Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hand with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times via Getty Images

The Modi-Erdoğan Parallel

While Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not achieved the degree of “state capture” that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has, he is also 11 years behind. And the path the two leaders are on is similar enough to invite comparison – and provoke concern.

NEW DELHI – Comparisons are generally invidious, especially when they involve political leaders from different countries. But, while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan rose to power 11 years before Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, there is much about their personal and professional trajectories that makes comparison irresistible.

https://prosyn.org/UEP2T6a