Opinion by Rana Ayyub: Modi turns the trauma of Indian students fleeing Ukraine into a campaign prop
I’ve received so many messages such as the ones above through social media. They are from Indians desperate to help their relatives escape Ukraine since Russia’s invasion.
were reports of about 700 students trapped in SumyBut instead of showing compassion for these students, right-wing supporters of the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi have found ways to blame the victims instead of Vladimir Putin,Snide commenters asked why the students didn’t stay in their home countries. A ruling party minister felt
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