What would normally be courtesy calls are being imbued with sinister motives as they come ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to the US from July 21 to 24. The ruling party's spokespersons and propagandists are labelling these interactions as initiatives by external forces to facilitate democratic change in India. Earlier this year, on his return from the UK, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lambasted Rahul Gandhi for seeking the "intervention of the US and Europe" in India's internal affairs. This time the attack was initiated by e