Donald Trump is substantially less popular than when he came to office just over a year ago. And what’s more, he knows it.

Patty Hearst was the heiress granddaughter of a famous media baron, but months after her abduction, she metamorphosed from abused hostage to rifle-toting, bank-robbing rebel.

Mr Puri joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014, having retired from the Foreign Service, but has been making headlines across India these days since his name ...