Khalistan Against India's Fiercely Cruel Propaganda
I've a feeling that something big is coming.
I'm reluctant to affirm any of it, mind you, as I've reached a point of fatigue, a combination of long hours at my computer, life's stresses, and a mental disgust, both in regard to too much of human behaviour and due to finding myself continually delving into the details attached to violent and primitive acts.
As such, I've woken up drooling over my keyboard or with my neck kinked quite a bit as of late, tending to dose off should I close my eyes and reflect on events and their meaning. In between the two states, what I may absorb from the news and what my mind may make out of it, being partially in dreamland, isn't what I'd call highly reliable.
Nonetheless, too many events herald not only an end to the conflict in Ukraine, but a change in the course adopted by some, this having a crippling effect on key players in a manner that may render a global war a clear impossibility.
If I've got it right, those two G7 leaders... late, but you'd still be heroes in my books.
Queens and Kings Turned Into Pawns
I'm aware that I'm not being entirely impartial as concerns the accusation that Canada has leveled against India; it's highly-debatable whether that's what I'd intended, I concur, but I didn't directly accuse India of the murder either.
On the other hand, the general public reaction, that's the fierce propaganda efforts by the Hindus that's paying off; a more complete set of facts wouldn't generate the many nasty anti-Khalistani comments I've come across on X or Indian sites.'
I'm not sure how to react to someone like Larry Johnson, an ex-CIA agent, making a statement as obtuse as "Trudeau going to insult India; he goes and insults Modi, then you got [Mykhailo Podolyak] and that low-IQ comment attacking the Indians and the Chinese..."
There's no parallel to be found between those two things. None, IMO.
He's obviously real short on relevant info, while the half-assed willingness to properly examine events and claims demonstrated by too many, knowing I'm going up against the anything-goes monster that is Indian media, propaganda being 99% of its focus... nothing there that's reassuring or motivational.
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While in New Delhi for the G20, Trudeau had simply asked India to cooperate with Canada's investigation.
Bob Rae, Canada's Ambassador to the United Nation, affirms that "the information is extremely credible" and that "Canada has a very real concern," having presented that info to India in the hopes of establishing a dialogue over the three weeks prior to the G20 meeting; the Modi government ignored all requests to discuss matters, providing no response whatsoever, we are told.
This concerns an assassination, let's not forget. And don't swallow their "terrorist" overqualification without investigating all sides, being mindful of what qualifies as propaganda generated out of India that one now already has to plow through; if objective and attentive, it should quickly be clear that there's more BS than facts, But Canada, being a G7 country that supports Ukraine, is clearly desperate and now acting loony, hence invalidating its claim, per what we're to deduce from Larry Johnson's commentary? He's usually sharper...
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Trudeau informed Canadians during the return session in parliament given that our government had decided to pursue the matter despite India's clear refusal to cooperate with the investigation; given the seriousness and the global reaction that was sure to come, our government explained matters to citizens in a clear and transparent manner, as I've witnessed Modi or many other responsible governments do when facing such a situation.
Where's the insult if not aimed at Canadians and the Sikh community?
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Former Indian diplomat Deepak Vohra made a public statement; he called PM Trudeau an "idiot".
His ultimate reason for thinking so: it's just a dead "terrorist" and not worth affecting Canada's relationship with India. India is now too important.
Does Johnson and others want to rethink who's practicing bad diplomacy here?
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For merely attempting to counter the propaganda I know full well to be so, I now find myself in a slightly worse situation still, my conscience forcing me to fight against the current once more, which includes those I thought had an open-mind they applied equally and not so selectively.
So now I'm a terrorist-supporting, Xi-Jinpinger and Putin Lover fighting a hopeless fight, doing so even more alone than yesterday.
Fuck it. Let's nuke the East and keep our fingers crossed, why not? And woo-hoo, Russell Brand is a cancelled pervert and Trump is Satan and he's about to fry, but why stop there when hating half the world will win one the respect of the other half!
Why fight if people preach a need to fight but can't actually be bothered to do so with any consistency or permanence, thus equally adding to the problem while preaching that others are the problem, consequently ensuring that, in these current times, anyone dedicated to truth is sure to find no respite whatsoever, only the disappointment of wasted efforts and the realisation that events have run their course anyhow, and now, you're out of time, filled with nothing but frustrations?
Why am I doing this?! Why bother with facing that type of wall at every turn, more popping up the minute you think a major one is being torn down.
Should I seize on my being a far-gone masochist who should drop all this and seek help?
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A crass insult, such as being called "low IQ", that does, I fully agree, deserve to be attacked and ridiculed en mass, through X and any outlet; more power to you!
A warning that India should mind its minorities, said while violence is responsible for many minority deaths, that deserves a bit more reflection than mockery and pettiness, methinks, especially as all focused on one group, Muslims—which implies heavy-handed underlying sentiments—not having spotted a single effort from Hindus to direct the attention to events in Manipur, Muslims playing a very minor part among the minorities involved.
I assure you, if such a claim were made against Canadian authorities, the last thing Canadians would do is make a mockery of India or Modi and instantly refute an act well in line with many other historic and documented acts, behaviours, and comments. We'd want to get to the bottom of this and do our part to ensure justice were served, as is anyone's expectation from a so-called 'friend'.
India's behaviour is the true insult, more so as this follows constant accusations made against Canada and PM Trudeau over at least the past three years; this being discussed throughout several posts still present on the old site.
India's meddling in our affairs has now become a very serious matter, and I've been aware of our government's attempts to tackle it for close to a year and half, if not more, and, therefore, this allegation came as no real surprise to me.
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The Modi government and its crackdowns on any group it decides to view as a threat and to instantly treat as such has established ample precedents and provided plenty of material worth one's investigation before assuming that "Khalistani evil" just because Indians have decided to label every single one a terrorist.
These are the same people encouraging Taiwan's separation, and who are welcoming of US' grossly-misplaced and agreement-violating desire to prevent the natural unification process that was underway and set to happen when it was due to happen, be it 5 or 20 years from now. Halting that process with their sudden claims of invasion by the Chinese, which is sure to force China to act in a panic so as not to lose Taiwan to the US, there's the real problem, which points to the US hegemony addicts, and not China as being the real problem in that end of the world.
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I'm willing to play politics on this one given the slew of empty accusations and lies that India constantly aims at Canada and other nations, China being the undeniable victim of savage and constant propaganda by Indian elements, this while being involved in all sorts of acts its government would prefer hiding as its media doubles-down on their empty attacks, never admitting guilt despite any evidence, turning bitter and deeply vindictive of anyone willing to seriously challenge them.
If I were anything like the hosts on Indian media, I'd keep accusing India, even more loudly, should Indian involvement be disproven. Who cares, right? It's what I believe and my own political agenda that matters, no? This being the exact attitude adopted by India's mainstream, am I right?
Too much has gone unnoticed, and too much medding is being applied in the hopes of ousting Trudeau for a conservative government that's more favourable to India's own global ambitions, which could do with some friendship-ruining friction between Canada and China; that I should be a bit less than my usual fair—but racked with guilt and having to say so—is something I accept should this bring a deeply annoying and sovereignty-raping situation to a close.
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It's not as if I just noticed the day before yesterday that India was running on hate and its media was rarely aiming for accuracy; this is something I've been openly voicing for well over the past two years, and I'd be lying if I said there hadn't been a time when it sparked an anger I publicly detailed while aiming it at an Indian host or two.
On Quora, Reddit, or lesser-known platforms, you'll notice many queries concerning the hatred witnessed on Indian media, these providing a lazy way of asserting a widely-shared-but-barely-acknowledged gripe concerning India's media, which is its hate-promoting "anti" focus that doubles as a tool to glorify Hindus and assure that a pristine view of India is what's disseminated.
I've provided many examples of such, and you can trust that I've dug beyond the Quora, etc., surface confirmations, not happy with simply authenticating my complaints, wanting to be able to scratch off my being too sensitive as the real culprit.
I've also repeatedly touched on the Jammu & Kashmir region, establishing in Part 2 the clear lies pushed by the Modi government to falsely promote its sudden decision to abrogate Article 370 in 2019 that stripped J&K of its special, autonomous status. While Indian propaganda outfits proclaimed it a success that saw the death of zero civilians in the three years since, the hundreds of deaths recorded in one year alone proved just how shameless certain elements were willing to be in order to give the BJP a perfect score.
Late last week until today, Kashmir was privy to quite a bit of action referred to as the "Anantnag encounter". These recent events at Anantnag offer many suspicious details and telling moments that suggest that the killings that triggered the manhunt were inflicted defensively and not per a planned attack against the three Indian army and police officers. This doesn't change the significance of the loss for those connected to the victims, but it does change all that falls under "accountability" drastically.
That type of issue, wherein everyone not in full agreement with an aggressive-yet-never-to-be-blamed India is a terrorist seeking to do harm to Hindus and an India perpetually refusing to be held accountable for anything, that's also one I've raised several times, as it's an aspect that I've noticed being abused given a backdrop that contains genuine threats and acts of terrorism. Here, I'm referring to governmental elements, not citizens.
In regard to the Khalistan "terrorists", I need to review and verify what's popping up, as I was stunned to see the search results that came up, including so many acts of terrorism suddenly attributed to the group, many of these not ringing any bells; I had researched the movement along with many terrorist groups operating in the region, as incorporating to site functions a database of such organisations that I've meticulously compiled over the past 2 years is a clearly stated goal, one now planned for the next phase of devs. That said, there's yet another example of the widely concerted efforts that are made possible when all info outlets are converted into state media eager to please the government; that'd be one benefit, I guess.
Briefly: If wondering how the BJP manages this, do know that it's probably not through methods you're thinking of. It's purely through advertising dollars, nearly all of which are controlled by the BJP through an incentive program. With hundreds of outlets, the competition is fierce and a portion of those ad dollars is a necessity to the survival of many of them, and to get any of those, you can't say anything that goes against the government or that disparages India.
I've a hard time imagining that any true journalist would be in support of that, and I've no doubt that the detrimental effects are greatly responsible for what I've no qualms about voicing openly as concerns the quality of too much of Indian media. I'm willing to do so, by the way, as I'm aware of truly great journalism coming out of India; what's currently witnessed, it's not that side of India at its best. With the fierce competition these have had to face in India, obviously, none of them are that dumb, yet something is motivating "dumb" news, sorry. But they know I'm right.
How the Modi machine deals with persistently "dissenting voices"... that, that's probably more along the lines of what you're thinking of.
Consequently, the state's brutality, which is often no better and arguably far worse than terrorist acts while the state's behaviour often provided the reason for some of these groups to form and lash back, the Indian army far too often acting in ways that merely solidify hatred and light a burning desire for some to secede.
Since 1947, constant squabbles resulting in bloodbaths pretty much captures India's general atmosphere the best, but the Hindus are never, ever guilty, it's always terrorists linked to Pakistan or stateless Muslims, then there's China...
The Indians admit to the massacre, rarely mentioning more than half of the close to 4,000 Sikhs killed by Hindus. This event, however, is key, having solidified the Sikhs' desire to have a place of their own. This is rarely mentioned by Hindus unless its to call Sikhs Indira Gandhi killers.
I know I've already pointed it out, but: the RSS killed Mahatma Gandhi
The event was triggered by the assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her two Sikh bodyguards. What triggered that was operation Bluestar, initiated by PM Gandhi, which was a truly disgusting bit of oppressive intolerance and violence that also featured a clear case of cultural genocide that the Hindus followed up with standard genocide, since, as pointed out, the more nationalist they are, the less responsibility they're willing to accept for anything, and the more they believe their actions to be morally justified, thus favouring what I've repeatedly categorised as "petty behaviour" that invariably escalates whatever internal or regional tension that had prompted violence, often expressed an act of desperation.
Since then, as a consequence of the continued persecution and state-inflicted oppression faced, Sikhs now represent 1.7% of India's population, and 2% of Canada's population. Proportionally, we now have more Sikhs here than in their homeland.
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Consider: the states of J&K, Nagaland, Assam, and Punjab have seen continued activity from a few dozen groups that New Delhi identifies as "separatist extremists"; also, the British had to permanently separate a portion of India into Pakistan, Bangladesh also eventually having to be split off. The number one goal of all these splits and any desire to separate? Harmony.
From one of two reports I'll discuss in another post; I only wish to establish certain aspects relating to this event without making it the entire focus of this post:
Sikhs in Canada have been the target of Indian disinformation campaigns for decades. In recent years however, these attacks have become more coordinated and aim to influence Canadian politicians, media and society.
Few may have been aware of this issue until now, perhaps, but it's one I've gained some familiarity with, hence the reason why I find nothing about the claim made by Trudeau to be "absurd", contrary to Indian authorities who've, not surprisingly, went straight to "absurd" and flat out refused to collaborate with Canadian authorities and bring closure to this case.
That I see such an act by the Modi government as a possibility is based on all that I'm aware of, and all that I've witnessed that indicates the presence of an ethno-nationalism whose vision justifies horrible acts of violence. Whether Modi is directly involved isn't a matter on which I'm willing to pronounce an opinion; I've always referred to these as undesirable side-effects of Modi's current course, or an abuse of rising opportunities by localized entities, having difficulty identifying a coherent unifier to the whole unless one is to extrapolate an expected end out of what has been and is.
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India Today managed to get an interview with former CSIS Director Ward Elcock. He didn't provide the answer that the host was trying to lead him toward, for he reiterated her claim essentially laying all blame for the killing on Canada for failing to act on the demands of New Delhi, but then, to my delight, added: "...but the reality is the government of Canada has been quite clear that the government of India has failed to provide sufficient evidence to actually allow the government of Canada to act in any respect"
The India Today host persisted, trying to find other angles to lay all blame on Canada and paint our government as utterly irresponsible for even having allowed such a man to reside in Canada after the Indian government has continually provide proof and asked for his extradition.
Elcock repeated the same bit concerning any lack of sufficient, actionable evidence having been provided by the Indian government. Then, bless, him, he added: "...the ball is essentially in the government of India's court. It needs to send it back in Canada's court, meaning, with evidence."
She persisted.
Lady, if you really want to play those games, I'll have twenty pages of situations for which India is responsible and at fault before you can fill one page. We're not perfect, and god knows that Yugoslavia should haunt us for some time, because it was Canadians who bombed the hell out of Serbia, but I've been (mostly) very politely sporadically pointing out the Indian government's inability to accept responsibility for situations it continually makes worse, these far too often resulting in more than a few deaths.
I did use "bullying" in reference to the Modi government's handling of the Khalistani and other matters.
India does not have the right to impose actions that go entirely against our basic values as Canadians to then bully us with accusations of harbouring terrorists for our refusal to simply hand over qualified Canadian citizens on New Delhi's say so, especially after taking into consideration New Delhi's broad usage of the terrorist label, it being grossly misused and abused in a manner that constitutes human rights violations.
Extradition requires proof; the Indian host can grow increasingly determined and impatient, and fume she may but Elcock was clear: the Indian government failed to provide sufficient evidence of terrorist activities, and "just the act of voicing the desire to see a separate Khalistan state is not sufficient proof of terrorist activity."
The host, being the insufferable propagandist that she is, slid in the last word, stating that India will then have to push harder so Canada can realise what it's sheltering and encouraging.
No, India needs to present proof!
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Conversely, Canadians are able to have a nuanced view of things and understand the difference between one's political aspirations and the application of such aspirations, and we appreciate that the latter must always lie in the reach of any individual, providing that the political path sought is achieved through legal, fair, and non-destructive means.
That some among many have opted for methods that betray such a path does not render all those who walk it equally bad.
I've accused Canada for what i've concluded it was guilty of just as I've also gone against the Western current and popular opinion to defend India when I'd concluded that it was unjustly accused, and I've looked behind similar accusations made between any countries toward any other when such could be politically motivated.
Is Trudeau's act politically motivated? I'm not ruling it out, but unlike all other happenings where I strongly suspect that such was the case, this one would have required way too much forethought that involved way too many highly detail-oriented players, all tremendous actors in the part that the government would have had to manufacture, then sat on until now? Smart phone recordings, chats, interviews with the community, etc., there's too much there that automatically links the killing to the Modi government, and although all is pure speculations, valid proof slips right in too perfectly to suggest any manipulation or having manufactured this case.
Not mentioned except on Canadian news is the fact that the Sikh community is upset it took the Canadian government this long to act based on what was known within the community, Canadian intelligence services having warned the Sikhs of threats made against them (this mirrored by the Indians; another one of their fave tactic, which the Kyiv regime is also big on).
For me, the question isn't so much whether the Indian government was involved, but why would the Canadian government bring up the info now, announcing it in the manner they did being a tad out of the ordinary whilst equally tinged with a hint of atypical fearmongering.
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I think something big is about to happen.
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What I find particularly damning is the Indian media's immediate reaction, which was then echoed by our good friend, Minister of External Affairs, Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.
I didn't appreciate his reply, but thumbs up for not opting on "mind your own business" yet again; that aspect, however, is appreciated.
The he would say, “Canadian political figures have openly expressed sympathy for such elements”, and that “the space given in Canada to a range of illegal activities including murders, human trafficking and organised crime is not new”, now he's asking for it; I was being polite the last time. His condescing attacks—the other half of his blah personality, apparently—simply prove all I've been saying as it emphasizes that he, too, suffers from a severe lack of self-awareness.
I'll highlight India's version of those things he lists in an upcoming post, why not. He needs a wake up, it seems, and judging by his disgust toward Canada based on those, I'll be expecting him to move the hell out of India pronto.
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From Firstpost, on the other hand, I noted a shift toward a marked degree of consideration not noticeable across so many other Indian outlets; thank you.
Message to Palki Sharma: I hate that we're in this mess. No hard feelings I hope. And sorry; I know you won't like that upcoming post I promised Jaishankar, but it needs to be posted. Maybe not. Depends how 'triggered' this whole story will manage to get me.
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I've since noticed that Indian media had gone on full offensive—its preferred defensive mode—immediately, and while the Trudeau Troop was still stuck in India, the government airliner suffering mechanical difficulties. I'm tempted to question whether there was monkey business behind that, but I'll leave it at: the thought had crossed my mind when I'd heard about the delay.
He was "snubbed". And India's main media instantly went on the attack with Trudeau-targeted claims that Canada was helping anti-India extremism. Majors have since the G20 made it their focus, India Today having published well over 60 articles since on the topic, 'Canada supporting terrorists' being what stands out.
I'll provide examples as part of 'media tricks' I want to bring attention to, these fairly common and worth being aware of, as it's clear that Indian media outlets were tasked with flooding the web with pieces that were favourable to them whilst every mention of Hardeep Singh Nijjar has "terrorist" tagged to it.
And, in spite of never previously caring about Sikhs anywhere in the world, they managed to find a case of bullying that occurred in Canada—one resembling countless around the world—which appears to predate 2016, of which five versions of the same article exist, each one condemning Canada for an act with a higher frequency rate in India than in Canada.
No substance, no self-respect. Filled with hate and intolerance. India Today. Hopefully not tomorrow's!
Game Plan
Recalling Part 1: I'd specified my not seeing Modi's actions and policies as being ones that favour Hindu nationalism across India, though I did mention that regional elements are exploiting aspects to such violent ends, whether drawn from Hindutva doctrine or newly-implemented governmental policies. What I'd hope to subtly impress without hinting outright, is how national policies often appear to be exactly what a region needs to subdue minority groups.
Pointing out other regions with the same laws but not the problems makes it easy to refute any broad, nationally-applied goal.
But nor am I convinced that one exists, to be honest, but, regardless, either willingly, per the efforts of a few or many, or resulting naturally from the social dynamics and economic pressures presently in play, the nation is careening toward an exclusionary and violent mode of nationalism, this being yet another event that's convinced me of such.
To be clear: The real source of my disgust isn't the murder itself, it's the mostly inhumane treatment of Sikhs and the intolerance dressed up as indignation that nationalist-leaning folks weaponise, shouting "terrorist" like some yell "racism" just to force their way by exploiting all that's negatively connotated from these terms. Additionally, the reaction witnessed, and how the entire affair was quickly ramped up to attack mode, which showcases the intolerant and bigoted attitudes embraced by some in India who have the gal to act like victims while bullying nations, never having satisfied any evidentiary requirements.
Why wasn't this ever mentioned by India?
Essentially, these people are just ambulatory expressions of a depraved form of hypocrisy, is that it? That can't be.
What propels people to act in such a way, spewing any lies and spins to polish a national image and hide its blemishes, all the while eroding that nation's very foundations, and ensuring nothing good for the long term?
They may try to appear very sensible now, being only concerned over the odd Sikh, but I assure you, the mere mention of Khalistan is something the Modi government would love to arrest you for. Even extradite you should you have said it convincingly, but be out of country.
That the mere movement exists is interpreted as a profound insult by nationalist Hindus. Canada and others are to hand them over to Indian authorities, OK?
Now ask them about the torture many have endured.
Mind your own business!
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You know what? I guess the whole post will be about that after all. Wasn't the plan, but here we are. I wanna move on, though.
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