China biggest beneficiary of Indophobic visa flap

In the din of the H1B controversy, what gets left unreported is the security risk posed by PRC nationals entering the US both illegally and legally.

- M.D. NALAPAT

India has emerged as the greatest obstacle to the efforts of the CCP leadership to establish the PRC as the dominant power in the Indo-Pacific.

As a consequence, inspired commentary designed to denigrate the world's most populous country and its people has multiplied.

Misuse of the internet to promote disinformation and misinformation was, and remains, ubiquitous.

Such abuse has extended even to tourist destinations within India. A friend had been reading social media posts about Goa while at home in the UK countryside, and was getting worried about having booked a holiday stay there. Several of the posts described Goa as among the worst destinations for a holiday, and were they to be believed, all that the holidaymaker would experience would be rude people, indifferent food, squalid surroundings and littered beaches.

A non-refundable vacation trip had already been booked for her husband and herself, so a decision was taken to make the trip and see whether the trolling was accurate. Within a few hours of their arrival, it became clear that the reports were false. They loved the ambience of Goa, the local inhabitants were warm and friendly, and as for the seashore location they were booked into, or the food, it was perfect.