Donald Trump: After making a big deal out of saying that the U.S. had “lost India to China,” President Donald Trump has changed his mind about how he feels about India. The next day, Trump made it clear that the US and India are still close partners, saying that he would “always be friends with Modi.”
Trump had said before that he had “lost India to China.”
Trump started the trouble when he said that the U.S. had lost both India and Russia to China’s growing power. People saw what he said as a political jab at the Biden administration, calling into question Washington’s ability to keep important Asian Countries as friends.
Analysts said the comment might have made things worse between the US and New Delhi, which is seen as an important balance to China‘s power in the Indo-Pacific.
Russian oil dispute
Trump’s anger, on the other hand, comes mostly from India’s continued purchases of cheap Russian oil. The fact that India buys so much oil from Russia makes me very sad. “I told them that,” Trump said in Washington.
As a reaction, his government recently put a 50% tariff on Indian goods, which made trade problems between the two countries even worse.
Less harsh: “Always be friends with Modi
Even though Trump said some harsh things about trade, he quickly changed his mind. He said nice things about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and brought up their recent meeting at the White House. “He was here a few months ago.” We get along great… Trump made it clear, “I’ll always be friends with Modi.”
India and the US have a Comprehensive and Global Strategic Partnership that is very good and looks to the future.
Trump’s change of mind shows how difficult it is for the U.S. and India to keep their relationship in balance. On the one hand, they have close defence and strategic cooperation, but on the other, trade disputes
