Bangladesh, Oct. 6 -- Recently, Indian parliamentarian and senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor strongly criticized the Indian-American diaspora for its silence amid the deteriorating India-US relationship. He recalled a conversation with a visiting US Congresswoman, who told him that not a single Indian-American voter had contacted her office to urge support for a change in policies towards India.

“This is something that is surprising”, Tharoor remarked, emphasizing that if the diaspora truly cares about their motherland, they must “fight for it, speak for it, and press their political representatives to stand up for India”.

Tharoors words come against the backdrop of strained ties under the current Trump admin...