President Donald Trump knows what hell be looking for when he lands in India on Monday and his host, Prime Minister Narendra Modi , has a wishlist for the trip too. With their own political careers facing new threats at home, the two ultra-nationalist leaders are putting on a show that they hope will have global ramifications.

Well have seven million people between the airport and the event, Trump said on Wednesday, referring to a Namaste Trump rally planned for a 110,000- seat cricket stadium in the city of Ahmedabad in Modis home state of Gujarat. The presidents biggest foreign trip of this election year so far is a chance to show that, as he frequently claims despite evidence to the contrary , he has made America more respected worldwide and to revel in the displays of adoration he enjoys.

(Ahmedabads population is estimated to be eight-and-a-half million. To make Trumps vision a reality, 80% of the city would have to participate in the roadshow.)

Modi wants to bolster his narrative that, in the words of his senior ally and home affairs minister Amit Shah, he has put India on the world stage as a leading voice. International attention has been a major concern of his for years. When first elected prime minister in 2014, Modi pitched himself as a reformer for the worlds most populous democracy who would make it a top player in the global economy and world politics. Now hes facing tough foreign criticism for targeting his countrys millions-strong Muslim minority and making Indian society less tolerant of dissent and hes keen to prove that doesnt make him a pariah. Throughout, hes relied on support and financial backing from Indians abroad.