French president goes to India and it’s not a mess

This week, French president Emmanuel Macron became the first Western leader to visit India since the departure of Justin Trudeau. Where Trudeau’s visit was a textbook disaster in international relations, Macron has apparently been bathing in diplomatic triumph. Below, a rundown of how another handsome, French-speaking, progressive G7 leader outdid Trudeau in almost every conceivable way.

MONEY SHARMA / AFP / GETTY IMAGES India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, greets France’s President Emmanuel Macron upon his arrival at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi on Saturday — a welcome that sharply contrasted the cool one given Justin Trudeau.