Eric Garcetti

Some of the most famous personalities throughout history, who were denied entry to the Jagannath temple in Puri include Sant Kabir, BR Ambedkar, Lord Curzon the then Viceroy of India, former queen of Thailand Mahachakri Siridharan, and former PM Indira Gandhi, because she was married to a Parsi.

This meeting between Eric Garcetti and Mallikarjun Kharge comes just days after US diplomats met National Conference leaders in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of the scheduled Assembly Elections.

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The US envoy's unwarranted remarks on the PM Modi-Putin meeting illustrate American hypocrisy of virtue-signalling the entire world while itself being a fervent champion of pursuing self-interests above Western notions of morality.

While Eric Garcetti pontificates on Manipur violence, his own country has seen over 21,000 deaths in gun related incidents in just 6 months of 2023.

Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the US-India 5G and Next Generation Networks Workshop, Garcetti said 5G presents a fantastic opportunity to collaborate towards an open, accessible, and secure technology ecosystem, built on shared values and shared systems. 

AM Jaishankar said, "Rahul Gandhi talks admiringly of China. He says China is the greatest manufacturer and says 'Make In India' won't work"

When I first saw video snippets of Eric Garcetti, the US Ambassador designate for India, my reaction was also very similar to other nationalist Indians - but there might be more to it