Is Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi the leader of the world's largest democracy ... or the world's most successful fascist?
Both, actually.
That's a duality that the United States is prepared
to accommodate as it looks to a revitalized India as a strategic asset if not
an outright ally in its crusade to counter "Rising China".
And it drives US government efforts to shield Modi from the consequences of his alleged involvement in a fascist pogrom in Gujarat in 2002.
The US State Department has declared that Modi, as India's head of state, receives sovereign immunity from US lawsuits, even if they allege human rights violations he committed as an individual while Chief Minister of Gujarat.
Attorneys for the victims beg to differ, and a US Superior Court has charged the State Department to respond to their objections by December 10. More ...
Peter Lee writes on East and South Asian affairs and their intersection with US foreign policy.
And it drives US government efforts to shield Modi from the consequences of his alleged involvement in a fascist pogrom in Gujarat in 2002.
The US State Department has declared that Modi, as India's head of state, receives sovereign immunity from US lawsuits, even if they allege human rights violations he committed as an individual while Chief Minister of Gujarat.
Attorneys for the victims beg to differ, and a US Superior Court has charged the State Department to respond to their objections by December 10. More ...
Peter Lee writes on East and South Asian affairs and their intersection with US foreign policy.
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