When President Donald Trump praised India’s election system and cited it as a model for the United States, he was doing more than complimenting the world’s largest democracy. He was inserting India into one of the most contentious debates in American politics on whether voting should require stronger proof of identity and citizenship.
In a Truth Social post on August 18, Trump highlighted India’s voter identification requirements and low reliance on mail voting as evidence that large democracies can run elections with tighter controls.
