Last year it was “Howdy, Modi!” — a Texas football stadium rally for Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India that featured President Trump. On Monday, Mr. Modi returned the favor with “Namaste Trump,” a campaign-style event in a 110,000-seat cricket stadium in Ahmedabad, India.
A daylong affair featuring popular singers, dancers and pounding music under a blazing sun, the “Namaste Trump” rally was an unabashed homage to Mr. Trump. His name and image appeared on dozens of banners and billboards throughout the stadium and outside its grounds. Mr. Trump said it made a lasting impression on him.
The event catered to Mr. Trump’s taste for a giant crowd. It also made vivid an image the leaders are jointly cultivating as larger-than-life, unapologetically brash figures leading their countries to bright new futures — even as their critics accuse both men of encouraging caustic nationalism and abuses against minorities.
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