle east now )

[@MountainApedog]

+Diptarshi Maiti it's al jazeera after all, their job is to shift focus to the wrongdoings of other countries, completely ignorning their own.

[@Nishantkj]

+Diptarshi Maiti chill bro its anchors personality to go full aggressive to get most out of the guest. I have seen many mehndi hassan shows he does the same to every guest he invite, and it works also.

[@TheRajdeepKarmakar]

What's wrong with the anchor? He's desperately trying to put words in the gentleman's mouth. India is a secular democratic nation state, that being said there are differences in all spectrum of the society. We respect the people's mandate, though their have been increase in incidents of religious intolerance, if any political party deals with these issues in unfair manner, be sure that elections are conducted in every 5 years. And India society doesn't tolerate unrest and injustice.

[@Behappy11231]

This anchor is a nominee to protect Islamic interests across the world . World's largest single Muslim country ,India is his target .He is paid for that , let him do his duty , truth will prevail at the end . As always we have proven .

[@purushothaman6698]

You can see all of his videos. He's got some agenda to prove ig. There was an even dumb video when he interviewed bjp spokesperson ( I forgot his name) where he came out with all fake facts to prove that bjp is 'facist' and stuff

[@naushabatalat1332]

​@@sudheeshs1999 is this your so called secular country 😂 you just exposed yourself by writing this phrase

[@user-fw1hj3vv2k]

Al Jazeera is talking about democracy and secularism in India, huh...

[@bishnupadadutta8871]

Let AJ be secular first.

[@rathin4p]

Calling Modi dangerous ?? LOL This guy Mehdi seems to me so ill-informed !! Worlds largest democratic election has given Modi a "Clean Certificate" !! Who's media to judge him !!

[@jamesbondreturns805]

+Abdul Taha what about ut prophet who is dicussed by postinng his naked pictures with his naked wife hahahahaha

[@stevenson68478]

+Rathin patel Not india, but some corrupt judge gave him a clean chit. He is a murderer.

[@jamesbondreturns805]

Abdul Taha there is aisha pussy in kabba

[@ayeshasiddiqui4164]

+Abdul Taha See what u do, u bring bad word to islam with ur dumb talks, better shut up

[@salmanscience2562]

you have no idea of the threats caused by modi to indians... jaago bhai jaago

[@andyhawkins7988]

I hope from now India and Sri Lanka can be best friends going forward and we forget the past. Lot's of mistakes by both sides, but now we should stop meddling in each other's internal affairs and I look forward to India's prosperous future. Love from SL

[@srikanthxxxxx]

Love from India brother. You know, we only mean well for you.

[@aryandeoskar173]

@Mr. danger really just look it up

[@aurkcoe]

@Death Zone Have you watched Madras Café? If not, do watch it, you'll get your answer.

[@ArmageddonIsHere]

Look into the relationship between Mexico and the United States. That will be the relationship between India and Sri Lanka. Don't have dreams of parity with an India that is 65 times Sri Lanka's size, a la Pakistan and things will be great for Sri Lanka. Being on the doorstep of the future largest market in the world is surely a great place to be, if Sri Lanka takes advantage of that. Take an adversarial approach, like Pakistan did, and things won't be good for Sri Lanka. This isn't intended as a threat at all, just pointing out facts. Now, common people, you and I included, would opt for the former approach, no doubt. But in the end, it will be up to Sri Lanka's leaders, what approach it actually ends up taking.

[@Naveen-tq7cg]

I wish the Sri Lankan people the very best in these trying times. But there can be no full rapprochement between our governments until the SL government and the Wickremesinghe Rajapaksa cabal answer for their crimes against the Tamil people

[@warprince7815]

Imagine Narendra Modi in front of him.. 😂🤣🤣🤣lol... Btw shashi tharoor u r legend..

[@gauravthakur1541]

No imagine Rahul Gandhi 🤣🤣🤣😂😂

[@ವಿಶ್ವಮಾನವ-ಱ3ಮ]

Imagine both 🌝 Rahul and Modi it will be fun

[@ashokbanjara787]

what would happen if Mota Bhai were there???

[@dirrtyfloyd]

@@gauravthakur1541 Rahul Gandhi is not the Leader of our country, Modi is

[@shasha0076]

Modi already gave an interview to bbc just like this biased news channel n roasted the anchor who were asking garbage questions to him just like this mehdi does

[@prashantnamdeo6744]

Mehdi is absolutely unaware of any subject ,which is evident in all his interviews . Apart from his fluency , nothing else in any of his interviews was ever good . Clear lack of understanding and habit of trying to impose his belligerance on interviewees is the biggest handicap of this program. He clearly support jihadi view of the world .

[@muhammadaliclay8976]

technically apart from his verbosity...shashi tharoor has done nothing..

[@nikillingit]

​@@muhammadaliclay8976Apart from interrupting Shashi and attempting to sell half cooked prejudices and fear, Mehdi has not uttered anything original. Funny to see Al-Jazeera's pathetic media policy, caged by narrow minded Islamic vested interests.

[@lowKut]

Modi is admire throughout the world and not just in India. One love from way of the Caribbean and NYC.

[@truthsurvives3018]

+lowKut LOL. That is a fantasy in your head.

[@truthsurvives3018]

***** Yes it is. Are you not aware that Indian PMs historically have featured in those polls.

[@zakuza92]

+lowKut Thanks.

[@truthsurvives3018]

Taz DRK lowKut Admired LOL ? do you read right wing newspapers?. #ModiBhagaoNepalBachao was the sentiment that was trending in Nepal recently. How is that for eye opener ?

[@truthsurvives3018]

***** Where did i say about categorizing newspapers? LOL daydreaming ?. And it is your opinion about modi , far from factual. On the other hand our relationship with Nepal going sour is a Fact. #ModiBhagaoNepalBachao

[@sakshamsharma3196]

Rise of hindu nationalism in the only hindu majority nation is a worry?

[@fanofyoutubers9792]

Saksham Sharma because it's violence and it's a recent event

[@automobili2801]

@@fanofyoutubers9792 rise of hindu nationalism is violence? Lol

[@fanofyoutubers9792]

Automobili i thought a mosque did get burnt down in delhi... plus mob lynching is common in india covid 19 may have temporarily slowef it down

[@fanofyoutubers9792]

Automobili i thought a mosque did get burnt down in delhi... plus mob lynching is common in india covid 19 may have temporarily slowef it downn

[@automobili2801]

@@fanofyoutubers9792 there is nothing wrong in hindu nationalism. Increasing hate toward muslim community because of there actions is wrong.

[@rahuljain-chemicalengineer9874]

Mehdi Hasan was born in Swindon,UK to immigrant Indian Hyderabadi [[Shia]] Muslim parents from the city of Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh, Technically he is Indian But as a great wise man Baba Saheb Ambedkar always told you, " Loyalty of Muslim lies for their religion not for country "

[@gwendinamichellej]

Oh no wonder he is so quick with his talking and kinda talks over the other 😂 Hyderabad is know for their very uncouth and rowdy sounding dialect!

[@crazynikhil3811]

Respect: Shashi Tharoor ❤️👏

[@Arjun-my5zp]

One sided propaganda is the absolute story of Al Jazeera...

[@valakdemon7488]

Yeah they are always oppressed religions who doesn't agree with islam, they and terrorists share same thinking for other religions

[@rakheek659]

Shashi Tharoor my D7. Dashing Decent Dignified Dynamic Debonair Democratic Devil . I love you so much 😘😘😘😘😘

[@a2zrecords729]

Al- Jazeera talk about Gujarat massacre but not kasmiri pandit massacre😔

[@VeraHolm]

Absolute freedom of speech is not a luxury politicians should afford. Tharoor should move Parliament to enforce it on Modi's silence.

[@FYIjjjbvfzXsseeruijj]

Islamic nations lectures India on democracy n secularism.. height of hypocrisy

[@sumitjangid1945]

He is just a child in front of Shashi Tharoor.

[@rostamsunny8802]

Lol your ignorance is childish. The irony.

[@milind1303]

Muslims shouldn't talk about secularism ...

[@stevemohammed1114]

Medhi Hassan programmes are absolutely great. He poses good questions to those whom he interviews.

[@waqasarshad7273]

As an economist student and a capitalist, I am a great fan of Mr Modi and many of his economic policies but for major development he has to make india one nation first like singapore.

[@santoshshivashankarreddy7321]

+1

[@rheasaxena8388]

Singapore is one of the most divided nations on earth!

[@muzammilahmadullah887]

Either your's must be a fake account, or you must be the worst student in ur economic class lol

[@alokshah5194]

MUZZAMMIL AHMED every one is not educated in madarsa like you.

[@muzammilahmadullah887]

@@vipinvnath4011 hello cowdung bhakth

[@sufiyanadam]

Four years later, you see what's happening.

[@vatsalajha1425]

@Mathew Boban BJP government isn't the one who is facist, first try to find the word in a dictionary and understand it. And don't speak or spread false information , of which you have no proof of. I won't be standing silent, when my country is accused of something it's not. It takes time to mend a broken system of 60 years. You can't do magic and get away easily. I have faith in my country and its present government. -A true indian

[@afrazkhitran812]

China has somewhat regained indian occupied territory 😋

[@aashutoshkashyap1886]

@@afrazkhitran812 if you think that hinduism is terror then u should know that in other countries Hindus and some selected religions aren't allowed to become president and prime minister of their country and they also aren't allowed to built there holy worship places. Some indians are intolerant but most of them are more tolerant in comparison to other countries. But u don't know problems like poverty, religious intolerance, sexual violence, etc bcz they don't show there country's negative points unlike India do. That's why foreigners are allowed to take pics of poor people in India without there permission but in their country it isn't allowed that's why no one knows the poor side of these countries and think that India is the poorest country.

[@purushothaman6698]

@The Bois Official don't come here after seeing fake whatsapp messages. If you want to talk about Indian economy then I'll give you facts: 1) 60+ years of congress rule took the gdp to 2.05 trillion dollars in 2014 2) BJP government has taken it to 2.94 trillion dollars in 2019 I'm not taking 2020 into account because of the pandemic

[@ejazkhan2368]

@@purushothaman6698 taking into consideration, there is a mere growth of GDP.. in 5 years.. and for your information... Congress built it from the lowest to top 15 of the world.. and now we are out of the 25 which are the face of the foreign market.

[@samlatooni]

India will remain a "valuable ally" till US and China stop playing cat and mouse..😅😅😅😅😅

[@Nadd108]

Mehdi Hasan is not interviewing but interrogating Tharoor !! It looks stupid

[@aprasmo1]

Nadeem Ahmed he is always like that to all his guests

[@gamelandofarmies7779]

Qatar, a undemocratic nation funded media talking about democracy 👌 Irony on the peak

[@honey__]

After being subscribed to Al Jazeera for more than a months now, I feel like Mehdi Hasan is the worst interviewer or a host for any sort of show that requires questioning controversial issues. He interrupts a lot by stopping or speaking over the speaker which is very uncomfortable to watch.

[@salmanscience2562]

just watch arnab goswami an indian journalist.. and u will see what is interruption

[@santysarinehworld]

HWON KANG ditto

[@nabil6135]

HWON KANG your stupid. he actually showed whats happening in india.

[@shivanithakur4240]

@@nabil6135 lul you're just brainwashed by Islam and your inbred mullis

[@shivanithakur4240]

@@dantesparta5576 10 bucks says you're the negative result of evolution and you'll never get laid. Peace ✌

[@mukundadasnarayanappa6214]

Mehdi Hasan we are over 1.2 billion in India, to say Akhlak' s killers represents All of us whom we totally condem is absolutely absurd. It also exposes your ignorance of India particularly Hindus or you must be Paranoid about Hindus.

[@ahnafabdullah5307]

When one keeps silent when bad happens how is he not part of the problem?

[@puntertakeson]

@@ahnafabdullah5307 Are you talking about people who follow religion of peace?

[@VineetMenon1]

I'm amused to see how Mehdi Hasan stopped short of saying 'you are not anti-Hindu as you should be' at 07:03. This coming from a man who actually believes that Mohammed did split the moon in two halves, even though he claims himself to be a scientific, rational person.

[@akshayrathore2882]

+Vineet Menon It needed someone smart as Tharoor to get him desperate to say that.

[@nit23sharma]

When is Mehdi raising non Muslim minority issues in middle east

[@rockydj1000]

Abdul Taha you idiot mehdi said that he does believe that muhammad has split moon into two. Look at his full interview with Richard Dawkins

[@shamikchakraborty3341]

Mehdi said "Anti-him" not Anti-Hindu

[@MrNiruniru]

Al Jazeera talking from Muslim country on secularism 😂😂😂

[@aakash26159]

omg , I doubt if he has any right to question our secular fabric

[@Kris108s]

+Abdul Taha lol do you know that women are not allowed to drive in saudi arabia? and they are considered third class citizens?

[@Kris108s]

Abdul Taha but does that deny the fact that Prophet Muhammad raped a 9year old? And Islam was created by him? So how can we support a pedophile barbarian?

[@GoggleV69]

+Zom Boy That's a fallacy, you cannot excuse one countries wrong doings because another country does something bad.

[@Kris108s]

Mark R Dont you know that sharia law says the apostates should be executed? and that over 90% of the muslims say that Sharia law is God's law and we must submit to it? Its not about one countries wrong doing, its about Islam. And everyone should have the right to question the democratic system of their country But not muslims . Because, take any muslim country, do people over there, who belong to other religions have rights to express their opinions? NO

[@mustimon]

Aditya Khunteta India is not secular at all its a putr theocrazy

[@darmarbera]

He should be with Modi ji...Would add value in total progress.

[@haoboisingsit2367]

He is too smart for modi. Can't you see?

[@hamedhussain7562]

The minute i get interested in Turkish culture.. i get a dictator. Great!!!

[@rijo120]

Why do you interrupt intellectual like Shashi Tharoor ?

[@cs-mi8ur]

countries practicing Sharia now crying for secularism,salafi mouthpiece

[@nasirshehzad7355]

There is not a single country which is following Islamic sharia. Not even Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran & Pakistan. All are hypocrites. And India is no longer a secular country.

[@MohantySujitKumar]

Mr. Hasan, How about having interview with Taliban leaders what's happening in Afghanistan ? How about interviewing Saudi leaders about the women rights ?

[@techgyan495]

Personal Attack made by journalist shows the level of Al Jazeera 😂😂😂

[@SomiyaKhan-hn9md]

I would sincerely appreciate both The thoughtful leader and the journalist. Journalists asked direct and real questions, which demands courage and is a vital part of excellent journalism. There is no denying that Dr. Tharoor is a highly rational and patriotic person. He stated that he would admire the Prime Minister for his good initiatives and would fight against injustice and intolerance. Also, it seemed unbelievable at the time to argue that India was turning fascist, but now that the situation is clearer, Dr. Tharoor's response is right. I was surprised after reading the comments section. And I must admit that this interview was rather good.

[@SomiyaKhan-hn9md]

And Dr.ShashiTharoor's genius shows up in the way he answered all of the questions in a very brilliant and logical manner. I have to say that I've never heard honorable PM Modi debate so clearly and perfectly on the spot in any conference.

[@stoneland9772]

Hi Hassan, get ready for criticism from Indian community. As few are them are sick. They won’t get the point. Good luck.

[@mrinmoydhali7632]

Host consistently lecture Sashi tharoor about secular nature of Indian state but he is just stick to only one religion (Islam)

[@Jcoke2201]

I am a Gujarati, and I see Modi as the one who stopped the religious riots in the state.

[@Admin-yp2rr]

It seems like mehdi is answering the question of his own questions and Mr. Shashi is thinking what the f**k is going on.

[@prashantchaudhary2569]

Country was partitioned because of Islamic fascist , Indians are seculars , we don't need AlJazeera to tell us , instead Q your UAE how long it took to have democracy & women's rights

[@okaygaurav]

Saudi Arabia , Pakistan will Also Jazeera question their atrocities on Hindus?

[@ammarmubashir6568]

As a Pakistani I love this guy Shashi Tharoor what a gentleman.

[@scarface7506]

Who asked?

[@KhplSenseii]

@ammar mubashir same. One of the few Indians worth listening to, unlike most people in this audience.

[@ritikjain3975]

The way mehdi is interrupting in between clearly shows his desperation & frustration. Poor mehdi.

[@sulaimanmoosa1459]

Really good spoken Mr sashi tharoor

[@saiprasadbejgam8394]

Thank you Shashi Tharoor for being diplomatic and not insulting democracy in India. Mehdi, stop hating Modi!

[@Kspt3088]

Can Qatar govt build a Hindu temple or church in Qatar?

[@mdshafiqulislam2738]

Shashi Taroor should be the PM of India

[@mateen1979]

Mr tharoor is a wonderful speaker. I wish we had such a minister in Pakistan. At least one.

[@mateen1979]

@Farhan Hasan what do you mean by fake acc?

[@Mr.SaikatSarkar]

Islamic dictatorship Qatar's islamic news channel worried about secular democratic India 😂😂😂 It is called real hypocrisy.

[@MrAirafh]

Two great intellects on one screen. Loved the interview.

[@dykidk9401]

two idiots* on one screen

[@supreetcs2010]

There's a massive difference between being knowledgable and having proper intellect . Here only one has the intellect the other one is an Islamic saviour , Pakistani blind supporter nyways for Hasan should know - There can be no treaty signed between lamb n lion , weak and strong .Truth is you cant win world by terrorism . Please ask your country to plunge into full fledged war . Y is islam , pakistan always in relation to terrorism in modern era?

[@imraniqbal297]

@@supreetcs2010 what i see is a butthurt comment trying to bash Pakistan/islam synonymously, pathetic.

[@TravisBickle58]

Mehdi Hasan is epitome of idiocy. Sashi Tharoor is epitome of hipocracy. And you my friend an epitome stupidity.

[@imraniqbal297]

@@TravisBickle58 You mustn't breed.

[@boys8977]

Qatar a non democratic country news channels talks on democracy this is the biggest joke

[@pakalupapito1500]

Be like tharoor never backstab your own people no matter what

[@rupinjoshi8307]

This is a perfect example of How Aljazeera has lost its way in journalism. Now you will teach us what is secularism?

[@himanshushukla9884]

Shashi Tharoor is great person of India

[@sideprince69]

So funny how a non democratic country talking about the biggest democracy 😂

[@krishvids608]

Good conversation until Mehdi brought up his wife. I don’t understand the point of that- it just seems a little disrespectful to me

[@WETHEPEOPLE684]

This is Indian Democracy at its best an opposition leader understatnd when he is talking about whole country not just a party

[@outstandingtalent2287]

Mr. Shashi Tharoor deserve to be the Prime Minister of India.

[@lateshpatil5307]

Nope, as for his ILL decisions in the past he's not someone I'll trust ntm his illicit relationship with ISI.

[@naushabatalat1332]

​@@lateshpatil5307 but he is brave unlike modi