At the World Economic Forum held in Davos, George Soros, a billionaire who has been actively vocal on political and social fronts, said, “In India, a democratically elected Narendra Modi is creating a Hindu nationalist state, imposing punitive measures on Kashmir, a semi-autonomous Muslim region, and threatening to deprive millions of Muslims of their citizenship.”.
Crux of the Matter
Who is George Soros? George Soros is a career banker and investor who gained expertise in hedge funds in late ’70s and started his own hedge fund, Quantum Fund. He is also the founder of the philanthropic agency, the Open Society Foundation. He is known for his powerful and influential personality and for taking a stand on liberal social causes. He is notoriously known as “the man who broke the Bank of England” for short selling Sterling Pound and collapsing the currency. He has also been accused time and again of meddling with political issues and influencing national and economic decisions.
The person who financed terrorists during the Gezi incidents is already in prison. And who is behind him? The famous Hungarian Jew Soros. This is a man who assigns people to divide nations and shatter them.” – Turkish President Erdoğan on Soros
What Did He Say? George Soros was commenting on current political scenarios in countries like Indian, USA, China and EU.
Trump is willing to sacrifice the national interests for his personal interests and he will do practically anything to win re-election. – Soros on Donald Trump
By contrast, Xi Jinping is eager to exploit Trump’s weaknesses and use artificial intelligence to achieve total control over his people. – Soros on Xi Jinping
Nationalism, far from being reversed, made further headway. The biggest and most frightening setback occurred in India. – Soros on India
Soros’ Comments – Nothing New Soros has faced criticism about meddling and interfering with internal matters of various countries. Due to the changing scenarios in Indian Politics and Economy, Soros came out with a stinging statement for India. In recent times Indian politics and the economy have taken sharp changes and the decision to cancel the meeting with US lawmakers, statements by Indian leaders for companies investing in Indian like 1 billion investment by Amazon, abrogation of 370, introduction of CAA, economic slowdown and many other factors may have played a role in attracting comments like that from George Soros.
Curiopedia
World Economic Forum – The World Economic Forum (WEF), based in Cologny-Geneva, Switzerland, is an NGO, founded in 1971. The WEF’s mission is cited as “committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic, and other leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry agendas”. It is a membership-based organization, and membership is made up of the world’s largest corporations.
The WEF hosts an annual meeting at the end of January in Davos, a mountain resort in Graubünden, in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland. The meeting brings together some 3,000 business leaders, international political leaders, economists, celebrities and journalists for up to five days to discuss global issues, across 500 public and private sessions. More Info
Curated Coverage
Print – Frightening setback in India, democratically elected Modi creating Hindu state: George Soros
Business Standard – Modi creating Hindu nationalist state in India: Billionaire George Soros
NDTV – At Davos, Billionaire George Soros’ Big Attack On PM Modi
India Today – Nationalism dealt biggest blow on Kashmir: US billionaire George Soros slams Modi govt
Reuters – Soros foundation to close in Turkey after attack by Erdogan
Bloomberg – Turkey’s Erdogan Joins In on Vilification of Soros
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