‘Howdy, Modi!’ as Trump and Modi exchange compliments

Donald Trump grinned broadly while Narendra Modi heaped praise on him, complimenting him on his wit and hailing the state of the US economyUS President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a Howdy, Modi rally in Houston, the US, on September 22 2019.

Trump won his biggest applause when he told the crowd, many wearing the saffron of India’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, “We are committed to protecting innocent civilians from the threat of radical Islamic terrorism.” With Trump watching in the front row and listening to the translation, Modi made clear reference to rival Pakistan, which controls part of Kashmir and has sought to rally international attention over the Himalayan territory.

India accuses Pakistan of arming Islamic militants who have fought its rule in Kashmir. But India has also faced strong criticism from human rights activists for shutting down virtually all internet and cellular communications across much of Kashmir. Presidential contender Bernie Sanders, who did not attend, was more direct, saying that Trump showed a “deafening silence” on the clampdown in Kashmir. “I know that when a president stays silent in the face of religious persecution, repression and brutality, the dangerous message this sends to authoritarian leaders around the world is, ‘Go ahead, you can get away with it’,” Sanders wrote in the Houston Chronicle.

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