ISLAMABAD – Indian PM Narendra Modi faces huge embarassment from theAmerican government and Donald Trump.
International politics is a game of subtle gestures. One such gesture wasshown by the United States as the White House, and President Trump’sofficial and personal Twitter accounts have now unfollowed Indian PrimeMinister, Narendra Modi after following him briefly.
The Twitter users were quick to notice an increase in the number of peoplethat the White House followed on the microblogging platform.
The number is now back to 13 from 19 after the White House’s Twitter handleunfollowed Indian accounts including Narendra Modi, Indian Prime Minister’sOffice, the President of India, US Ambassador to India, Ken Juster, theIndian Embassy in Washington, and the US Embassy in India.——————————
As per the reports, the development came following a panel’s recommendationto put India on religious freedom blacklist for its discriminatory behavioragainst the Muslims.
Earlier, these high-profile accounts followed Indian accounts as PresidentTrump called on PM Modi to lift the ban on the export of Hydroxychloroquineconsidering India is one of the largest manufacturers of the drug which wastermed by Trump as miraculous in the fight against Covid-19.
After India lifted the ban to please Donald Trump, the US President said“extraordinary times require even closer cooperation between friends”,adding that PM Modi’s role in the fight against the novel coronavirus willnot be forgotten.White House’s Explanation
The White House has explained that its Twitter handle only follows accountsfrom host countries for a short period to retweet messages of DonaldTrump’s visit. He visited India in February, which is why the White Housestarted following the aforementioned 6 accounts.
A Trump Administration’s official disclosed this on condition of anonymity.
The White House Twitter account normally follows senior US governmentTwitter accounts, and others as appropriate. For example, during the timeof a presidential visit, the account typically follows for a short time,the host country’s officials to retweet their messages in support of thevisit.