evidence: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes U.S. President Joe Biden for the G20 Summit, in New Delhi, India, September 9, 2023 [...] Notably, all of these activities have grown under Modi, who is up for reelection in April and will likely win in a landslide. For their part, Indians also worry about the state of U.S. democracy, given such events as the violent storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. [...] Worryingly, there are many recent examples of Modi's crackdown on human rights and civil liberties—and no signs that India's rising illiberalism will ebb anytime soon. When asked directly about India's democratic backsliding during Modi's White House visit in June, U.S. President Joe Biden refused to condemn Modi's behavior, and Modi likewise deflected.