Cracking Capitol Hill Modi
The Emperor of Hindu Hearts deconstructs select excerpts from Modi's speech
The Emperor of Hindu Hearts deconstructs select excerpts from the speech to accentuate what diplomatic doublespeak renders obscure. PHOTO: AFP
Dear diary,
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s historic address at the US Congress flooring critics and commoners alike, The Emperor of Hindu Hearts deconstructs select excerpts from the speech to accentuate what diplomatic doublespeak renders obscure.
# India knows what this means because our soldiers too have fallen in distant battlefields for the same ideals.
See what befell the Indian Peacekeeping Force in Sri Lanka
# Our founding fathers too shared the same belief and sought individual liberty for every citizen of India.
Which the founders of the Sangh Parivar trenchantly opposed
# Our founders created a modern nation with freedom, democracy, and equality as the essence of its soul.
Largely Congressite though, the Indian variety
# Engagement between our democracies has been visible in the manner in which our thinkers impacted one another, and shaped the course of our societies.
“The Indians need—what they really need—is a mass famine,”—Richard Nixon
# Gandhi’s non-violence inspired the heroism of Martin Luther King.
While Sadhvi Prachi’s antics continue to inspire us
# Today, a mere distance of three miles separates the Martin Luther King memorial at Tidal Basin from the statue of Gandhi at Massachusetts Avenue.
And the distance of a few portraits separates that of Mahatma Gandhi’s from Veer Savarkar’s at the Lok Sabha
# I am informed that the working of the US Congress is harmonious. I am also told that you are well-known for your bipartisanship. Well, you are not alone. Time and again, I have also witnessed a similar spirit in the Indian Parliament, especially in our Upper House.
With the Opposition effectively stalling proceedings in the Rajya Sabha…what have you been smoking, Mr prime minister?
# The excellence of the American Universities nurtured Institutes of Technology and Management in India. And, I could go on.
But I cannot as that would entail crediting Nehru and Azad
# Defence purchases have moved from almost zero to $10 billion in less than a decade
Non-violence be damned
# Connecting our two nations is also a unique and dynamic bridge of three million Indian Americans. Today, they are among your best CEOs; academics; astronauts; scientists; economists; doctors; even spelling bee champions.
And Malika Sherawat…
# India is undergoing a profound social and economic change.
With communalism being enshrined, writers being silenced and film-makers being bullied
# In Asia, the absence of an agreed security architecture creates uncertainty.
Look forward to being designated a non-Nato major ally
# India is already assuming her responsibilities in securing the Indian Ocean region.
Always had hegemonic pretensions
# A commitment to rebuild a peaceful, and stable and prosperous Afghanistan our shared objective.
At the expense of Pakistan and its allies, though
# Yet, Distinguished Members, not just in Afghanistan, but elsewhere in South Asia, and globally, terrorism remains the biggest threat.
Unless its saffron, then it’s kosher
# The need of the hour is for us to deepen our security cooperation. And, base it on a policy that isolates those who harbour, support and sponsor terrorists; that does not distinguish between “good” and “bad” terrorists; and that delinks religion from terrorism
There goes India’s newfound affinity for the Arab Middle East
# For us in India, to live in harmony with mother earth is part of our ancient belief.
Ram teri Ganga maili
Yours truly,
Bal
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s historic address at the US Congress flooring critics and commoners alike, The Emperor of Hindu Hearts deconstructs select excerpts from the speech to accentuate what diplomatic doublespeak renders obscure.
# India knows what this means because our soldiers too have fallen in distant battlefields for the same ideals.
See what befell the Indian Peacekeeping Force in Sri Lanka
# Our founding fathers too shared the same belief and sought individual liberty for every citizen of India.
Which the founders of the Sangh Parivar trenchantly opposed
# Our founders created a modern nation with freedom, democracy, and equality as the essence of its soul.
Largely Congressite though, the Indian variety
# Engagement between our democracies has been visible in the manner in which our thinkers impacted one another, and shaped the course of our societies.
“The Indians need—what they really need—is a mass famine,”—Richard Nixon
# Gandhi’s non-violence inspired the heroism of Martin Luther King.
While Sadhvi Prachi’s antics continue to inspire us
# Today, a mere distance of three miles separates the Martin Luther King memorial at Tidal Basin from the statue of Gandhi at Massachusetts Avenue.
And the distance of a few portraits separates that of Mahatma Gandhi’s from Veer Savarkar’s at the Lok Sabha
# I am informed that the working of the US Congress is harmonious. I am also told that you are well-known for your bipartisanship. Well, you are not alone. Time and again, I have also witnessed a similar spirit in the Indian Parliament, especially in our Upper House.
With the Opposition effectively stalling proceedings in the Rajya Sabha…what have you been smoking, Mr prime minister?
# The excellence of the American Universities nurtured Institutes of Technology and Management in India. And, I could go on.
But I cannot as that would entail crediting Nehru and Azad
# Defence purchases have moved from almost zero to $10 billion in less than a decade
Non-violence be damned
# Connecting our two nations is also a unique and dynamic bridge of three million Indian Americans. Today, they are among your best CEOs; academics; astronauts; scientists; economists; doctors; even spelling bee champions.
And Malika Sherawat…
# India is undergoing a profound social and economic change.
With communalism being enshrined, writers being silenced and film-makers being bullied
# In Asia, the absence of an agreed security architecture creates uncertainty.
Look forward to being designated a non-Nato major ally
# India is already assuming her responsibilities in securing the Indian Ocean region.
Always had hegemonic pretensions
# A commitment to rebuild a peaceful, and stable and prosperous Afghanistan our shared objective.
At the expense of Pakistan and its allies, though
# Yet, Distinguished Members, not just in Afghanistan, but elsewhere in South Asia, and globally, terrorism remains the biggest threat.
Unless its saffron, then it’s kosher
# The need of the hour is for us to deepen our security cooperation. And, base it on a policy that isolates those who harbour, support and sponsor terrorists; that does not distinguish between “good” and “bad” terrorists; and that delinks religion from terrorism
There goes India’s newfound affinity for the Arab Middle East
# For us in India, to live in harmony with mother earth is part of our ancient belief.
Ram teri Ganga maili
Yours truly,
Bal