Would bet on Modi to transform India: NYT columnist

September 23, 2019 13:35

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared stage with US President Donald Trump at the mega 'Howdy, Modi!' event in Houston where the two leaders addressed a crowd of over 50,000 people and endorsed each other.

The event grabbed the attention of international media, especially in the US, which noted the relations between India and America.

An Op-Ed piece in the New York Times by columnist Roger Cohen termed the event as "freighted with political significance" since it came less than two months after Modi, with strong backing from Parliament, revoked Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, eliminating the special autonomous status of the Kashmir region.

"Trump chose to signal approval by standing side-by-side with the prime minister," wrote Cohen.Defending India's move to abrogate Article 370 Cohen said that the step "might pry open the stranglehold of corrupt local elites and offer a better future."

Cohen has also said that he can bet on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to transform India including the "newly integrated" Kashmir region. Read Cohen's column here.

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