Would India's Modi (don't get any more "brown" than that) have given Trumpster a bear hug if Trump was really a racialist as his left wing crirtics sometimes suggest?
GREAT AGAIN: India PM gives Trump bear hug...
Modi's enthusiastic bear hug bests Trump's handshake
By Ayeshea Perera BBC News, Delhi 2 hours ago
Modi's bear hug - a master at work Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has responded to the infamous "Trump handshake" with his own diplomatic tool of choice - the bear hug.A series of awkward greetings and handshakes between Mr Trump and other world leaders has left many wondering who could "beat" his approach.French President Emmanuel Macron was deemed a winner when he gripped and refused to let go of Mr Trump's hand.But for many observers, Mr Modi - an experienced hugger - has outdone that.The Indian prime minister's propensity to hug global leaders goes back a long way - this BBC blog called him "the most physically demonstrative Indian leader in years". It is also a true diplomatic masterstroke - Mr Macron may have "beaten" the Trump handshake last month, but it was a tense encounter with both men's knuckles turning white. But who could possibly object to a hug?
The choreography of the bear hug
The success of the Modi bear hug is in no small part down to its athletic choreography - that disarmed Mr Trump before he could respond.
Phase 1: A slow initial approach
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