Trump’s Praise for India’s Electoral System: Why Clean Voter Rolls Matter

While pointing out India’s voter ID system while advocating for voter identification laws in the United States, US President Donald Trump did not merely shed light on India’s voter ID system; rather, he raised another pertinent issue. That issue is what makes an election credible? In particular, President Trump spoke about photo identification and mentioned India’s huge number of elections. These comments came after the meeting of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar with US officials recently. President Trump made it clear that the USA should make identification requirements more stringent by considering the Indian example. This is where the relevance [...]