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Decoding the Coordinated Squeeze on India: Foreign Pressure and Regime Change Buzz
- •Senior advocate Harish Salve alleges foreign funding and external interference are driving inorganic protests in India to destabilise the nation.
- •Recent developments in neighboring countries like Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh reveal a recurring pattern of orchestrated external turmoil.
- •Investigations highlight global networks, including tech billionaire Elon Musk and US diplomatic efforts, exerting multifaceted economic and political pressure on New Delhi.
- •Domestic unrest and opposition campaigns are increasingly seen by analysts as part of a synchronized strategy to weaken the Modi administration.
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Harish Salve alleged that foreign money and external interference are driving inorganic protests in India to destabilize the country. He pointed to a pattern of external influence similar to recent events in Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, while questioning the funding sources of overseas critics and activist groups.
Reports indicate that trade coercion, US tariff pressures, visa restrictions, and Elon Musk's campaigns to secure commercial satellite internet licenses for Starlink have created a unique convergence of external and internal pressure on New Delhi. Musk has also heavily donated to US congressional races while advocating for regulatory concessions.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma characterized the opposition's protests and march as a coordinated regime-change project backed by foreign powers. He alleged that the movement aimed to force the chief election commissioner's resignation and destabilize India without genuine electoral support.
