When Kash Patel came to his Congressional confirmation as FBI chief, he chanted Jai Shree Krishna, touched his parents’ feet, and swore on the Bhagavad Gita — the perfect amalgamation of diaspora sanskar and MAGA defiance. The man who broke every stereotype about Indian-Americans is now at the centre of a storm: a single photo of him shaking hands with Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir has ignited outrage across India and its diaspora. President Donald Trump hosted Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir at the White House last week. Among the senior American officials present was FBI Director Kash Patel. While Trump’s hospitality for Pakistan’s leadership was expected, the image of Patel — Indian-origin, Hindu, and a vocal defender of the Ram Mandir — w

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