Amy Goodman
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How Islamophobia contributed to Modi's crackdown on Kashmir
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August 26, 2019
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4:00Now PlayingWeeks after India initiated its ongoing military crackdown and communications blackout in Kashmir, activist Kavita Krishnan says that Islamophobia has played a "huge role" in justifying India's encroachments on the region's autonomy. "What they are doing is that they are projecting this victory over Kashmir, this triumph over this rebellious Muslim province … to say that basically Muslims, by their very nature, tend to be pro-Pakistan and anti-India, you can't trust Muslims, and all of that." Krishnan, who just recently returned to India from a fact-finding mission in Kashmir, suggests that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's affinity for Donald Trump stems largely from a shared Islamophobic worldview.
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