Authoritarian leaders in democracies almost always look to make a big impact in foreign policy as a way to create leverage domestically
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Modi spent first 2y building global statesman image. Then this big demonetization move domestically which will be mark of his first term
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Trump seems set on the same course. Nuclear sabre rattling, renormalize Russia relations, Middle East policy for no particular benefit...
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The indian economy is not very strongly coupled to the rest of the world, so there's no reason for foreign non-economists to care
