Democracy = participation
Democracy = expressing dissent
Democracy = having the right to organize
Democracy = deliberation
Democracy = having the access to information.
This is what we’ve lost yesterday. This is how we’ve failed Kashmir.
#RedForKashmir#StandForKashmir
In 2020, South Asian-American precincts voted for Biden by 42 points. In 2024, Harris won them by 26 points—a 16 point swing towards Trump https://t.co/75a7j664G9
For context, our 2024 IAAS survey showed a 8-9 pp national Indian American swing toward GOP https://t.co/AeNpQkA0OK
Reminder, the same people who tell us how corrupt the Russian military is, have watched the Pentagon fail 7 straight audits, unable to account for trillions of dollars
When a bill came to the Senate to audit taxpayer money going to Ukraine, they voted "No!"
States, Nations, Sovereignty
SRI LANKA, INDIA AND THE TAMIL EELAM MOVEMENT | Sumantra Bose (1994)
This book was written by the nephew of legendary leader Subhas Chandra Bose. It explores the history of Eelam Tamil nationalism and how it has shaped the political life of Tamils.
How Protections Against Caste Discrimination Are Being Opposed in the US
https://t.co/ZQcSGTyMW5
Were the individual defendants in the Cisco case dismissed due to innocence 🤔, or did they leverage legal loopholes to evade accountability ⚖️?
How has the CRD, @calcivilrights , responded to Hindu supremacists' claims 🛑 that caste discrimination cases should be pursued privately by victims' lawyers 🕵️♂️ rather than state direct intervention 🏛️?
More importantly, how the CRD affirmed its commitment to addressing systemic workplace discrimination based on caste by going beyond individual cases to pursue broad remedies that promote fairness and protect all employees from discriminatory practices, ultimately benefiting everyone at Cisco.
"Rising diplomatic tensions & allegations of foreign interference fuel plummeting Canadian views of India," Angus Reid Institute's new public opinion poll reads.
"India is now only seen more favourably by Canadians than Russia & China," as trust in India crashes.
Source: https://t.co/848d9SIoLx
Are you studying polarization, democratic backsliding, and/or representation gaps?
Come join us at Queen Mary University London for a workshop in preparation of a special issue. Scholars researching Latin America are especially welcomed!
https://t.co/lBJUpGTehM
Indian National Charged with Conspiring to Illegally Export U.S. Aviation Components to Russia
On November 20, in the District of Oregon, Sanjay Kaushik, 57, from India, was indicted for conspiring to export controlled aviation components with civilian and military applications to end users in Russia, violating the Export Control Reform Act. Kaushik is also charged with attempting to illegally export a navigation and flight control system from Oregon to Russia via India and making false statements related to this export. He was arrested in Miami, Florida, on October 17, following a criminal complaint and arrest warrant issued by the District of Oregon.@DOJNatSec
🔗: https://t.co/7OrF5JVHJK
Looking to understand how Vivek Ramaswamy and Tulsi Gabbard have ended up in the Trump 2.0 administration? Read the Summer 2024 issue of the Public Eye on the "Multiracial Far Right" from @PRAEyesRight, and our article on the role of Hindu Supremacy within MAGA 2.0
https://t.co/ndx872DfRb
🗣️Call for papers for the international Conference on Migration and Identity at the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies @lunduniversity, Sweden (August 20-22, 2025)
❗️Deadline: February 28, 2025
👀Find out more: https://t.co/1aAH0a2nNt
BREAKING | Brampton's new "Protecting Places of Worship By-law from Nuisance Demonstrations," introduced after pro-India mobs attempted to storm Gurdwaras on Nov 3/4, clarifies that it's not preventing "persons from peacefully protesting foreign govts at a Place of Worship."
As calls for Canada to ban the RSS grow, in light of transnational repression & foreign interference from India through the use of proxy groups, we reshare this investigation into the Hindu Nationalist organization & its long history of attacking Sikhs.
https://t.co/h0JBdPCklD
📢 PUBLICATION ALERT!
@MarianneKneuer & @jrochg_uoc have published an insightful piece exploring the circulation of sovereigntism and its distinctions from populism and nationalism! Check it out!
https://t.co/7F4XQgpV8J
Last week, we looked at millionaire Mihir Meghani, and his unacknowledged ties to the HSS and VHP-A, to explore how HAF sought to masquerade as a civil rights group? Today, let’s look at the example of Rishi Bhutada, another member of HAF Board of Directors. #HAFWayToSupremacy👇
Original Reporting | Victoria Police Report On Melbourne Mandir Vandalisms Raises More Questions Than Answers
"The new police report comes after Australia’s Queensland Police had already disclosed that Hindu groups may be vandalizing their own temples"
🔗https://t.co/tWnDrRhNk9
In the light of Vivek Ramaswamy's appointment to a new “Department of Government Efficiency”, read more about the deeper political shifts behind his rise – and the rise of a multiracial far-right – in this @RDispatches article from last year:
https://t.co/zmTmV4f87S