International relationsModi's nationalist agenda clouds plan to bolster US ties
India hires Washington lobby firm after blow to liberal image
U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi seen during a "Howdy, Modi" rally celebrating Modi at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas on Sept. 22, 2019. © Reuters
ALEX FANG, Nikkei staff writer
January 10, 2020 00:43 JST
NEW YORK -- When Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard was questioned this week over a picture of her wearing a stole with the logo of India's Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party next to one of its supporters, she quickly distanced herself.