The 'foreign hand' in PM Modi's re-election bid

Although because the PM is a public figure the nation too is honoured by such 'gestures of goodwill', but coming in the heat of a keenly contested election, the awards stand in danger of being seen as

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received three unusual ‘endorsements’ from leaders of foreign states during his re-election campaign. The Russian federation has chosen to bestow its highest civilian honour – Order of St Andrew the Apostle – on Prime Minister Modi. This follows on the heels of his being awarded the Zayed Medal by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), again after the election process had begun. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has also endorsed Prime Minister Modi’s re-election bid.

Do we analyse this from an atavistic fear of “foreign hand” that comes so easily