It goes back to their fundamentals and end goals and whether such alliances are detrimental to one or both. Just because for eg leftists side with Islamists doesn't mean that right wing parties can also woo Muslims or that it is pragmatic for them to try and co opt the LGBTQ movement as another eg. The lack of a binary is also relevant the other way round in that not every desire for greater commitment to ideological purity is coming at the complete expense of pragmatism or a failure to recognize necessary optics and tactical retreats. Certainly, if electoral victories come at the expense of ideological goals then the argument can be made that a battle has been won while a war is perhaps closer to being lost.that would be true if this discussion was about ideologies in classical sense, at this point in time in the murican leftists are siding with islamists. and murican conservatives are trying to be more open to other races. as if, all sides are prioritising electoral victories (short-medium)over ideological purity(long term).
on the point of, whether their presence in that conference is a potential ideological compromise. i am saying this is a false binary. an outreach programme in U.S which has been in the works for years need not be a viewed as a potential compromise. it's just a platform for exchanging of ideas, atleast both sides will get to know their stated positions.
on the point of political parties/movements exist to achieve their supporters' goals, just like there are supporters here, there is a NRI support base there too. if they want build bridges in that country, and the political party is listening to that section of support base, perhaps it should not be viewed as a compromise.
lastly on the point of being disingenuous, it's an opinion on a opinion on a speech given in specific context. i suppose, these days i am extremely worried about the effect of online de-contextualisation is having on discourse.
Point was not that they should not be at that conference in the US, it's what talking points they seem to be espousing which are problematic and not just in an Indian rw context. The gora rw for what it's worth cannot help us solve our domestic/ social problems other than indirectly ensuring that we do not face international pressure for some decisions that we choose to take but I'm not against any token engagement in that regard.