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The Gist of Donald Trump’s Visit to India


By Amritbani
US President Donald Trump made his first official visit to India from 24th-25th February. Before embarking on his two-day visit to India, the President  dashed hopes for more cooperation  on trade and tariffs,  possibilities for major defense deals and the optics for a mass welcome at the just-constructed Motera/Sardar Patel stadium in Ahmedabad, which would hope to counterfeit the success of the “Howdy Modi!” event in Houston, Texas, in September 2019.
For Trump the achievements in domestic politics – his acquittal from impeachment thereby trying to retain his position in the upcoming presidential election and wooing Indian-origin electorate in the US – is one of the key factors behind this visit. For India this visit is looked at further strengthening the growing India-US relations.At the core of Mr. Trump’s foreign policy strategy are apprehensions about the trade deficit that the U.S. has with its economic partners worldwide. But largely, president Trump’s inaugural visit to India feels more like a tactic to boost personal relationships between the world’s two largest and oldest democracies. The relationship seems to be born from a shared sense of values, a shared economic stake in India’s modernization, a shared (if usually unspoken) concern about China’s rise, and a shared realization that Americans and Indians need to work together to tackle big, overarching challenges like climate change and transnational terrorism. This visit was particularly vital for India too as a means to forward its own interests for promoting multilateralism.
The US is amongst the few countries in the world with which India has a trade surplus. Although Trump himself has been fostering" America First "policy which includes protectionism, he has been critical at times when India has tried to protect its own interests. He has accused India a number of times for its high tariffs and trade deficits. India's large population make India a potential market for any country to do business with. But it's high time for India to change this image and negotiate to invite foreign capital that would play some role in boosting India’s economic and employment scenario. 


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