The Big Story

275: Hit or Miss – How Did PM Modi Do in Houston?


Listen Later

Remember 2002 right after the Godhra riots? Modi didn't even get a US visa. Then in 2014, Modi visited the US after becoming the Prime Minister for the first time. It was at Madison Square and around 19,000 people attended the event. Now cut to 2019 — the ‘Howdy Modi’ rally was one of the biggest event ever for any foreign leader with a 50,000 strong audience.
While in India the employment rate has gone down, the GDP has gone down, there has also been a fair bit of controversy about the BJP's minority politics — none of that had any affect on Modi's Houston rally on the first day of his seven-day long visit.
Now Modi may not have left any page unturned to make the most of this event but what kind of an impact did it generally have? What message did he send? Tune in to The Big Story podcast!
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Big StoryBy The Quint

  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6

4.6

17 ratings


More shows like The Big Story

View all
Global News Podcast by BBC World Service

Global News Podcast

7,653 Listeners

News and Views by The Quint

News and Views

3 Listeners

Raghav's Take by The Quint

Raghav's Take

0 Listeners

How I Dealt With It by The Quint

How I Dealt With It

0 Listeners

Vishnu Ki Secret Life by The Quint

Vishnu Ki Secret Life

2 Listeners

Reel Deal by The Quint

Reel Deal

0 Listeners

Urdunama by The Quint

Urdunama

63 Listeners

Big Story Hindi by The Quint

Big Story Hindi

0 Listeners

Southern Slurp by The Quint

Southern Slurp

1 Listeners

Unmute by The Quint

Unmute

0 Listeners

Hard Fork by The New York Times

Hard Fork

5,448 Listeners