The long and short of it
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interaction at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore during his visit to the city state has evoked much comment on social media. At the beginning of his interaction after Modi answered a question in Hindi, the interpreter started translating the PM’s answer in English, which was much longer than his Hindi reply. This prompted speculation that the interaction was scripted. “The first Indian PM who takes 'spontaneous' questions that the translator has pre-scripted answers to! Good that he doesn't take real questions. Would have been a real embarrassment to
