India presents itself as a beacon of democracy and makes grand statements about protecting minorities. But the increasingly fanatical religious leadership is driving Hindu sectarianism around the world, says Aditya A.
Relations between Canada and India are in a tailspin after Trudeau alleged India was behind the June 18th killing of an alleged Sikh terrorist. But what's the truth of the matter, asks Ramesh Thakur.
It's time, says Aditya A, to crack down on graduate visas to Indian students not at the top universities. "Allowing them to come even though they take Mickey Mouse degrees and are not here to study anyway is perilous."
U.S. TV host Trevor Noah has been blasted for inventing a large-scale 'racist backlash' against Rishi Sunak, who became Britain's first non-white Prime Minister this week.
The WHO claims India has missed 90% of its Covid deaths, attributing to the country nearly 5 million deaths, almost a third of the world total and 10 times the official count of 481,486. That is simply not credible.
The WHO has claimed that the real pandemic death toll is 15 million and 5 million of them are in India. But it's based on dubious modelling and the Indian Government has strongly disputed the claims.
India's Supreme Court has ruled that owing to "bodily integrity and personal autonomy" and because the Covid vaccines don't prevent transmission, no individual can be forced to get vaccinated.
Reported infections have hit record highs during the Omicron surge, and deaths are up too – but excess deaths are low or zero, making Omicron largely a phantom Covid wave. No wonder restrictions are being lifted.
A fourth study has found that natural immunity protects better against infection than the vaccines. Indian researchers estimated the protective effect of natural immunity to be 86%; vaccine effectiveness was only 32%.
Why are some countries surging this autumn but others aren't? India had a big Delta surge but has seen no new rise since, while the impact of Delta on Sweden has been very modest. Why is that?
