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    The Trump-Modi Playbook

    The illiberal tendencies of the American and Indian leaders have long-term impacts on democracy.
    by Yasmeen Serhan Feb 25, 2020 4 minutes
    Source: Imtiyaz Khan / Anadolu Agency via Getty

    During his inaugural presidential visit to India, Donald Trump was greeted with a rally at the world’s largest cricket stadium. In an atmosphere reminiscent of a typical Trump event back home in the United States, he waxed lyrical about an electoral win. Only this time, he wasn’t referring to his own.

    “Last year, more than 600 million people went to the polls and gave him a landslide victory like no other, in the largest democratic election ever held anywhere on the face of the Earth,” Trump said of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a crowd of more than 100,000 people in Ahmedabad, the first stop on his

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