00:00Why is it that Indian origin politicians in the West often end up taking more extreme
00:10positions on issues like human rights and immigration?
00:15That's a question that many of us are asking as we look at the political trajectories of
00:19people like the British Home Secretary, Swela Brahman.
00:22She's of Indian origin, but she has a lot to say on immigration, migration, human rights,
00:27human rights.
00:28She has used some very strong language in a recent speech to the Conservative Party
00:32Conference, a speech that drew some very sharp reactions even within her own party.
00:36Many felt that it just went too far, the language was very strong.
00:40She's been described by many media commentators in the UK as one of the most toxic politicians
00:45that the UK has seen in recent times.
00:47And then you have people like Vivek Ramaswamy across the pond in the United States.
00:52He's one of the Republican presidential contenders, also of Indian origin, and also someone who's
00:57taken a very hardline position on things like immigration, on migration, and even
01:02on H1B visas.
01:04In this week's column, we look at this phenomenon and why exactly this could be happening.
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