Just Hyderabadi Things รีทวีตแล้ว
I'll just lay out a few details that are already on the public record, connect the dots and leave the interpretation and conclusions for you to draw.
During the Cold War, the US saw India's close relationship with the Soviet Union as a geopolitical problem, so it turned its attention toward groups like the Jan Sangh, the RSS backed predecessor of the BJP. Researchers linked to US intelligence circles gained access to the RSS leadership and published work that presented the organization more favorably. Former intelligence officials and defectors later said funding also went toward political mobilization and election campaigns, allegations reported by The New York Times in 1967. I've attached the screenshot and the report is easy to find with a simple Google search.
Around the same time, ISKCON was founded in New York in 1966. It first gained popularity in the West before expanding rapidly across India. Whether intentional or not, it became part of a broader pattern of cultural influence. Over time, those developments reinforced one another and ISKCON built cultural legitimacy and diaspora networks, while the Sangh Parivar led by the RSS, turned that influence into political power through the BJP and cultural outreach through the VHP.
Over the years, US based affiliates, lobbying efforts and funding networks helped strengthen those connections. The end result was a network that advanced American strategic interests while still looking completely homegrown. From Washington's perspective, it also helped cultivate a nationalist force that aligned with broader geopolitical priorities, particularly balancing China and shaping the regional balance of power.
Fast forward to today and one of many examples that stands out is the growing presence of American soy in India, despite the country's long standing reliance on local dals, pulses and edible oils. Even without much domestic demand, imported soy has steadily made its way into procurement programs in BJP governed states. Over time, that doesn't just change what's on people's plates but also reshapes domestic agriculture and increases dependence on American agribusiness.
Seen through the same lens, ISKCON's promotion of vegetarianism makes soy based products easier to integrate culturally, while BJP governments provide the policy framework that supports their expansion. It looks like routine agricultural or nutritional policy but it is part of a much broader economic shift that places foreign commercial interests ahead of India's long term self sufficiency.
When you look at all of this together, the bigger picture starts to make a lot more sense. Over the years, ISKCON helped build cultural influence, the RSS and the VHP expanded and organized that influence, and the BJP translated it into political power through policy and state institutions. India presents itself as an independent and assertive power, but a closer look at its institutional trajectory, financial networks and strategic outcomes makes it hard to ignore how these organizations have served broader foreign geopolitical interests.
Aarti Tikka@AartiTikka
What if ISKCON, BJP, RSS, and VHP are deep state assets pushing American soy into India? Since there is no market for it, they sell it through procurement by Indian state governments where the BJP is elected. 12 Saal se Deep-State Sarkar?
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