Comments by "AnAn" (@AnAn___) on "Pyotr Kurzin | Geopolitics" channel.

@exurgemars Its humor. 🙂
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@theglobalgambit On Khalistan you could interview Michael Rubin, Terry Milewski, Puneet Sahani. I would prefer Michael Rubin. Khalistan is a proxy of the CPC and Pakistani Army that is used against India and other enemies of the CPC and Pakistani Army (if for example they want to wack someone with plausible deniability). Michael Rubin understands the global implications of the de facto cold war between India/Japan/Vietnam/Philippines/South Korea/Taiwan on one side and China/Pakistan on the other. Khalistan needs to be understood through this prism.
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@jasdil8806 "Farmers protest ( In Punjab if thats what you talking about) is a VERY different thing from what is happening in the International relations between Canada and India." Sadly they are closely related.
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@PjRjHj "The vast, vast majority of the citizens of "5 eyes countries" have no understanding of India's internal dynamics and tensions, particularly anything about Sikh separatism. Don't confuse ignorance for malice. There is no pervasive anti India sentiment in any of the "5 eyes countries". Attitudes towards India vary between neutral and positive" This is partly true. But not fully. The global woke are a massive threat to India. Having said this, the US right and Australian right are pro Indian. The UK is less positive on India than the USA, Australia, New Zealand. But respectfully, Canada has been increasingly anti Indian for some time. But I agree with you with respect to the USA, Australia, New Zealand.
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@jasdil8806 Trudeau and Jagmeet tried to intervene in India's internal affairs and encourage protests and violence from Canada. This damaged the Canadian Indian relationship. Plus Trudeau and Jagmeet were wrong.
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@the_true_hier_to_the_sharingan :LOL: I love and pray to Maatangi Maa!
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@jasdil8806 I agree that the protestors were not Khalistanis if that is what you mean. However, Canada played a very negative role and damaged trust between India and Canada.
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5 eyes should become 8 eyes. India, Japan and South Korea should join.
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@dermodsmyth7645 Agreed.
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@Nom_AnorVSJedi There is a lot of pro Japan/South Korea/Taiwan/Philippines/Vietnam sentiment in India. India would be more likely to go along with asian NATO if Indonesia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia joined. For now, this is not yet in the cards.
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@Abhinav-m4o The USA has many different establishments and factions in conflict with each other. So does India. The global woke are anti Indian, not the USA.
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India, Japan, South Korea are rapidly building logistics capability.
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Just subscribed. Can I suggest a list of guests for you to interview on geopolitics?
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You could also interview Christine Fair on Khalistan, China, Pakistan, India. Canada also gives sanctuary to many sunni islamist takfiris.
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@earthling017 100%. Sheikh Hasina has had a lot of success fighting islamism and facilitating economic growth and good relations with the liberal free world (USA, Europe, India, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Philippines) The opposition to Sheikh Hasina would likely be vastly worse for the Bangladeshi people. Sheikh Hasina has a lot of popularity, legitimacy and respect among Bangladeshis. This said, I have my criticisms of her. If only Bangladesh had a better quality opposition.
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@jasdil8806 Agree.
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Do you believe that Bangladesh should ally with China against other nonmuslim majority countries (Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Israel, USA, Europe)? If so, why? India, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, USA, Europe, Israel, Australia all favor a rapidly growing Bangladeshi economy for their own self interest. What do you think can be done to accelerate Bangladeshi economic growth?
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Yes, I think the suffering of Venezuelans is well known. Why in your view does the global left and to a far greater extent the US left back Maduro so much in this election fiasco? Which countries have publicly said that Venezuela's elections were won by Maduro?
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@blackmotivatiionn Over simplification. Is the USA a reliable ally? Would all members of asian NATO be reliable allies? Plus India wants to keep options open in case Xi gets replaced by a better leader.
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@mabo9636 Agree that Laos and Cambodia for now are Pres Xi proxies. And Thailand is trying to be neutral. But if Thailand were to join an asian block to contain Xi, I think Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Philippines, India and to a lesser degree Sri Lanka and Indonesia would join them.
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@biggpicture2930 What do you mean? Why are you trying to split people up?
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@earther-v2w "India should sever ties with Anglo-Saxon countries (5-eyes), Continental Europe, Nordic countries, Slavic countries who are out of Russian influence, and form alliances with Russia, China, North Korea and other like-minded nations then west will learn its importance. Also, it should call all NRIs from these countries,." You have got to be trolling. The communist party of china is an existential threat to India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Sri Lanka. The international community needs to unite to contain Pres Xi's global aggression, to contain the global woke movement and to contain global conservative sunni islamism. Sadly UK's woke PM Starmer is a large part of the problem. However, Biden and Trump are pro Indian.
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@onidoremc9490 Many want to go to China. Few want to go to North Korea and Russia. Ergo, they are not valuable long term allies for India.
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@Indisword "@onidoremc9490 So You Agree with my statement that Indians are looked down upon because they seek to do trade and have civil relation with western world. But the truth is India has trade and civil relations with other world countries where this problem is not there." Also true.
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@timbaktooo 95% of Sikhs oppose Khalistan.
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@Victor-y9g1w :LOL:
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@timbaktooo It is not safe for a Sikh to criticize khalistanis in public. You know what happens to such Sikhs. The Canadian police, RCMP and CSIS don't protect Canadian Sikhs from Khalistanis.
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 @VTh-f5x I am a huge fan of Japan and PM Shigeru Ishiba. Japan is a great force for good in the world. And is a core part of the global dharmic civilization and culture.
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@Abhinav-m4o They are not "vassal states". This is communist party of china propaganda that Indians of all people should be able to see through. Agree with you that India is a friend of Russia. However, so is Pres Trump. And I would not be surprised if Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka all move closer to Russia soon, especially after the tragic Ukraine Russia war ends.
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@theglobalgambit Shekh Hasina is personally popular in Bangladesh. Why do you think this is? I would beware of the global woke demonization of Bangladesh over her crackdown on conservative sunni islamism, promotion of liberal (sufi tilted) islam and friendship with nonmuslim majority countries (India, Israel, USA, Japan, South Korea, Philippines, Vietnam, Europe, China, Australia, Singapore). Democracy in Bangladesh is real. And the threat of externally supported islamist violence against Bangladesh is also real. It is easy for woke nonmuslims sitting in Europe, India, Canada, USA, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Philippines to condemn Bangladesh for her crackdowns on Hizb ut-Tahrir, Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, Al Qaeda, LeT, LeJ, Daesh etc. as violating civil rights. However, these global islamist groups are a major threat to Bangladesh and foreign woke critics need to present their own constructive ideas on how to protect Bangladeshis from sunni islamism. Plus there is nothing wrong with Sheikh Hasina being pro nonmuslims. Can you do another podcast about the Bangladesh economy and the IMF bailout? Sheikh Hasina will need to improve economic performance to win reelection in 2029. If India's economy grows significantly faster than Bangladesh's economy, Sheikh Hasina could become far less popular. Bangladesh is heavily culturally influenced by West Bengal India and travel + trade between both Bengals is surging.
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@theglobalgambit the opposition in Bangladesh is islamist, close to Pres Xi, closer to Pakistan, and poses a major threat to liberal muslims, the free world and nonmuslims. Bangladesh heavily restricts terrorist groups such the muslim brotherhood and Hamas from operating in Bangladesh. Do you fully appreciate the dangers of the Bangladeshi government removing the lid from very dangerous islamist organizations?
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@VTh-f5x Canada might be kicked out of 5 eyes if Trudeau wins reelection.
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What do you think about the Kashmiri economy right now?
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I would argue that in general, globally, liberal democracy is expanding. Including in Asia. A lot of the public narrative about liberal democracy under attack comes from woke idealogues, who are upset at the global backlash against wokeness. People who claim that liberal democracy is under attack can't defend this position with quantitative data.
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@theglobalgambit Maybe this needs a longer conversation. Look at the USA. Many say the USA is losing freedom because of Trump's legal troubles. But in reality, Trump dominates the news cycle and gets his message out. So is the US really not free? Many Americans say that the US is becoming fascist, but they are clearly exaggerating. Similarly, when foreigners say that their countries are becoming fascist, they are also usually similarly exaggerating. Their motivation is often that their side (usually the woke side) isn't doing well in the polls. If a country has a ton of media, think tanks, academia critical of the government, then it is free. In fact, the more hysterical their critique of their country is (as multiethnic white supremacist patriarchal nazis), the more free said country probably is. International ratings agencies have been heavily corrupted by the global woke movement and therefore, we need to do our own independent number crunching and look at the granular metrics they are using from the ground up. You could interview Salvatore Babonese about comparative country sociological and economic statistics, maybe. Can send you his number. FYI, I think freedom has retrenched in Bangladesh, just not to the degree the global woke media claims. Part of Sheikh Hasina's popularity is precisely because she has cracked down on Islamists, and this is popular. Personally, I am a huge Sheikh Hasina fan and agree with her quiet push to join Indonesia and Saudi Arabia in opening diplomatic ties with Israel.
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