Modi: Focusing on the Indian Diaspora Abroad

A distinctive feature of current Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi’s foreign policy is his direct call to the Indian diaspora abroad. Every appearance he has made in the 18 months since he came to office – at Wembley Stadium in London, Madison Square Garden in New York and Dubai International Cricket Stadium; in Toronto, Kuala Lumpur, Paris and the Seychelles – has turned into a show, a kind of “Modi-mania”, with thousands of people chanting the Indian leader’s...