On Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 5:06 PM, Narayanan Ramakrishna Iyer < [email protected]> wrote:
> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Narayanan Ramakrishna Iyer <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 5:03 PM > Subject: Re: Fw: Beware!! Indian Prime Minister is a Serial Hugger > To: Nochur Ramanathan > > > Thanks. > > Anna > > On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 5:46 PM, Nochur Ramanathan < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> ----- >> *Subject:* Beware!! Indian Prime Minister is a Seral Hugger >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Indian Prime Minister is a Serial Hugger >> <http://nypost.com/2017/06/27/indian-prime-minister-is-a-serial-hugger/> >> >> (See more photos below) >> >> Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hugs Donald Trump as he leaves the >> White >> >> Trump: India PM 'and I are world leaders in social media' >> <http://nypost.com/2017/06/26/trump-india-pm-and-i-are-world-leaders-in-social-media/> >> >> Indian prime minister makes first trip to Pakistan in over a decade >> <http://nypost.com/2015/12/25/indian-prime-minister-makes-first-trip-to-pakistan-in-over-a-decade/> >> >> Indian leader 'appalled' by shrine built to deify him >> <http://nypost.com/2015/02/12/indian-leader-appalled-by-shrine-built-to-deify-him/> >> >> School employees uncover more than $200K in cash and gold in lockers >> <http://nypost.com/2015/02/03/school-employees-uncover-more-than-200k-in-cash-and-gold-in-lockers/> >> >> NEW DELHI — President Donald Trump should have been ready as he met with >> India’s prime minister, an unabashed hugger. >> >> Smiling widely at a news conference Monday during a visit to Washington, >> Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the president’s outstretched arm not as an >> invitation for a handshake, but as a pull toward an embrace. Then he did it >> again in the White House Rose Garden. Then once more before leaving. >> >> Trump appeared stiff and uncomfortable with the first hug, smiling thinly >> and patting Modi on the back a couple of times. But it was the same folksy, >> effusive greeting Modi has used with Trump’s predecessor, Barack Obama, and >> a host of foreign dignitaries and celebrities, from former French President >> Francois Hollande, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime >> Minister Shinzo Abe to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Hollywood’s Hugh >> Jackman. >> >> “Modi doesn’t hug just anyone,” said political scientist Sreeram Chaulia, >> dean of the Jindal School of International Affairs in New Delhi. “If you >> look at the list of people he’s hugged, these are people who matter for >> India’s interest.” >> >> >> >> Leaders and celebrities should be prepared for Modi’s embrace by now, but >> they often aren’t — sometimes nearly getting knocked off balance. Much like >> Trump’s own see-saw style of shaking hands, analysts said the Modi hug has >> become a signature move, and is meant to be physical. >> >> “Modi believes that trust can only be built through personal rapport and >> friendship, which includes positive body language and physical closeness >> with his counterparts,” Chaulia said. “He may have been trying to maintain >> the bromance that he had with Obama.” >> >> There also may have been an element of relief in Modi’s hugs of Trump, >> launched at the end of a two-day visit described as “cordial” by Indian >> aides. >> >> “Some people were worried about the outcome … in view of an unpredictable >> Trump,” retired Indian diplomat Rajeev Dogra said. “But he has gone out of >> his way to reach out to India.” >> >> [image: Image result for Indian prime minister is a serial hugger] >> >> [image: Barack Obama, Narendra Modi] >> >> Barack Obama and Narendra Modi >> >> >> >> The fact that first lady Melania Trump was on hand, even though Modi was >> traveling without his wife, “was an important signal for India,” Dogra said. >> >> Modi’s chummy overtures mark a stark change from years of being shunned >> by American officials because of religious violence in his home state of >> Gujarat. He had been denied a U.S. visa in 2005 over suspicions about his >> possible role in religious riots that killed more than 1,000 Muslims when >> he was Gujarat’s top official. >> >> Since he became prime minister in 2014, he has visited the U.S. four >> times. But allegations of intolerance against Muslims and foreign-funded >> activists have dogged his Hindu nationalist party and government, which has >> been criticized for not speaking out against deadly attacks. >> >> Indian strategic affairs experts hailed Modi’s latest visit as a success, >> but cautioned that much would depend on how words were translated into >> action on trade and even terrorism that India says is emanating from >> Pakistani soil. >> >> “To all appearances, the chemistry seems to have been quite good between >> Trump and Modi,” said Rana Banerji, a retired intelligence officer in New >> Delhi. “At least President Trump did not do anything very unpredictable or >> seemingly unpalatable to the Indian side, though one doesn’t know what >> subsequently would emerge.” >> >> India’s foreign ministry hailed the U.S. State Department’s move to list >> Pakistan-based Syed Salahuddin as a global terrorist for leading the Hizbul >> Mujahideen rebel group, which is fighting against Indian control in the >> divided Himalayan region of Kashmir. >> >> The two countries also pledged to work together to try to end global >> terrorism, which India saw as a firm U.S. commitment to increase its >> involvement in the region. >> >> There were clear signs of division, though: There was no mention of >> climate change, an issue of extreme concern in India, where many of the >> country’s 1.3 billion people are poor and vulnerable to extreme heat, >> drought and storm surges. >> >> Trump also said little about the Asia-Pacific, though Modi made clear >> India’s intent to increase cooperation in the region as a check against >> China’s rising power. >> >> It was only on the second day of Modi’s trip that he swooped in for his >> bear hugs. As the two gave a joint statement in the White House Rose >> Garden, Modi wrapped his arms around Trump’s midsection. The much shorter >> Modi, after giving his own remarks, hugged Trump a second time, placing his >> head close to the president’s shoulder in video that quickly spread on >> social media. >> >> Trump treated Modi to dinner at the White House on Monday night and >> shared a laugh when he pointed to their social media dominance. Trump’s >> @realdonaldtrump Twitter handle has 32.8 million followers, while Modi’s >> Twitter game draws more than 31 million. >> >> Trump also announced that daughter Ivanka Trump had accepted an >> invitation to visit India this fall. The president has business partners in >> India, where he has more than a dozen active deals, including a >> Trump-branded luxury apartment complex being built in the western city of >> Pune, near Mumbai. >> >> Modi offered yet a third, public embrace as he departed the White House, >> resting his head first near Trump’s left shoulder, then near his right. 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