Modi Madness Among Indian Diaspora In The West Puts Spotlight On India Too

Congratulating Rishi Sunak, Britain라이브 바카라 first Hindu바카라 웹사이트and Indian-origin Prime Minister, PM Narendra Modi tweeted, “Special Diwali wishes to the ‘living bridge’ of UK Indians, as we transform our historic ties into a modern partnership.” The “living bridge” refers to ties between Indians in India and people of Indian origin in other countries.

Sunak라이브 바카라 prime ministership has been the subject of wall-to-wall news coverage and animated discussions on India-UK relations. One바카라 웹사이트who has closely observed the coverage would surely바카라 웹사이트notice how Sunak has been described as the first ‘Hindu’ leader at the top post in Britain. The growing pride in Hindu nationalism is perhaps a reflection of the바카라 웹사이트hypernationalism espoused by the ruling BJP government within India.

Ever since Narendra Modi came to power as the head of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in 2014, he has perfected바카라 웹사이트the art of filling up huge stadiums and grounds abroad with patriotic jingles and he is quite popular바카라 웹사이트among large sections of the Indian diaspora in countries like the US바카라 웹사이트and UK.

The "Howdy, Modi!" event in Texas in 2019, could be seen as a prime example of this popularity. A landmark event of its kind, "Howdy, Modi" was a community summit hosted by the Texas India Forum (TIF) for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the President of the United States Donald Trump on September 22, 2019, at the NRG Stadium in바카라 웹사이트Houston.

According to the official website of the event, over 50,000 people attended the바카라 웹사이트event which quickly sold out, making it the largest gathering for an invited foreign leader visiting the United States other than the Pope. The바카라 웹사이트summit was organised with the support of more than 1,000 volunteers and 650 Texas-based Welcome Partner organisations.

Modi and then US President Donald Trump provided the world with a glimpse of the contributions of Indian Americans to the cultural, intellectual and social landscape of the US, the organisers said.

For the first time, Modi and Trump shared the stage to address the 50,000-strong Indian diaspora during the September 22 event titled “Shared Dreams, Bright Future" that had it focuses on the success of Indian-Americans as well as the “ strength of the US-India relationship”.

Describing the joint appearance of the two leaders as "unconventional and unique", Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Indian Ambassador to the US had said that the event was a reflection of the strong bipartisan support there has been for US-India relations. “Indian Americans are an "organic bridge" between the world's two largest democracies,” he said.

The grand success of the event carried an important message: Modi was바카라 웹사이트the first prime minister to recognise the power and strength of the Indian diaspora in spreading the ‘Swaraj Spirit’.바카라 웹사이트

The "Howdy, Modi!" event was not Modi's first. Four years prior to it, in September 2014, four months after assuming power, Modi addressed a massive gathering바카라 웹사이트at Madison Square Garden, US.바카라 웹사이트

However, that visit courted controversy as this was Modi라이브 바카라 first since America had denied him a diplomatic visa to the US for his government's alleged complicity in the 2002 Godhra riots in 2005.

During his visit, Modi and former US President Barack Obama struck up a great bonhomie. The same was바카라 웹사이트reflected바카라 웹사이트in photographs, news articles,바카라 웹사이트and their joint statement in which they resolved “to broaden their cooperation in various fields including defence, intelligence, counter-terrorism, Afghanistan, space exploration and science”.

In 2015, Modi was roared onto the stage of Wembley Stadium in London by a crowd of 60,000 people. While facing an attack on intolerance at home, Modi at ‘Namastey Wembley’ said, “India is full of diversity. This diversity is our pride and it is our strength. Diversity is the speciality of India."바카라 웹사이트

Wild cheers and chants of “Modi! Modi! Modi!” echoed around while his counterpart, then British prime minister David Cameron, wondered aloud if he could have attracted such a crowd by himself.

Incidentally, Modi was not always as popular in the United States. His바카라 웹사이트visa request to the US was turned down back in 2005 following the 2002 Godhra riots in Gujarat when he was the then Chief Minister.바카라 웹사이트Modi, who has previously been questioned바카라 웹사이트for his failure to prevent바카라 웹사이트the sectarian바카라 웹사이트violence that killed at least 1,000 persons바카라 웹사이트and fuelled바카라 웹사이트communal disharmony, was denied permission.바카라 웹사이트

Times have since changed.바카라 웹사이트And yet, the rise in India's global image is also a concern for the government as it바카라 웹사이트puts the spotlight back on the nation's바카라 웹사이트human rights track record.바카라 웹사이트

Ahead of바카라 웹사이트Modi라이브 바카라 visit to the US,바카라 웹사이트there was mounting pressure in the West to evaluate India라이브 바카라 human rights activities. And India has not been faring well.

In its 2015 report, the bipartisan US Commission of International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) said incidents of religiously motivated and communal violence in India had increased for three consecutive years.바카라 웹사이트In 2016, a senior Democrat on the Senate foreign relations committee, Benjamin Cardin, in a media address in Delhi, had demanded India “to do better” in terms of dealing with human rights violations.바카라 웹사이트

Further, over the years, the Modi government has been criticised for deliberately targeting foreign-funded NGOs such as Greenpeace, Amnesty International and so on. But for the West, India has been a strategic trade partner and experts believe that Modi라이브 바카라 outlook has revived ties with prospering countries including the UK, Australia, Japan and so on.바카라 웹사이트

The "Modi mania" in the West is reflected through the dramatic patriotism of the Indian diaspora. How the diaspora chooses to channel and exert its growing sphere of influence remains to be seen.