Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made a habit of embracing world leaders. Business Today lists Shinzo Abe, Ashraf Ghani, Mohammed bin Zayed, Emmanuel Macron, Justin Trudeau, Vladimir Putin, Benjamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama.
Headlines reported that the opposition Congress party mocked the habit as “hugplomacy” in a viral video. In July 2018, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hugged Modi in Parliament.