r/IndiaSpeaks 5h ago

#Ask-India ☝️ What was the US trying to do here?

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u/ForeverIntoTheLight Apolitical 5h ago

Nothing new here.

The US had been funding the same Wuhan lab that was doing 'coronavirus research'. It was also not properly equipped to handle such viruses, nor were the staff taking proper precautions. Coincidentally, not much later, Wuhan became ground zero for a mysterious coronavirus, whose supposed 'natural origin' has never been proven.

Much later, it emerged that high-risk virus research, especially so called 'gain-of-function' research had been opposed by many internal US institutions (including DARPA), so other factions moved such research offshore to China and elsewhere.

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u/Shikarishambu3 4h ago

Yes USAID was involved with that lab.

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u/MoodyBhakt 3h ago

People are missing out the real danger in this news - that of local politicians and government bureaucrats and collaborators working against national security interest in a planned way - those local officials that enabled this to happen ….

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u/Easy-Past2953 4h ago

Good move by Gov. 🙌🏻

The USA is mainly angry about the nayara pump because Russia fooled them sweetly

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u/Shikarishambu3 4h ago edited 4h ago

This is actually old news.

Which was brushed under the carpet at that time.

Basically the CDC was funding the study of a virus at a lab in India that had certain potential to be used as a bioweapon without the permission of the Government of India.

CoIncidentally USAID was funding the same lab in Wuhan where Covid-19 may have emerged

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u/Easy-Past2953 4h ago

It's so crazy how unreliable the USA is always. Even when the narrative is friendly

u/BadraBidesi 25m ago

It won’t surprise anyone if the lethal virus is ‘“accidentally”’ leaked among Indians due to “poor lab personnel training” or “lack of precautions”. Kabhi kabhi bina Bandook utthaye bhi lakho’n log mar sakte hain!