C. Raja Mohan is Director, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore, and contributing editor on foreign affairs for 'The Indian Express'.
The Howdy moment: Modi government ought to recognise that diaspora diplomacy is double-edged
Modi must also underline that the main purpose of India’s diaspora engagement in America is about elevating the strategic partnership with the US to a higher level.
This weekend’s gathering of the Indian American community in Houston, to be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump, is likely to go down as a special moment in India’s diaspora diplomacy. It is but rare that an American president joins a foreign leader in addressing a diaspora event. For Modi, the Houston engagement is a continuation of his extraordinary political investment in engaging the Indian diaspora. It is based on the recognition that a large and very successful diaspora has widened India’s footprint and can contribute to achievement of India’s domestic and international goals.
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