By skyforbes I wanted to make this post because it's honestly been eating at me. I'm from the UK but I actually lived in India for a few months on an exchange program when I was a teenager. I had a great host family and I've always loved the country.
Recently I decided to learn Russian. I've gotten good enough to understand comments on YouTube and Telegram and the reality is actually scary.
There is this idea that Russia and India are best friends. When they speak English they keep up this polite diplomatic image. But I've been reading their internal discussions for months and the racism is off the charts. It is not just a few bad apples. It is degrading and ugly.
They talk about Indians as if they are subhuman. I tried to find positive comments to prove myself wrong but I literally couldn't find anything. They just assume you won't ever read it because of the language barrier.
I think you should see it for yourself so you know the truth about the "brotherhood."
Copy these words into YouTube or Twitter search:
Индия (India)
Индийцы (Indians)
Жизнь в Индии (Life in India)
Find a video by a Russian vlogger or news channel and just hit the translate button on the comments. You will see what I mean pretty fast.
Be careful out there.