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NCP chief Sharad Pawar had close ties with D-Company head Dawood Ibrahim: Ex R&AW officer NK Sood

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NCP chief Sharad Pawar had close ties with D-Company head Dawood Ibrahim: Ex R&AW officer NK Sood

Ex R&AW officer NK Sood in a recent interview to Defensive Offence made stunning revelations about the unholy nexus of Congress and NCP leaders including Sharad Pawar with the dreaded gangster Dawood Ibrahim and their complicity in shielding the D-Company supremo from arrests and sabotaging the Indian intelligence’s efforts in nabbing the Mumbai 1993 bomb blast accused.

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In a blistering attack against the NCP leader Sharad Pawar, Sood asserted that there existed an illicit link between the NCP chief and Dawood Ibrahim, claiming that Pawar, who was the chief minister of the state at that time allowed Dawood Ibrahim and the other accused of the bomb blasts to flee the country. He also said that the police and the law enforcement agencies didn’t come down hard against the Dawood Ibrahim gang in the aftermath of the blasts, hinting at a possible symbiotic relationship between the two entities. “It is an open knowledge that Sharad Pawar had links with Dawood Ibrahim,” said Sood.

Sood further emphasised that Sharad Pawar’s recent remarks regarding Pakistan that it is a hospitable country and Indian politicians are exaggerating about the situation there lays bare his ingrained love for the neighbouring country. Sood contended that the real reason behind Sharad Pawar’s affection with the terrorist nation Pakistan is because they are hosting Dawood Ibrahim. “Pawar’s defence of Pakistan shows that he not only has business links with Pakistan and Dawood but there is something more profound,” said Sood.

Sood continued, “When Balakot happened, Sharad Pawar said that the attack is not on Pakistan but on Jammu and Kashmir. It is an interesting statement made by a politician of Pawar’s stature who had been in Congress, had held important positions and was once a chief minister of Maharashtra. When such a tall leader makes such a statement, one is compelled to believe that there are other reasons and motivations behind it.”

Sharad Pawar was at the helm of affairs in Maharashtra when Mumbai was rocked with 12 serial blasts in March 1993, leaving scores of innocent people dead. During that time, Sood claims, Sharad Pawar pulled the wool over people’s eyes by declaring that 13 blasts have happened and not 12, one being at a mosque. According to Sood, Sharad Pawar possibly wanted to deflect the attention of the nation from Pakistan and Dawood Ibrahim. Furthermore, Sood said that when investigative agencies asked the government to seize Dawood Ibrahim’s properties, Sharad Pawar undermined the efforts by simply stating that Dawood had no properties here.

Sood continued saying that Dawood was successful in escaping away to Dubai and Pakistan because some influential people, mostly politicians, offered him extra time for him to safely exit the country. “During that time R&AW units in the Gulf countries were deliberately disrupted because of Ratan Sehgal, who later turned out to be a CIA agent and Hamid Ansari, some heads were not there, officers were replaced. I am not directly linking it with Mumbai blasts but such providential circumstances do cast doubts in one’s mind,” Sood said.

In addition, Sood said that India’s persistent efforts to bring D-Company head, Dawood Ibrahim, back to the country were not full-throttled, claiming that the Manmohan Singh government lacked a strong will and unwavering determination to bring the prime accused in the Mumbai serial blasts to book. Sood reminisced how the UPA government in 2005 left the intelligence agencies to their own devices for nabbing the D-company kingpin during the reception ceremony of his daughter’s marriage with Pakistani cricketer Javed Miandad’s son.

Sood added that not only did Manmohan Singh displayed little interest in catching Dawood Ibrahim, the intelligence agencies’ plans to arrest Dawood Ibrahim were effectively thwarted by the Congress government and other senior leaders during that time. “Ajit Doval who retired from his services was brought back to preside over a covert operation of arresting Dawood in Dubai and bringing him back to the country. Two officers were selected to carry out the operation. When Doval was briefing them about the operation in a car headed to airport, the Delhi DSP stopped them from flying to Dubai and executing their operation. In a crucial operation like this, the last minute intervention from a government employee shows that senior leaders in Congress, NCP and others did not want Dawood to be caught” said Sood.

Regarding Dawood Ibrahim’s offer to voluntary surrender, Sood contended that leaders like Sharad Pawar and others who had business links with D-company did not want him to return to India and spill the beans about his past exploits which had the potential of destroying the political careers of such politicians and he. It is for this reason, Sood argues, Sharad Pawar did not accede to the modest demands made by Dawood Ibrahim-not subjecting him to third degree and guarantee of not being sentenced with capital punishment on conviction, for returning to India.

In another explosive disclosure, the Ex RAW officer said that several Congress leaders, particularly Ahmed Patel, the close aide of Sonia Gandhi, too had links with Dawood Ibrahim. “Ahmed Patel’s association with Dawood Ibrahim is a matter of fact,” exclaimed Sood.

USA: Pakistan PM Imran Khan holds meeting with convicted felon and ISI mole Ghulam Nabi Fai as staged anti-Modi protests fail

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USA: Pakistan PM Imran Khan holds meeting with convicted felon and ISI mole Ghulam Nabi Fai as staged anti-Modi protests fail

The nefarious activities of the terror state of Pakistan to create instability to global peace are being exposed gradually. In yet another shameless act, Pakistan establishment has now openly displayed its association with notorious radical Islamist- Ghulam Nabi Fai, who has been convicted in the US for lobbying efforts and influence the US government on the issue of Kashmir.

On Sunday, after the failure of Pakistan to create chaos in Houston during the ‘Howdy, Modi!’ spectacle by inciting the radical Islamists, Khalistanis and other pro-Pakistan elements, the Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan met a delegation of so-called Kashmiri representatives based in the United States. Imran Khan met convicted Pakistani spy Ghulam Nabi Fai, who is part of Pakistan’s Anti-India propaganda lobby on Kashmir in the US.

Convicted felon and ISI mole in United States Ghulam Nabi Fai, who has served time in prison after being arrested by the FBI for illegally lobbying on Kashmir at the US senate held press conference with Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Sunday.


In June 2017, in a sting carried out by Republic TV, Ghulam Nabi Fai had confessed to his association with Pakistani diplomats and Kashmiri radical separatists for organising Anti-India propaganda on Kashmir in the US.

The Pakistani establishment’s attempts to create chaos in the United States after its efforts to stage protests at the ‘Howdy, Modi!’ failed utterly. The Pakistan government had even sent one of his ministers, Ali Amin Gandapur to disrupt the euphoric ‘Howdy, Modi!’ event at the NRG Stadium in Houston on Sunday.

However, the Pakistani sponsored demonstrations were overshadowed by the Indian American crowd that was present inside and outside the stadium to witness the historic event. Reportedly, the protests were deemed to be a failure despite a strong Muslim presence in and around Houston.

Who is Ghulam Nabi Fai?

Ghulam Nabi Fai, 70, was convicted for working in the United States for Pakistani intelligence network Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to lobby for Kashmiri independence. He was arrested in 2011 and charged with failing to register as a foreign government agent.

Fai, who is known to be the public face of the anti-India Kashmiri lobby in the United States, organised high-profile events to lobby against the Indian government on the issue of Kashmir. Fai, who was born Kashmir was charged with using at least $4 million in Pakistani funds in a bid to influence the US position on the issue Kashmir.

He was accused of recruiting people to act as donors who would give money to his propaganda activities but was really was coming from the Pakistani government. Reportedly, the money for many of Fai’s activities came from the ISI. The Pakistani government was paying him $500,000 to $700,000 a year.

Narendra Modi announced that the time has come for a ‘Decisive War’ against Terror: Here’s what it could mean

K Bhattacharjee
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Narendra Modi announced that the time has come for a ‘Decisive War’ against Terror: Here’s what it could mean

The ‘Howdy Modi’ event was a resounding success, no matter how one looks at it. It marked a tectonic shift in the Indo-US relationship and marked the dawn of a new era of unparalleled cooperation between the two countries which has not been observed thus far. The event was made even more intriguing with PM Modi stating categorically that the time for a ‘Decisive War’ against terror has come.

At OpIndia.com, we have said it often that the global political climate is such that the USA cannot afford to antagonize India now that it is mired in a trade war with China. We have also said that Pakistan will slide more and more into the arms of China and by the end of this era of turbulence, they could emerge as China’s vassal state.

The most significant development, however, came late on Sunday night (IST) when Narendra Modi took to the stage at the ‘Howdy Modi’ event and announced that time had come to wage the decisive war on terror. Announcing the decisive ‘War on Terror’ on US soil has great significance. The people of the US may not have positive feelings about the phrase at all but in the context of India and Pakistan, the Indian Army has been waging a war against terrorism ever since independence.

Prime Minister Modi’s announcement at the ‘Howdy Modi’ event, that we have entered the decisive phase of the ‘War on Terror’, indicates that time has come for a permanent solution to the Pakistan problem. Narendra Modi drew an equivalence between the horrific 9/11 terror attack in 2011 in the USA and the 26/11 Mumbai Attacks and said that there was a single country that had harboured terrorists who had masterminded and committed those ghastly attack. He was, of course, referring to the fact that Osama bin Laden was found hiding in Pakistan right beside a military base.

One can only speculate what India’s objectives will be going into this decisive phase. We can only speculate what India’s goals will be. However, statements made by top Ministers in the Modi Sarkar combined with historical precedent does give us sufficient indication about the direction we are heading in.

Ever since 1971, when the then Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, waged a war against the Islamic State of Pakistan to liberate Bangladeshis from tyranny, India has primarily been fighting the War in our soil. That changed with the terror attack on a military base at Uri in 2016. India responded by cross-border surgical strikes. For that reason, the Uri terror attack has a special historical significance which we have discussed in an earlier article. The phase that began on that fateful day ended with the abrogation of Article 370. Now, as Modi would be wont to say, we are on the verge of the decisive War on Terror.

Our goals, at the very minimum, would be to take back Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir from the clutches of the terror state. While Pakistan has been trying to nail India on the decision to abrogate Article 370, India has only escalated matters from there on and made several statements demonstrating the intent to take back PoK. Recently, MEA Jaishankar asserted that India hoped one day we will have physical jurisdiction over PoK.

It was after Home Minister Amit Shah, Narendra Modi’s trusted lieutenant, said in the Parliament following the abrogation of Article 370 that they were ready to sacrifice their own lives for PoK. These are significant statements and are not to be made lightly as the men making them would be very much aware.

Only yesterday, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh made significant statements which ought to make the Pakistani establishment shudder. He said, “If they (Pak) repeat it, then they should think what will become of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir… Human rights violations are committed against Balochs & Pashtuns there. If it continues, no power will be able to protect Pak from getting further divided into pieces.”

We can only marvel at the remarkable shift that India’s policy with regards to Pakistan has undergone since 2014. The ‘Aman ki Aasha’ policy has been butchered without mercy. It has been buried and the corpse is now rotting. Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, and Jaishankar, these are the four most important individuals in the government who determine Indian policy against Pakistan. And all of them are t perfect sync with each other, they are speaking in one voice. The voice is clear, the time has come to take back what is ours by right: PoK.

Where does Donald Trump come into the picture? Narendra Modi attacking Pakistan on US soil, in front of the US President and thousands and thousands of Indians indicates that the Indian Government has been successful in convincing the Trump Administration to leave Pakistan in the lurch. It’s the clearest indication that when India decides to pursue military action against Pakistan for the reclamation of PoK, the USA will not interfere. That much is clear.

At the ‘Howdy Modi’ event where the comment about waging a ‘Decisive War’ against terror was made, Donald Trump described Narendra Modi as a tough negotiator and we can say safely, this must have been a hard bargain to make. However, ever since he announced his presidential campaign, Donald Trump has regularly made it clear he is not as fond of Pakistan as his predecessors were. Pakistan selling itself to China must have not gone down well with the Trump administration and for that, they shall pay the price.

Thus, given recent developments, it is safe to say that reclaiming PoK is the least India hopes to achieve with the decisive War on Terror. However, this is the bare minimum. The Indian Government could be targeting more, a lot more than that.

Some might argue that the recent statements on PoK may well be India’s way of cowering Pakistan into submission by issuing threats. This is a game the Pakistanis used to play with us. They attempted to ‘bleed India with a thousand cuts’ and stopped India from retaliating by threatening war, often with nukes. Some would like to think that India is pursuing the same policy right now. India wants Pakistan to abandon its fantasies of Kashmir and it’s trying to make them do so by threatening them with War and taking back PoK.

There are multiple reasons why this is unlikely. We are living in an age of chaos. This is a period of realignment on a global scale. The international climate could not have been more conducive for India if it decided to pursue the reclamation of PoK and even more. The next few decades could very well determine the future of the world for decades to come if not centuries. Thus, all of this indicates that we might very well increase the territory we have physical jurisdiction over in the next few years, or possibly, the next couple of years. Thus, Narendra Modi’s declaration of the War on Terror could only mean one thing. India wants territorial realignment and the USA will not interfere.

‘Howdy, Modi!’: US President Donald Trump saying ‘Islamic terror’ feels revolutionary

Abhishek Banerjee
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‘Howdy, Modi!’: US President Donald Trump saying ‘Islamic terror’ feels revolutionary

The sun rises in the east. There, I said it. Now that I said it, do you feel enthused? Do you want to jump up and down with excitement and give me a standing ovation for daring to utter this revolutionary truth?

You probably don’t. All I said is something that is mundane. Something everybody knows.

But imagine if we lived in a world where it was illegal to ever look at the sky. Or even to open our eyes. If we were forbidden to acknowledge whether it is day or night. If we were forced to repeat falsehoods such as “The rising of the sun has no direction.”

In such a crazy world, telling the truth about the sun rising from the east would feel so liberating.

Now think about the thunderous applause that Trump got at the Howdy Modi event in Houston yesterday.

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How sad is that? We have all experienced it in our countries. We all know about it. We see it every day. But we are not allowed to say it.

We remember the strewn body parts of our 44 jawans in Pulwama. The suicide bomber wanted to punish those he considered ‘gaumutra drinkers.’

We remember the terrorists on 26/11 walking through the streets of Mumbai, entering even hospitals, even children’s wards to murder sick babies in their sleep.

We remember the images of terrorists in the compound of Indian parliament. If you are old enough, you will remember the time President Bill Clinton visited India. In Chittisinghpura village in Kashmir, Islamic terrorists lined up 35 innocent Sikhs and shot them dead. We have all heard stories of how Hindus were chased out of Kashmir, out of Pakistan and out of Bangladesh.

When we go online, we see gruesome images of beheadings posted by ISIS. What does the “I” in ISIS stand for? Sorry, we are not allowed to say it. And who has forgotten images of 9/11?

We see all this. But we are not allowed to describe what we see. The religion of peace, we must say.

We are allowed to humiliate poor Hindus by calling them “Hindu Taliban” and “Hindu Pakistan.” We are not allowed however to name the religion which inspired the Taliban and Pakistan in the first place.

In our Orwellian, politically correct world, hearing the President of the United States say it feels liberating. That was the raw emotion that burst out in a thousand cheers when Trump said the words.

What does it say about modern society?

This is what made it so easy for Trump to get elected. All he had to do was state the obvious. Because in the contemporary world, the truth itself has become a taboo.

Freedom is dying. It is being strangled bit by bit by political correctness. We have learned to avoid the truth, or even sense it. Even when a terrorist screams out their religion at the top of their voice, we must pretend that we cannot hear. Otherwise, the liberal complex would come after everything from our social media handles, to our jobs and to our families. There are now “anti-hate” groups in the United States that maintain lists of proscribed individuals. These groups have lobbied with banks to even prevent blacklisted individuals from opening mere savings accounts. Or getting credit cards. Or jobs. Or entrance to any college. This has now spread to the online world, with big tech companies disallowing them from using online services.

No education. No job. No bank account. No credit. No internet access.

You *must* fall in line. You must obey the liberal complex. And above all, you must not speak the truth.

The thunderous applause to President Trump’s comments on terrorism was a desperate cry of an increasingly marginalized group. Not any race nor any gender in particular. But people who speak the truth.

In his novel 1984, George Orwell famously imagined a dystopian future in an absolute Communist state, which had three basic principles.

WAR IS PEACE

FREEDOM IS SLAVERY

IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH

These words were always accompanied by the unforgiving face of “Big Brother” who was always watching you. And if you don’t agree with them, they erase you, you become an “unperson.”

Now think about the words “Terror has no religion.” And imagine with it the face of …

Fortunately, Orwell’s nightmare of a Communist-ruled future never came true. Will we be so lucky about.

Desperate times: Pakistan Minister joins protests by radical Islamists and Khalistanis at ‘Howdy, Modi!’ event

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Desperate times: Pakistan Minister joins protests by radical Islamists and Khalistanis at ‘Howdy, Modi!’ event

As the entire world witnessed the euphoric ‘Howdy, Modi!’ event at the NRG Stadium in Houston on Sunday, a desperate and isolated Pakistan attempted to create chaos as their proxies – radical Islamists and pro-Khalistani terrorists thronged to the venue.

Incidentally, the terror state of Pakistan had put its dirty hand to ransack an event which showcased the global stature of India and Prime Minister Modi. Among the protestors were Pakistan’s federal minister for Kashmir affairs, Ali Amin Gandapur. The presence of a Pakistani minister is not unsurprising as the terror state had attempted to disrupt the rally by inciting the Radical Islamists and other pro-Pakistan Khalistani groups.

On Sunday, during the Pakistan sponsored demonstrations against the Howdy Modi event, chants of “Azadi”, which is also often shouted by the Indian liberals and ultra-left radical elements, and slogans of “India get out of Kashmir” were shouted along with the display of posters comparing Modi to Hitler and claiming genocide in Kashmir.

However, the Pakistani sponsored demonstrations were overshadowed by the Indian American crowd that was present inside and outside the stadium to witness the historic event. Reportedly, the protests were deemed to be a failure despite a strong Muslim presence in and around Houston.

Earlier, we had reported regarding the details of the manufactured protests by radical Islamists supported by terror state of Pakistan and pro-Khalistanis to target the ‘Howdy, Modi!’ event on Sunday. There were even organisations liked to terror group Hamas. The reports had also revealed the bus routes for the protesters to get to this protest rally was to begin from 16 mosques in Houston and 1 Gurudwara that has Khalistani links.

Few of these mosques known to be promoting radical Islam, joining hands with banned Sikhs for Justice (SFJ, which is working towards 2020 Punjab referendum, had come together to disrupt the much-awaited ‘Howdy, Modi!’ event.

With the presence of Pakistani minister at the protest site in Houston, it clearly exposed the designs of Pakistan to create chaos at a global event. It is no surprise that terror group linked organisations, Islamists, Pakistanis and Khalistanis protested against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he has been ruthlessly fighting the menace of Islamic terror and its sponsors like Pakistan.

Only 211 people detained under PSA in six weeks since abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir

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Only 211 people detained under PSA in six weeks since abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir

The number of instances where the ‘draconian’ Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA) had to be implemented has come down drastically since abrogation of Article 370. As reported by Times of India, the number of people detained under the PSA has come down to 211 in the past six weeks. The figure was a staggering 921 in the similar timeframe following Hizbul terrorist Burhan Wani’s killing in 2016.

Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani was eliminated by Indian Armed Forces on 8th July 2016 in the Kokernag area of the Anantnag district. Wani’s death had triggered a Kashmir-wide unrest that continued for four months. Uncontrollable mobs indulged in arson, stone pelting, and vandalism. There were clashes between the security personnel and mobs, resulting in the death of 98 protesters while around 4000 protestors were maimed by pellet guns.

While 921 people were detained under the PSA in six weeks following Wani’s killing in 2016, the number is now 211 in the six weeks since abrogation of Article 370. The drastic reduction can be seen in Jammu region as well. While 102 were detained under PSA in 2016, the figure has been only 19 in last 6 weeks.

In an unprecedented move, on September 16, National Conference leader and former Union Minister Farooq Abdullah was also detained under the PSA. His house has been turned into a subsidiary jail and he will continue to stay there. The Public Safety Act allows the government to detain a person who is perceived to be a threat for law and order for up to 2 years without a trial.

Meanwhile, 3,100 of the 4,000 people detained since the abrogation of Article 370, have been released. The 3100 releases have been made either in hours or days of their original detention. The Police has said that most people were detained under Section 107 of CrPc which became applicable there following the abrogation of Article 370. The police have been working tirelessly to counter terror in forms of threats issued orally, by posters or even physical violence stopping people from resuming their normal lives.

‘Howdy, Modi!’ causes heartburn, Pakistani minister and their army spokesperson try claiming ’empty stadium’ to find solace

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‘Howdy, Modi!’ causes heartburn, Pakistani minister and their army spokesperson try claiming ’empty stadium’ to find solace

As PM Modi and US President Donald Trump addressed an unprecedented, rockstar level crowd at Houston’s NRG stadium yesterday, the massive success and fervour surrounding the event had caused some discomfort to our quarrelsome neighbour.

As the preparations for the mega-event were on and it was already trending worldwide as the event where two leaders of two great nations came together to address an enormous crowd of Indian Americans, who had gathered at the NRG stadium at Houston, Texas, Pakistan’s national propaganda peddlers were perhaps having some very uncomfortable time.

In the morning, Twitter was already awash with the lacklustre way Pakistan’s PM Imran Khan was received on his arrival in the USA. There were apparently no American government representatives to welcome him. The doormat being used as a ‘red carpet’ had also drawn a lot of jokes on social media.


In the evening, as the media, public and social media users started focusing on the ‘Howdy, Modi’ event, Pakistan’s favourite propagandists, their ‘science and technology’ minister Chaudhary Fawad Hussain and DGISPR Asif Ghafoor tried to peddle the claim that the stadium is empty and the event is a flop show.


Fawad Hussain had shared a Tweet by journalist Suhasini Haider and claimed that despite spending Billions of rupees, India could not even gather a good number of people from ‘USA, Canada and beyond’. He had also claimed that ‘money cannot buy everything. However, in his excitement, he had forgotten to note that the image he had shared was from before PM Modi had even arrived at the venue.

Perhaps the replies to his tweet and the media visuals of an ocean of people waving, chanting and cheering for PM Modi and President Trump later made Fawad so sad that he kept silent for the rest of the night.

DGISPR Asif Ghafoor, famous in India as ‘Ghafoora’, had also shared an image where some empty seats were visible, taken before PM Modi’s arrival, to claim it was a ‘flop show’. After live media visuals, and perhaps for the fear of being humiliated on Twitter beyond his maximum daily humiliation level, he promptly deleted the tweet.


Pakistani minister Chaudhary Fawad Hussain is known for his cheap remarks and an unhealthy obsession with India that is starting to border on lunacy. He was slammed by his own countrymen for jumping in glee and behaving like a two-bit troll when ISRO’s Vikram Lander had lost contact just 2.1 km above the moon surface. He was slammed recently again for his vulgar and cheap comments on the occasion of PM Modi’s birthday on September 17.

‘Radical Islamic Terrorism’, ‘Border security’ highlighted in the ‘Howdy, Modi!’ as US President gives Kashmir, Article 370 a miss

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‘Radical Islamic Terrorism’, ‘Border security’ highlighted in the ‘Howdy, Modi!’ as US President gives Kashmir, Article 370 a miss

PM Modi and US President Trump shared the stage at the ‘Howdy, Modi!’ event in Houston on Sunday, in Houston. After addressing the Indian diaspora at the NRG stadium. Prime Minister Modi and US President Donald Trump addressed the much-awaited community event where over 50,000 people were in attendance. Interestingly, the issues of Kashmir and the abrogation of Article 370 did not feature in the event. However, the menace of the ‘Radical Islamic terrorism’ became the main talking point of the event as both US President Donald Trump and PM Modi emphasised on acting against the terror apparatus operating from countries like Pakistan.

Throughout the event, US President Donald Trump did not even mention the issue of ‘Kashmir’ at the ‘Howdy Modi!’ event. Interestingly, he referred to issues of border security and recognised India’s right to protect itself just like the rights of the USA to protect its borders.

“Both India and the United States also understand that to keep our communities safe, we must protect our borders,” the President said during his address at the NRG Stadium here.

The decision of Donald Trump not to bring up the issue of abrogation of Article 370 or Kashmir, an internal issue of India holds extreme importance to the ties between two countries as the USA now considers Kashmir to be a non-issue between the two countries. Further, the comments made by Donald Trump on border security also indicates that the USA understands the security concerns of India, particularly emanating from Kashmir.

The overlooking of Kashmir issue in the ‘Howdy, Modi!’ event is another embarrassment for Pakistan as it had unsuccessfully tried raking up the matter internationally, even as India has reiterated time and again that its move in J&K is entirely a matter of its internal affairs.

President Donald Trump also outlined that both India and the United States are committed to protecting innocent civilians from “Radical Islamic terrorism”. He received a standing ovation from the crowd, which also included Prime Minister Narendra Modi in whose honour the event was held.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, however, used the opportunity to expose the nefarious terror policy of Pakistan as he launched a full-frontal attack on the terror-state without even mentioning them. With US President Donald Trump seated in front of him, Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused Pakistan of sponsoring terrorism in India and across the world, telling the world that the time has come for a decisive battle against terrorism.

“India’s decision on Article 370 has troubled some people, who can’t handle their country, who support terrorism. Where do you find conspirators of 9/11 and 26/11 terror attacks; time for the decisive battle against terrorism,” he said in a veiled attack on Pakistan.

No, PM Modi didn’t really try to interfere in US elections, here is why he said “Abki baar Trump sarkar”

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No, PM Modi didn’t really try to interfere in US elections, here is why he said “Abki baar Trump sarkar”

At the mega event held in Houston, Texas last night Prime Minister Modi reminded the audience as to how during the 2016 US Presidential campaigning, Donald Trump had said ‘Abki Baar Trump Sarkar’ while appealing to the voters from the Indian diaspora in the US.


PM Modi said, “We in India have connected well with President Trump, the words of candidate Trump, ‘Abki baar Trump sarkar’, rang loud and clear.” In October 2016, during the US Presidential campaigning, the then Presidential candidate Trump had said that the Indian and Hindu community in the US will have a ‘friend’ in the White House. Then, using Prime Minister Modi’s 2014 popular election slogan “Abki baar, Modi Sarkar”, Donald Trump had said, “Abki baar, Trump Sarkar” (This time, it will be a Trump government).

Last night, while addressing the Indian diaspora in the US, Prime Minister Modi had recalled the above campaign slogan by Trump.

However, Congress leaders and other media houses scrambled together to spread lies that PM Modi endorsed President Trump for the 2020 US Presidential elections.

Congress MP Anand Sharma’s tweets

Congress MP Anand Sharma took to Twitter last night to accuse the Prime Minister of ‘actively campaigning for Trump’ and reminded him that he was in the US as India’s Prime Minister and not a ‘star campaigner in the US elections.’

Malini Parthasarathy, The Hindu co-chairperson, also dubbed this as ‘virtual endorsement’ of Donald Trump for reelections.


Sagarika Ghose, too, joined the bandwagon in spreading the lie.


Amusingly, the article Sagarika has shared clearly states that PM Modi was using the 2016 election slogan. She even misinterprets ‘Abki baar Trump Sarkar’ (This time, Trump government) to ‘This time it is Trump again’.

Bloomberg, too, misinterpreted and misrepresented the slogan used by Modi as endorsement for Trump for 2020.

Bloomberg states Modi endorses Trump ahead of 2020

Others also exposed their own ignorance by saying that it was PM Modi who coined the ‘Ab ki baar Trump Sarkar’ slogan.


Aam Aadmi Party’s Arvind Jha also dubbed it as ‘interference in American elections’.


Prime Minister Modi addressed the Indian diaspora in Houston, Texas last night and was joined by US President Donald Trump. Over 50,000 people attended the mega event last night which was the largest ever event addressed by an Indian Prime Minister in North America. It was also the largest for a foreign leader in the US other than Pope Francis.

UNFPA chief Farah Usmani shares a picture of a woman celebrating Holi as ‘harassment’, quietly deletes post after the lady objects

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UNFPA chief Farah Usmani shares a picture of a woman celebrating Holi as ‘harassment’, quietly deletes post after the lady objects

United Nations Population Fund Chief Farah Usmani on Saturday shared an image of a woman playing Holi with her friends and family, without her permission, and dubbed it as ‘harassment’. In the image, a man can be seen holding the lady’s hand from behind while other man puts colour on her. Taking the image out of context, Usmani claimed that this was harassment.

Vullary Awasthi, took to Facebook to let Usmani know that the men in above image are her brothers and the image was downloaded and shared without context. “This is how you spread hate. This is how you influence people with your words without having any context and create atmosphere of hate,” she said. She had tagged Usmani in her post as well.

Taking to Twitter, Awasthi said that she is shocked because her image was uploaded with privacy settings on which would mean someone had downloaded it and spread it around. Usmani, in her defence said that the point she was trying to make was generic. “Many women and girls have difficulty in saying no to many advances that they do not like,” Usmani said that she had no intention to offend anyone and hence had removed the post.


Usmani, however, on her own Facebook wall, where she had uploaded the misleading image, has not put up a clarification as to show that she misinterpreted a friendly Holi picture as harassment. She has quietly deleted the Facebook post.

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