Donald Trump and Narendra Modi.
New Delhi: Donald Trump has defeated his rival Kamala Harris in the US presidential elections. After Trump won the election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated him. The Republican leader also said many good things about PM Modi and India in response. It is not hidden from anyone that Donald Trump and PM Modi are good friends, but there are many fronts where Trump had created problems for India in his previous tenure. In such a situation, the question arises whether this time Trump’s stance will be somewhat soft towards India? What are the fronts where India may face difficulties in Trump’s next term?
Businessmen may be affected
It is believed that after Donald Trump becomes the President of America, business relations with India may be affected. In fact, there is every possibility that Donald Trump’s economic policies will be focused on ‘America First’, in such a situation countries like India may face some difficulty. Even in his first term, Trump had adopted a policy of protecting American industries and had imposed heavy tariffs on imports from many countries including India and China. Trump had also asked India to remove or reduce tariffs on many American products. If seen in such a situation, Trump’s policies can affect India’s business.
Keep an eye on Trump’s visa policy
India will also keep an eye on Trump’s visa policy. His policies could create a lot of problems for immigrants and he has been quite vocal on this issue throughout the election. Let us tell you that a large number of Indians work in the technology sector of America and they go there on ‘H-1 B’ visa. Trump had shown great strictness on ‘H-1B’ visa rules during his first term. That policy of Trump had a great impact on Indian professionals and technology companies. If Trump sticks to his old policy, then job opportunities for Indians in America may reduce.
Trump has also spoken on Kashmir issue
During his last tenure, Trump had talked about mediation on Kashmir. Trump had even claimed that PM Modi also wants him to mediate on Kashmir. However, India had rejected the then US President’s claim and said that the Prime Minister had not said anything like this to Trump. Pakistan had welcomed this statement of Trump but India had become uneasy about it. In fact, India has said many times that it will not accept anyone’s mediation on Kashmir. Now it remains to be seen what Trump’s stance is on Kashmir in the next term.
