Unlike many other Indian origin politicians, he has not converted to Christianity or played down his Indian roots. It would be hard for him to do that anyway because his mother Mira Nair is a well-known film director in India.
Indian leaders like Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, and Morarji Desai were regarded as arrogant by the West — unlike Pakistani leaders, who were always ready to kneel.
What hope is there for Dalits when the YouTuber who whipped up the hysteria against CJI BR Gavai boasts on social media after a visit to the police station that ‘the system is ours’?
It’s hard to build a house, run a business, or do anything without paying bribes. And yet, citizens’ anger about this open, unchecked corruption won’t erupt into Anna Hazare-type rallies.
The Indian government has tried to assuage public sentiment by saying things like ‘Operation Sindoor is still on’. But clearly, it isn’t. Otherwise, why would we be playing cricket with the enemy?
People who say India should be a Hindu Rashtra need to take a long, hard look at Nepal. Although a secular country, Nepal's population is overwhelmingly Hindu and yet it has made no difference to its stability.
Even as India, Pakistan have seemed on the edge of war, their intelligence services have often sought to find space to de-escalate tensions and reduce risks for the two countries.
Speaking at 2nd Investor Connect, CM Vishnu Deo Sai says 'we have been able to attract a lot of investors.' The focus of the event was the steel sector.
In largest overhaul of military command in 5 decades, Field Marshal Asim Munir set to assume post of Chief of Defence Forces tomorrow, as Army claims primacy in Pakistan armed forces.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
A j!h@d sympathiser who wears on his sleeve a religious identity that strove for centuries to erase every other will never be acceptable as an “authentic” representation of Bharata, or India, modern or premodern. End of story.
Dear Vir Sanghvi, Just because Zohran is a proud Muslim, who has not forgotten his culture of Indian roots, it doesn’t make him an “authentic Indian”. He is the product of the open western culture with liberal leftist mindset. There may be many Indians like him in our country, but Zohran is not an “”authentic Indian”. Zohran Mamdani would be one of millions had he been working in Uganda, or South Africa or India or in any Muslim country. He reaped the benefits of the open culture USA democrats provided. It is to be noted that he told that there are no Muslims in Gujrat, that Kashmir is an occupied territory, he supports Hamas of the Palestine.
Excellent article. As an atheist PIO, I detest the “alliance” between the right wings of the two nations, and I am more than a little gleeful that the desis here who seemed so enthralled with Trump have met their comeuppance. Mamdani represents America’s present and definitely its future as a multi-racial, multi-ethnic society. Today, the forces opposing this are making a lot of noise and may even seem ascendant, but there is absolutely no way to unmelt the melting pot that is America.
What a bizzare assertion. How is someone like Zohran Mamdani “an authentic representation of modern India”? What about someone like Rishi Sunak? Mr. Sunak also did not convert to Christianity and nor does he downplay his Indian roots. In fact, Mr. Sunak’s wife is an Indian citizen, which, in my mind, gives him a stronger association with India than Mr. Mamdani, whose wife is of Syrian origin. In fact, the part that Mr. Sanghvi cleverly downplays, i.e., the policies and politics of Mr. Mamdani, is the one that we should be paying attention to the most. From what I have seen so far, Mr. Mamdani is just an Islamist in a suit. How he is representative of modern India in beyond me.
I am pretty certain at this point that any article by Vir Sangvi in Print is a massive waste of space. He has no insight to offer on anything of importance in our current affairs and I believe the only reason periodically an article by him only appears to massage his ego
Why would he convert? He is a Muslim, they don’t convert, they would rather convert others!
And no, he isn’t going to do anything to advance Indian interests – caring about this country won’t come naturally to him given his Communist ideology and religion. This combo is lethal and you hear him pride himself on his religion, never about India.
NY is welcome to keep him. He doesn’t represent modern Indians or any Indians for that matter.
A j!h@d sympathiser who wears on his sleeve a religious identity that strove for centuries to erase every other will never be acceptable as an “authentic” representation of Bharata, or India, modern or premodern. End of story.
Dear Vir Sanghvi, Just because Zohran is a proud Muslim, who has not forgotten his culture of Indian roots, it doesn’t make him an “authentic Indian”. He is the product of the open western culture with liberal leftist mindset. There may be many Indians like him in our country, but Zohran is not an “”authentic Indian”. Zohran Mamdani would be one of millions had he been working in Uganda, or South Africa or India or in any Muslim country. He reaped the benefits of the open culture USA democrats provided. It is to be noted that he told that there are no Muslims in Gujrat, that Kashmir is an occupied territory, he supports Hamas of the Palestine.
There was Rishi Sunak, before you went gaga over Mamdani. Vivek Ramaswamy didn’t convert either. Honestly, leftist bootlickers ar it again.
Excellent article. As an atheist PIO, I detest the “alliance” between the right wings of the two nations, and I am more than a little gleeful that the desis here who seemed so enthralled with Trump have met their comeuppance. Mamdani represents America’s present and definitely its future as a multi-racial, multi-ethnic society. Today, the forces opposing this are making a lot of noise and may even seem ascendant, but there is absolutely no way to unmelt the melting pot that is America.
What a bizzare assertion. How is someone like Zohran Mamdani “an authentic representation of modern India”? What about someone like Rishi Sunak? Mr. Sunak also did not convert to Christianity and nor does he downplay his Indian roots. In fact, Mr. Sunak’s wife is an Indian citizen, which, in my mind, gives him a stronger association with India than Mr. Mamdani, whose wife is of Syrian origin. In fact, the part that Mr. Sanghvi cleverly downplays, i.e., the policies and politics of Mr. Mamdani, is the one that we should be paying attention to the most. From what I have seen so far, Mr. Mamdani is just an Islamist in a suit. How he is representative of modern India in beyond me.
I am pretty certain at this point that any article by Vir Sangvi in Print is a massive waste of space. He has no insight to offer on anything of importance in our current affairs and I believe the only reason periodically an article by him only appears to massage his ego
Why would he convert? He is a Muslim, they don’t convert, they would rather convert others!
And no, he isn’t going to do anything to advance Indian interests – caring about this country won’t come naturally to him given his Communist ideology and religion. This combo is lethal and you hear him pride himself on his religion, never about India.
NY is welcome to keep him. He doesn’t represent modern Indians or any Indians for that matter.