Western Press Uses Pseudo-Academics To Silence Critics – Radhika Desai

The Russian think tank and discussion forum Valdai Club said that the Western Press uses pseudo-academics like University of Manitoba professor and geopolitical economist Radhika Desai to silence critics.

The Canadian press lambasted University of Manitoba professor and geopolitical economist Radhika Desai for supposedly “spreading disinformation” when she accepted an invitation to attend a conference in Russia. What offense did she commit? Inquiring about the Canadian Parliament's choice to recognize a Nazi from Ukraine last month, I spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Russian think tank and discussion forum Valdai Club, which focuses on geopolitical and economic issues, organizes the annual Valdai Forum in Sochi. As he did earlier this month, Putin has made it a routine to speak at the gathering.

Desai took the chance to question Putin about the Canadian government's recent honoring of a Nazi, after accepting an offer for herself and her spouse to attend th...

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