Anti-India elements with Pakistani ties court Rahul Gandhi in New York
During his 10-day visit to the United States, Rahul Gandhi is connected to groups, organizations, and individuals that have direct ties to Pakistan, as well as organizations perceived as posing a potential threat to Indian democracy.
During a freewheeling speech at the National Press Club in Washington DC, Rahul Gandhi appeared to be supporting Vivek Raghuvanshi and claimed there is a weakening of press freedom in India.
- During an interview, Gandhi received a question from the host, who happened to be a colleague of Raghuvanshi. The host raised concerns about the deteriorating press freedom in India, using Raghuvanshi’s arrest as an example.
- While Rahul Gandhi accused the Modi government of restricting press freedom, he did not specifically call out the host or Raghuvanshi, who was recently arrested for spying against India. The Congress leader stated, “Definitely, there is a weakening of democracy”.
- Speaking at the event, Gandhi mentioned, “The fact that there is a weakening is not hidden. Everybody knows that; it’s apparent in India. The rest of the world will see it.” Gandhi further emphasized, “I think press freedom is very critical for democracy. One should be open to criticism, one should listen to criticism; that’s the feedback loop that builds democracies”.
About Vivek Raghuvanshi
- Vivek Raghuvanshi was detained in India by the CBI for leaking confidential information about India’s defence and research to foreign powers.
- Vivek Raghuvanshi is accused of collecting “sensitive” and “minute” details of DRDO and Army projects.
- CBI has arrested Vivek Raghuvanshi, a freelance journalist and former Navy commander in an espionage case under the country’s Official Secrets Act.
- The CBI had registered a case on December 9 last year against Raghuvanshi after he was accused of being involved in the illegal collection of sensitive information including the minute details of the DRDO defence projects and their progress.
- Raghuvanshi is also accused of collecting sensitive details about the future procurement of Indian Armed Forces which reveal the strategic preparedness of country’s classified communications and information relating to national security, details of the strategic and diplomatic talks of India with its friendly countries and sharing such classified information with intelligence agencies of foreign countries, it was revealed.
- Raghuvanshi writes for Defense News, a Tysons, Virginia-headquartered American news website, which also covers politics, business, and technology. Defense News mentions Raghuvanshi’s name as its India correspondent for defence news. On LinkedIn, Raghuvanshi writes he is the India Bureau Chief at Defense News with a reporting experience of over 32 years.
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