Opinion | India's Own Donald Trump? Inside Rahul Gandhi's Politics Of Provocation

Gandhi’s deliberate combativeness, default hostility and impulsive outbursts are decidedly Trumpian. So is his epic disregard for facts

Rahul Gandhi’s histrionics increasingly parallel those of US President Donald Trump. Like POTUS, he has a habit of lobbing verbal bottle bombs in the hope that they will flare up into a headline-grabbing issue.

The more bizarre the allegations and the more egregious the language, the better the chances of garnering public attention. If you lack talking points, make yourself the talking point. Better Trump than dumped.

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Gandhi’s deliberate combativeness, default hostility and impulsive outbursts are decidedly Trumpian. So is his epic disregard for facts. Thus, he echoed Trump’s claim that India’s was a “dead economy". Never mind a robust growth rate, POTUS had only “stated facts".

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