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Behind Modi: The growing influence of the India lobby

  • Written by Ashok Sharma, Adjunct Faculty, University of New South Wales, Canberra at Australian Defence Force Academy

One has 32.9 million Twitter followers; the other has 31 million.

When U.S. President Donald Trump met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House on June 26, Trump chose to draw attention to something the leaders have in common by saying “We are world leaders on social media.”

Prior to the June 26 meeting, news analysts...

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