Any high school captain will tell you that there are expenses associated with being popular. These expenses have a tendency to greatly escalate on an international scale. This appears to be the case, since a recent poll ranked Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the most popular global leader amidst the rapid rise of India.
The majority of foreign periodicals have featured PM Modi on their covers; the most recent being Foreign Policy. A barrage of vitriol has followed, with some terms being pulled out of thin air to disparage not only him but also India.
Allegations have been made against India over the death of Hardeep Nijjar, a terrorist identified by Indian intelligence, whose killing at the hands of Indian agencies is said to have caused a rift in relations