• Only Indian citizens can vote in India’s elections. But that hasn’t stopped Prime Minister Narendra Modi working hard to woo the diaspora
  • Surveys show Modi and his ruling BJP enjoy higher levels of support among overseas Indians than even those at home – and their approval has an impact

By Biman Mukherji

For Manish Tiwari, the elections under way in India are about the emergence of a nation that is forging ahead on the global stage with confidence under the strong leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

But the advertising executive is not even able to vote in the polls – he is a British citizen of Indian origin who has long been an admirer of Modi’s policies. There is a sense of pride among many ethnic Indians overseas like Tiwari in Modi’s vision, and a feeling that his Bharatiya Janata Party-led government is charting the right path for the country’s future.

This story was originally published in scmp.com. Read the full story here.