[AlJazeera] US President Donald Trump has joined a rally in Texas to welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is visiting the United States - a rare mass showing for a foreign leader on the American soil despite trade tensions between the two countries.Nearly 50,000 Indian Americans and Non-Resident Indians
Even from California, Alaska, Hawaii...
gathered at Houston city's NRG Stadium on Sunday for the "Howdy, Modi!" rally hosted by Hindu nationalist Modi's supporters in the US.
Outside the stadium, thousands of
A growing tragedy we must nip in the bud !
"Howdy, my friends," Modi said as he began his address. "When you say 'Howdy, Modi', my answer is that everything is fine in India."
The 69-year-old Indian leader said he admired Trump for his "sense of leadership" and "strong resolve to make America great again".
"From CEO to commander-in-chief, from boardrooms to the Oval Office, from studios to the global stage...he has left a lasting impact everywhere," Modi said, with the US president standing by his side.
Amid chants of "USA, USA" by the crowd, Trump in his address said Modi is "doing a truly exceptional job for India".
"We are proud to have you as Americans. We thank you, we love you, and my administration is fighting for you every day," the US leader said.
"We are committed to protect innocent civilians from radical Islamic terrorism," said Trump, prompting a loud cheer from the audience - including Modi - who stood up from their seats.
And now the leftist whining about cracked femurs and rubber bullets in the face to islamists.
Reporting from Houston, Al Jazeera's Kimberly Halkett said the rally gave Modi a chance to "gloss over" the criticism his government has been facing over India's crackdown in Muslim-majority Kashmir.
"[It's] a chance to try and beam across the world not just in India, but in the United States and the international newspapers, and a chance to appear on stage with US President Donald Trump to gloss over much of the international criticism about his nationalist brand of politics," she said.
What the write-up doesn't mention is how Democrat congressmen had to sit there and watch the show. Pakistan and Iran were excoriated, and the UN interference in sovereignties hinted at. And at the end, Modi's shout out to all present to vote for Trump and support a Trump administration.