After Donald Trump’s spectacular victory in the US presidential election, many countries around the world, from China to Canada, are worried about his potentially harsh policies. Donald Trump has adopted America First policies. This means that American interests are his top priority in everything. In his previous term, he had taken a very aggressive stance towards China. He even called him the biggest threat to America. On the other hand, he also takes a very aggressive stance towards the current government of Canada. He even referred to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as Fidel Castro’s illegitimate child. He doesn’t even spare Pakistan. In such a situation, many countries of the world are worried about his policies. On the other side is India. He is not at all worried about Donald Trump’s victory.
Prime Minister Modi worked with three presidents each
Foreign Minister S. himself said this. Jaishankar made a statement. When Jaishankar was asked at an event in Mumbai on Sunday that many countries were worried about Donald Trump’s victory, he said India was completely confident about its relations with America. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has worked with three American presidents in the last 11 years. When Modi first traveled to America as Prime Minister, there was Barack Obama’s government at the time. In 2016, Donald Trump became president there. Prime Minister Modi has also worked closely with him. Joe Biden became president in 2020. Prime Minister Modi’s relationship with Biden was also very good. In such a situation, even though all countries of the world are worried about Donald Trump’s victory, India, especially Prime Minister Modi, is completely confident.
Jaishankar further said that after his landslide victory, Donald Trump first called three prominent world leaders, including Prime Minister Modi. This shows how comfortable the relationship between Prime Minister Modi and Donald Trump is.
India-US relations
When it comes to India-America relations, there seems to be a broad consensus among the major parties of both countries, regardless of party lines. The policies of Democrats and Republicans in America are almost the same when it comes to India. The situation is similar in India. Here the policies of the ruling NDA and the opposition Congress are almost identical. There were no major ups and downs in relations during the term of office of either party in either country. India-America relations have now become people-centric. The presence of large numbers of people of Indian origin in America influences this policy.
FIRST PUBLISHED: November 11, 2024, 10:06 IST