Pieter Friedrich

2 months ago | pieterfriedrich.substack.com | Pieter Friedrich

On 9 April, I was honored by the chance to speak at Drew University in New Jersey at a panel on Hindu and Christian Nationalisms, during which I expanded on the Hindutva ideology, how it originated, what it's doing in India today, and, briefly, on how it's currently courting Christian nationalists in America. The event was organized by The Religious Nationalisms Project (TRNP), of which I am a principal.

Feb 12, 2025 | countercurrents.org | Thomas Suarez |Pieter Friedrich |J Hester |Phil Rockstroh

Gabbard’s service to India’s Hindu nationalist movement didn’t block her as Director of National IntelligenceLast month, I sat with two FBI agents in Washington, DC for at least two hours to discuss my experiences as a victim of transnational repression by India’s Hindu nationalist (“Hindutva”) government.

Feb 3, 2025 | countercurrents.org | Pieter Friedrich |J Hester |Phil Pasquini |Bharat Dogra

Gabbard was rightly worried that questions about her long ties to Modi’s BJP would ariseThe most incongruous moment of Tulsi Gabbard’s Jan. 30 Senate hearing to become Director of National Intelligence was when she opened her remarks by denying, among other things, being the “puppet” of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The hearing left Gabbard facing an uncertain vote due to a wide range of her unorthodox policy positions.

Jan 30, 2025 | countercurrents.org | Harsh Thakor |Bharat Dogra |Suresh Khairnar |Pieter Friedrich

On January 29th at around 11 am Manesar police mercilessly picked up around 100 Maruti workers from their dharna site which began since 18 September 2024. The tents, placards and other stuffs were uprooted. Later, the workers were taken far from Manesar to Pataudi by bus and released, but were directed not to go back to Manesar. The police told them that section 144 has been imposed in Manesar via the order of Gurgaon DC. Though the workers did not get any copy of the order.

Jan 30, 2025 | countercurrents.org | Pieter Friedrich |J Hester |Frederic Jennings |Eliza Daley

Mainstream critiques of Gabbard’s compromises miss the forest for the treesLast month, when former U.S. congressional representative Tulsi Gabbard spoke at the controversial BAPS temple in Robbinsville, New Jersey, it marked her first major public appearance since being nominated as the country’s Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Gabbard has faced a wave of critics and skeptics ever since the nomination.