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TopicHowdy Modi

Topic: Howdy Modi

Modi invokes ‘India First’ in response to question about Trump, praises ‘resilient’ US President

After observing Trump during his first & second term, Modi says, 'he seems far more prepared than before'. He has a clear roadmap in his mind with well-defined steps, PM adds.

Modi’s US visit doesn’t have whole diaspora cheering. Counter event in works — ‘Howdy Democracy’

The counter event, to be held on 21 June, hopes to 'complicate the narrative that whole diaspora supports Indian govt'. Line-up of performers include poet Rupi Kaur, actor Swara Bhasker.

Abki baar, Modi must stitch a better friendship with Biden-Harris US sarkar

Narendra Modi has moved to soothe Biden-Harris but if the past is any guide, the President-elect and his VP-elect's worldview may be radically different.

Modi is ‘terrific’ to India does not have good air — Trump’s past comments on India

In the US presidential debate Wednesday, President Donald Trump questioned India's Covid data and also criticised it for contributing to global pollution.

Strength, value of Indian passport has increased, says PM on Howdy Modi success

The Prime Minister told BJP workers that the 'Howdy Modi' event had become a talking point among global leaders, and the world was looking to India to lead it.

The Nobel omission, and TV news’ ‘spinning tribute’ for Gandhi

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

For Trump, Modi is like Elvis Presley but here’s why it’s a compliment few understood

Millennials don’t really relate to Elvis Presley’s legacy in America. A 2017 report in The Guardian stated 29% of British adults had never listened to an Elvis song.

Bhaskar says ‘Howdy Modi’ brought pride to India, Jagran urges govt to regulate social media

A round up of the Hindi newspapers opinion pages to reflect the viewpoint from the heartland on topical issues

How Modi, Imran gave Trump a 1-week crash-course in the nasty history of Indo-Pak ties

A year ago, Trump barely mentioned South Asia. Of late he has repeatedly offered to mediate on Kashmir and has multiple interactions with Modi and Imran Khan.

Times Now did not stop at Howdy Modi!, it went on to claim Kashmir’s Hindu homes ‘wiped’

Last week was not all about Modi’s Houston speech. India Today and Times Now had ‘world exclusives’ on Kashmir because just an ‘exclusive’ is never enough.

On Camera

Henry George’s Single Tax offers a democratic alternative to communist remedies: DM Kulkarni

The immediate benefit of Single Tax would be to reduce the sale prices of land to nominal ones. Landowners would no longer find it profitable to keep idle lands, wrote DM Kulkarni in 1960.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.