A hoarding with a picture of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcoming G20 delegates is seen at the Indira Gandhi International Airport ahead of the G20 Summit, in New Delhi, India, September 5, 2023. Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/REUTERS
NEW DELHI (AP) — Major roads in New Delhi are teeming with giant posters and billboards announcing India’s presidency of this week’s summit of the Group of 20 nations. And one leader’s picture — smiling benignly from every traffic circle — stands out from the rest: Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Modi is also on the front page of major newspapers, and Indian TV channels are flashing his picture, accompanied by the Hindi word “Vishwaguru” — a leader of the world. In public speeches, his ministers are touting him as a steward of a surging India.
It is an unabashed…
