Because we feel he is doing the right thing. India may be a competitor, or enemy of China, nonetheless, capable people are always respected.
This has nothing to do with the managing style - dictatorship vs democratic, it is all about vision, policy and execution. I personally don't believe India as a country can become a developed country by skipping industrial revolution. Servicing based economy is only meaningful with strong industrial support (China's servicing sector is actually bigger than that of India although BPO/Outsource is relatively small.) Modi's focus on manufactuering is the only path for India. That may hurt China's interest but let's compete fair and square.
i like this chinese's attitude... .. but i dont think with this kind of infrastructure and policies india can compete with china in near term... even if modi comes to power it will still take a decade to become a export hub like china or japan...