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Pieter Friedrich
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Biography
Pieter Friedrich is an author specializing in analysis of historical and current affairs in South Asia. Friedrich engages with issues such as human rights, supremacist political ideologies, the rise of ethnonationalism, the politicization of religious extremism, authoritarian government structures and policies, and the need to unify around doctrines of liberty. A frequent speaker at universities, he has lectured at Columbia University, Stanford University, UC Berkeley, Carleton University, and St. Stephens College. A staunch advocate for religious liberty and interfaith cooperation, he has spoken at mosques, gurdwaras, churches, and viharas. Above all, he’s interested in replacing politics of hate with politics of reconciliation. He has traveled and lived in Europe and Asia. His speeches and writings have been translated into French, German, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Spanish, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, and other languages
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Content
By Pieter Friedrich Verified| Substack@ 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.
By Thomas Suarez, Pieter Friedrich Verified, J Hester, Phil Rockstroh| Countercurrents@ 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.
By Pieter Friedrich Verified, J Hester, Phil Pasquini Verified, Bharat Dogra| Countercurrents@ 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.
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Freelance
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