 "rime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after their joint statement at Hyderabad House in New Delhi")
At the beginning of May, Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s first post-referendum foreign visit was to meet India’s prime minister Narendra Modi. Despite Erdogan’s controversial pro-Pakistan statement just before the trip, the pair were pictured sharing friendly hugs as they vowed to tackle terrorism and extend economic relations.
As they did so, it was hard not to notice the similarities between the political journeys of these two strongmen – and what is happening to their countries. Both have been using religion to cling to power, and pushing back the
