Karan Thapar on How Brand India Has Been Hurt by the Modi Government's Policies

This week we start a new End-of-Year tradition, what I am calling tongue-in-cheek ‘The Revenge Interview’. It’s an opportunity for a well-known and highly regarded individual, with a sense of wit and satire and a flair for repartee, to interview Karan and reverse the tables. The guest is free to ask whatever he wants and to pursue and persist to whatever extent he wishes to do so. There are no bars or limitations whatsoever. Neither the subject nor the duration of the interview have been discussed in advance. It’s conducted by the guest exactly as he or she wants. The idea is to have good natured fun and to lampoon and mimic but, if it so develops, there can well be moments of tension, innuendo and, even, of pillorying. The choice is entirely left to the guest.

For this first interview of what will, I hope, become an annual End-of-Year tradition, our guest is Suhel Seth, the Managing Partner of Counselage India and, undoubtedly, the country’s best known expert on marketing and promotion.

[vickipedia]

Chankya once said, if ALL opposition leaders come together to defeat the King, You know the King is RIGHT!!

[curiosity_fan]

Karan sir should launch a course to teach his style of journalism. It's very much required in the today's time of opaque governance.

[syedhasan]

Certainly it’s rare to see the interviewee (Mr. Thapar) is more positively aggressive, bold, direct, candid and honest in his answers which is a feast to the eyes. Great work!!!!

[sanjayshah]

India is the envy of the world! I work in the UK and in the last 7 years, there is an INCREASE IN THE REAL PALATABLE RESPECT FOR INDIANS. This is the first time in 70 years that Indians abroad FEEL PROUD of their Indian passport.

Damage to brand India that is Bharat, is Karan Thapur clear hate for this land's 10, 000+ years of AMAZING Sanatan Dharma CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY & WAY OF LIFE

[sss]

Exhilarating to listen to this. 2 titans in a vibrant discussion. Mr. Sohail Seth is an icon of modern India. Proud to have him as Indian intellect.

[mukulpuitandi]

Dear Mr Karan Thapar, I remember watching your interviews ….. You are a firebrand Journalist and You will never become irrelevant. Never. Blessings from a senior citizen 🙌

[YS]

‘Brand India’ is not about being weak, subservient and unnecessarily secular.

‘Brand India’ actually means being assertive, nationalist, aggressive, no appeasement, and perseverance of ur real culture and history.
And modi has delivered all of this. He has made the whole dna of the country strong.

[drsuchet]

We want to continue to be a country where we can converse, ask questions (may be sometimes difficult), may have difference of opinions and still don’t hate our fellow countrymen! Thank you for this delightful interview!

[SUNILPATEL-tkfo]

Brand India has not been dented by Modi government but has been scaled to new heights under Modi regime

[vadularama]

*Former IPS Officer says:-*

I was so upbeat when Shashi Tharoor came into politics in 2009. I still remember talking to so many of my NRI friends on how the politics of India will change for better with highly accomplished people and intelligent people like him joining politics. Then by 2013, I was disillusioned with congress and felt Anna Hazare supported by IITian Kejriwal, IPS Kiran Bedi, great actor Aamir Khan will usher in a new change in India. I even donated to India against corruption, went to Ramlila maidaan to shout slogans

*Now if I look back at it, the only thing I can do is laugh at myself. But I am happy that I realised the biggest flaw in my thinking. The reason we support people like Shashi Tharoor or a Kejriwal is they are well educated. We are brainwashed from childhood that education is equal to goodness*.
*NO, IT IS NOT*.

*Chidambaram is MBA from Harvard and we all know what he did. Mani Shankar Aiyar is from Cambridge - We all know what kind of rubbish he speaks. Kapil Sibal is Harvard Law graduate and all he does is write mercy petitions for terrorists*.

*It is not that congress didn’t have highly educated people in the party. There were lots of them but they were all crooks. And a highly educated crook is even more dangerous as he can dupe you in even more innovative ways*.

Everyone from *Islamic invaders to Britishers* were supported by *highly educated and intelligent* Indians. Yes, you need them to lord over the country? So *the rulers of India cultivated a group of crooks who were well read to rule over us and keep us poor. And Chachaji and his family also continued this trend and cultivated a group of highly educated crooks to rule India. Today we call this group as Lootyens as they stay in an area called Lutyens in Delhi and loot us.*

*What is the change that BJP and Modi brought into politics?*

*It made jokers like me realise that IVY LEAGUE DEGREES doesn’t make you a patriot, inculcate honesty or bring goodness.*

*But people who cultivate character, personality on the basis of ethos of Culture and civilisation of India have patriotism and goodness in them*.

*Do this experiment if you don’t believe me:*
*You go into any random RSS Shaka in any part of the country and any time in the year*.

*And see what they teach those students - Patriotism, Service, Goodness, Honesty and Simplicity.*

*It is done every day and all throughout the year.*

*Tell me which Ivy League Univ, IIT, IIM, St Stephens, Doon school or any school where you pay lakhs of rupees as fees teach it?*

*I have been to world’s top Universities, have 6 degrees but no where my education taught me patriotism or goodness*.
*It is my dad who taught me and the books I read written by Swami Vivekananda or the man I idolise Shaheed Bhagat Singh who did this.*

*RSS shakhas do it for all the Sangh goers everyday. Hence people like Modi are so patriotic and honest. I don’t care if he went to school or he has MA or not.*

*A person who reads Swami Vivekanand or goes to a RSS Shaka is any day better than a crook with IIT or Harvard degree.*

*Yes that is what we need to realise.*

*Believe in your own ethos or the goodness of your own country. You will any day be better than believing in those degrees*.

Pl. READ IT 👆, ONE OF THE BEST ARTICLES, AN EYE OPENER & 💁‍♂️PASS To UR Grp & OTHER INDIANS.😒

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[shyamnagarmat]

Only Suhel Seth could make the Fearless Journalist Smile. 😊😊

[Seekho_Seekhao]

Pace at which Mr. KT speaks without a single fumble, It was such a delight to watch.

[SIGMA_CENTRAL_IKON]

I simply love Karan Thapar. He's focused on the facts and subject with utmost importance and concentration. He doesn't get involved in a petty manner, never displays egotistical behavior and articulates the situation with exact analysis that's not digestible to the corrupt casteist communal divisive biased evil politicians who are mentally weaklings.

[bonniefernandes]

There was NO BHARAT BRAND Before..
Only after 2014 Brand Brand has come about

[nafeesulhasan]

This turning of the table with Karan is indeed a treat to watch more so for knowing him as a person. I can never tire of him watching him interview others and now also watch him express himself.

Kudos to you, sir.

[MyKarur]

Well done Karan. You have summed it up well.. Modi is popular but his vision is a divisive India. It will be South India that will change India for the better

[madhubalasharma]

Excellent 👍👍 interview.It has brought smile on millions faces.Hats off to you both.

[isourcesinternational]

Karan thapar is history., i havent seen him interviewing any personalities in recent years., With Karan there was always a propoganda., narratives ., and i see him glorifying all of his past .
He looked great when there was no social media., Now people are all well informed.

[letsbye]

@08:30 to 09:45: political correctness has caused europe its share of grief regarding Muslim immigrants.
Muslims share in the demographics is going up everyday in india and the world. A 25% of something is not a minority, its a quarter of the pie.

[naturegirl]

My respect for Karan has increased much more. He's very clear, articulate and categorical as interviewee too and as interviewer.