India, April 24 -- In the unlikely event of this editorial calling US President Donald Trump deranged, or perhaps something far worse, would Prime Minister Narendra Modi share it on his social media handles? And how would the US establishment view such a move? As a slight? An insult? Perhaps, given how trigger-happy the US is, an act of war?

All those questions may be in the realm of the hypothetical, but they need to be asked.

They need to be asked because the US President had no problems sharing the transcript of a conservative talk show that referred to India as a hellhole.

They need to be asked because this appears to be becoming a habit.

And they need to be asked because the US embassy in India, always keen to express how much Tr...