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Who is lobbying for India’s Modi government on Capitol Hill? | Narendra Modi | Al Jazeera

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US-based Hindu American Foundation has laundered Modi gov’t’s track record on minorities, championed its interests. Save articles to read later and create your own reading list. On a Wednesday morning in September 2022, a lobbyist reached out to a congressional staffer in Washington, DC. He wanted to set up a meeting on behalf of his client to discuss some human rights concerns in Pakistan and a newly introduced resolution in the United States House of Representatives regarding religious minorities in India. During the meeting a few weeks later, the client made an appeal: Could the congressional office where the staffer worked back a ban on sustainment packages for F-16 fighter jets sold to Pakistan due to that country’s alleged persecution of its Hindu minority? This client was not a foreign government or a defence policy think tank. It was a domestic nonprofit called the Hindu American Foundation. The staffer was taken aback. Despite being familiar with the group and its advocacy on

Who is lobbying for India’s Modi government on Capitol Hill? | Narendra Modi | Al Jazeera Save Click here to share on social media Share Add Al Jazeera on Google The Hindu American Foundation has emerged as a voice for Hindus in the US and is now also advocating on issues of relevance to the Indian government [File: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters] By Mukta Joshi Published On 15 Oct 2024 15 Oct 2024 On a Wednesday morning in September 2022, a lobbyist reached out to a congressional staffer in Washington, DC. He wanted to set up a meeting on behalf of his client to discuss some human rights concerns in P

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