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By P.K.Balachandran/Ceylon Today
Long admired in India for their educational and professional achievements, Indian Americans have now got another feather in their cap - they have become politically relevant both in the US and India.
The political ascendency of Indian Americans in the US coincides with the ascent of Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India. Modi is exploiting the Indian Americans' political progress in the US to his political advantage at home in India. The 'Howdy Modi' circus in Houston Texas in September 2019 exemplified the nexus he has been seeking to establish.