Australian sociologist Dr Salvatore Babones participated in the India Today Conclave in Mumbai, Maharashtra to opine that India is being wrongly portrayed as a fascist state by the global media, which is affecting its image internationally. He also cornered the left-liberal ecosystem in India who usually keeps on targeting the BJP-led government and called them ‘anti-India. This comment by Mr Babones has been the subject of several interviews and some controversy among India’s Left. Here, Salvatore Babones talks about his comment, Indian intellectuals, how the global rankings are rigged and more.
