India Plays Soft Power Game In China's Backyard

India Plays Soft Power Game In China's Backyard
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi applauds as he attends the opening ceremony for the Centre for Gandhian and Indian Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai on May 16, 2015. Modi is on a three-day visit to China. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images)
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi applauds as he attends the opening ceremony for the Centre for Gandhian and Indian Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai on May 16, 2015. Modi is on a three-day visit to China. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images)

To those who wonder why Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, was in distant Mongolia this week trying his hand at archery, playing a traditional fiddle and receiving the gift of a racehorse called Kanthaka (after Buddha’s mount), the short answer is: China.

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