Maybe it's just my echo chamber but people in India seemed more pro-Trump. This is despite Kamala having Indian roots. People usually take pride when anyone with Indian ancestry doing great on the world stage.
I'd imagine most people can see past origins and skin colors, especially when it's such a shaky argument. You don't support someone just because their mom were born in your country 70 years ago
She hasn't really embraced that, although being raised by her indian mother and presumably closer to her than her Jamaican father, she hasn't her visited her ancestral village or come in her official capacity or been part of any major India - US initiatives.
Indians like diaspora who actually embrace their identity, there is comparable example with Rishi Sunak, his achievements was celebrated because he made the effort to connect, although Indians(in India) would disapprove of his and Tory policies around immigration.
I mean Modi is (was?) the member of a radical nationalist hindu milita from the age of 8. Modi has been popularly elected multiple times so seeing someone similar win the US election is probably what you want to see if you are a BJP voter.
Because Trump is more vocal about having friendly ties with India. He bothered to go out of his way and visit the country, attend public events in it and have diplomatic talks.
Biden and his administration, meanwhile, just conveniently ignored the whole country. He only visited because he had to for the G20 summit, and talks were lackluster.
Of course, India rightly believes that Modi will be able to handle Trump through flattery and appealing to his "strongman" image. This also feeds into the desire and belief that in projecting or using power that is prevalent in India.
Trump is the better candidate for all the strongman governments in the world.
India is extremely conservative due to Hindus being majority. What US considers far-right is considered left-of-center in India. US has gone so far to the extreme left that if Kamala had been elected you would have had full blown Communism next. It had gotten that bad. Too bad you guys don't realize how effed up it all looks from outside your bubble. Especially those countries who have already gone through that Hell (India went through that for 60+ years before we elected Modi). God saved America from total collapse today. That's all I'll say.
