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Why Kamala Harris as US President may not be good for India

Theย possibilityย thatย Viceย Presidentย Kamalaย Harrisย willย beย theย firstย Indian-Americanย toย holdย theย officeย ofย USย Presidentย makesย Indiansย perhapsย proud. Indian-Americansย doย significantlyย betterย thanย theย averageย Americanย inย theย areasย ofย academia,ย finances,ย andย theย workplace. That’sย aย positiveย thing.

Theย Unitedย Statesย gainsย aย greatย dealย fromย theย Indianย diaspora,ย fromย rocketย researchย inย Huntsville,ย Alabama,ย toย medicalย careย atย theย Mayoย Clinicย inย Minnesota,ย toย theย inventionย ofย superconductorsย inย Siliconย Valley,ย California. It’sย timeย forย Indianย Americansย toย gainย theย recognitionย theyย soย wellย deserve.

Butย US-Indiaย tiesย couldย collapseย underย aย Harrisย presidency. Theย Coldย War-eraย foreignย policyย consensusย inย Washingtonย hasย dissipated. Administrationย afterย administrationย hasย usedย foreignย policyย asย aย politicalย game,ย fromย Cubaย toย Israelย toย Mexicoย andย Yemen. India,ย fortunately,ย wasย anย exception. Sinceย Georgeย W.ย Bushย tookย officeย inย 2001,ย everyย administrationย hasย workedย toย strengthenย diplomatic,ย commercial,ย andย militaryย tiesย betweenย theย USย andย India. Presidentsย Bush,ย Obama,ย Trump,ย andย Bidenย mayย haveย reallyย agreedย onย oneย foreignย policyย issue:ย theย valueย ofย Indiaย asย anย ally.

Ironically,ย Harrisย mightย defyย thatย consensus. Followingย theย Democraticย Party’sย thinlyย veiledย anti-Semiticย campaignย againstย Pennsylvaniaย Governorย Joshย Shapiro,ย Harrisย choseย Minnesotaย Governorย Timย Walzย asย herย runningย mate.ย Thisย choiceย suggestsย thatย eitherย Harrisย isย willingย toย bowย toย herย party’sย mostย Leftistย fringeย orย sheย confusesย activismย onย Twitterย andย Facebookย withย mainstreamย issues. Itย isย hardlyย goodย newsย forย US-Indiaย relationsย inย anyย case.

Althoughย theย Indian-Americanย communityย isย left-leaning,ย radicalismย isย notย accepted. Harrisย willย thereforeย deferย toย thoseย whoย embraceย Hinduphobia,ย disparageย Indianย democracy,ย andย supportย Khalistanย separatismย ratherย thanย theย interestsย ofย Indianย Americansย andย proponentsย ofย strongย US-Indiaย tiesย ifย sheย followsย theย leadย ofย theย onlineย community.

Similarly,ย Harrisย lacksย theย knowledge,ย expertise,ย andย motivationย toย vigorouslyย defendย Indiaย againstย theย objectionsย ofย careerย Stateย Departmentย employeesย whoย areย inclinedย toย adoptย aย highlyย politicizedย stanceย onย humanย rightsย andย toย acceptย withoutย questionย theย adviceย ofย groupsย suchย asย Humanย Rightsย Watchย andย Amnestyย International. Notย onlyย didย Americanย politiciansย andย mediaย earlierย fallย victimย toย “Bushย Derangementย Syndrome,”ย whichย droveย themย toย theย brink,ย butย theyย alsoย engageย inย “Modiphobia”ย now.

Well,ย Biden’sย teamย hasย handledย theย issue. Asย humanย rightsย organizationsย attemptedย toย attributeย theย violenceย inย Manipurย onย religiousย prejudiceย ratherย thanย long-standingย tribalย relations,ย theย Bidenย teamย calmedย vociferousย voicesย whoย wereย predisposedย toย assumeย theย worst. Theย Whiteย Houseย andย Stateย Departmentย handledย theย crisisย withย aย winkย andย aย nod,ย appeasingย irrationalย activistsย andย onlineย provocateursย withoutย disparagingย India,ย followingย Primeย Ministerย Justinย Trudeau’sย accusationย thatย Indianย intelligenceย hadย killedย aย designatedย terroristย fromย Khalistanย onย Canadianย soilย andย hisย suggestionย thatย USย analystsย thoughtย theย same. Toย itsย credit,ย Newย Delhiย weatheredย theย stormย byย assistingย anย investigationย intoย whichย itย couldย haveย objected.

Regretfully,ย Harrisย wouldย resembleย Trudeauย moreย thanย Biden. Evenย theย majorityย ofย Democratsย inย Americaย backย Israel’sย allianceย andย acknowledgeย thatย theย onlyย Jewishย stateย inย theย worldย isย engagedย inย anย existentialย conflictย withย terroristsย seekingย toย exterminateย itsย people. Anticipateย theย weakestย linkย inย theย Stateย Departmentย toย burstย whenย sheย givesย inย toย theย loudestย voicesย inย herย partyย andย onย theย internet,ย alongย withย herย secluded,ย idealisticย Hollywoodย friendsย whoseย onlyย experienceย travelingย abroadย isย stayingย inย five-starย hotels. Withoutย adultย oversight,ย left-leaningย Stateย Departmentย bureaucratsย willย pursueย theirย ownย politicalย agendasย whileย humanย rightsย organizationsย willย beย freeย toย distributeย misinformation.

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Theyย willย notย onlyย takeย theย liesย ofย theย pro-Khalistanย movementย atย itsย value,ย butย theyย willย alsoย believeย theย worstย aboutย abusesย thatย theyย willย seeย inย themselves,ย whichย isย theย sufferingย thatย allย democraciesย endure. Theyย willย bowย toย anย intellectualย societyย thatย usesย Marxistย casteย narrativesย asย aย justificationย forย rejectingย realityย andย denigrateย India’sย democracy. Theyย willย magnifyย smallย episodesย intoย bigย crisesย andย deferย toย Newย Delhiย inย aย mannerย thatย Americansย andย Europeansย soย frequentlyย doย withoutย realizingย it.ย Thisย isย becauseย theyย areย unableย toย seeย theย forestย throughย theย trees.

Makeย noย mistake:ย Aย Harrisย victoryย willย bringย aboutย theย biggestย crisesย inย India-USย tiesย sinceย theย Clinton-eraย sanctionsย andย theย severalย betrayalsย ofย theย lateย Nationalย Securityย Advisorย Henryย Kissinger.ย Itย mayย alsoย beย aย symbolicย victoryย forย Indian-Americansย andย aย legitimateย causeย forย pride.

 

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