Actually, it’s the other way around. Modi bent over backwards trying to woo the US, those over the top hugs with Donald Trump, clutching him like a long lost relative, head practically resting on Trump’s gynecomastia in packed arenas, you’d think that kind of theatrics would win India some favor. Instead, it backfired spectacularly. India poured in millions, rolled out public prayers, chanted “abki baar Trump sarkar,” fully buying into the circus, only to end up as the punchline.
If India were the world’s 4th largest economy, then
@Rajdeep would’ve returned to his post as headmaster of WhatsApp University, gearing up to counter Trump’s narrative. But here we are instead.