Indian PM Modi Opens Hindu Temple in UAE Ahead of Elections

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi climbs the stairs as he attends the inauguration of the BAPS Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Feb. 14, 2024. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves during a tour of the BAPS Hindu Mandir, the largest Hindu temple in the Middle East, at its inauguration ceremony on Feb. 14, 2024, in Abu Dhabi.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Middle East's first traditional, stone-built Hindu temple on Wednesday, internationalizing his reelection campaign and his effort to push secular India into a Hindu state.