What explains Indian-Americans being anti-Trump but also pro-Modi?
Indian-Americans, or more specifically, upper-caste Hindu Indian-Americans, have managed to have their identity cake and eat it too.
Mar 02, 2021 · 06:30 pm
Fans of Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose for a photograph as they assemble to welcome him in United States of America on Sept. 26, 2014. (Photo: IANS)
Talk about cognitive dissonance.
A report of a survey of Indian-American attitudes published this month by political scientists Sumitra Badrinathan, Devesh Kapur, and Milan Vaishnav for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace found, in a nutshell, that Indian-Americans largely support Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi though the community holds a range of views about the prospects for India’s future.