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Is PM Modi increasingly seeming Trumpean?

It's not just what he says or who he attacks that Mr Modi reminds me of Mr Trump. Their personalities overshadow the high offices they hold

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Karan Thapar
Am I guilty of an exaggerated comparison or is Prime Minister Modi increasingly seeming Trumpean? I ask this question not by way of intended criticism but as a form of description. Today, we can judge whether it has any factual basis or is just a fanciful idea.

First, let me explain what I mean by becoming Trumpean. Donald Trump is famous for his outlandish insinuations and innuendoes. He sees conspiracies, levels accusations and pillories his opponents. All of this we know well. But don’t you get the feeling that of late Mr. Modi has started to do something similar?

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