EXCLUSIVE: Professor Salvatore Babones Takes on Anti-India, Anti-Hindu Intellectuals | India | West
In an exclusive conversation with Firstpost, Australian sociologist and academic Salvatore Babones (Associate Professor, University of Sydney) spoke at great length about how intellectuals in India and the West have an ‘anti-India’ bias. The academic – whose recent comments on Indian intellectuals sparked a debate on social media – said many are equating their political views and biases with the health of their nation’s democracy. Watch the conversation to know more
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0:00 Introduction
1:59 Salvatore Babones on his experience in India
3:39 His comments that triggered the controversy
5:58 The assessment of global indexes
10:46 On the bias of intellectuals and academicians
19:35 On the India bias of Western intellectuals
25:21 How can India hold anti-Hindu individuals accountable?
35:33 On how he tackles criticism for his recent comments
36:48 On Truschke’s “representing Indian interests” argument
40:00 Conclusion
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