Narendra Modi has been doing the rounds on the worldwide stage – most lately assembly US President Joe Biden in Washington, the place he acquired a 21-gun salute throughout his go to. India's prime minister can be presently negotiating a free commerce cope with the UK, after securing one with Australia final 12 months.

But India's prime minister has been criticised at residence for censorship, considerations in regards to the nation's human rights file and embracing far proper nationalism. So, why is the West courting Narendra Modi?

On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson takes a deep dive to discover the person himself, his energy and his nation as he's joined by our India reporter Neville Lazarus and professor Kate Sullivan de Estrada, who's director of the up to date South Asian research programme on the University of Oxford.

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