In the United States, support for India is bipartisan. But with Donald Trump in the White House, things would be more in favour of India. However, India also needs to be prepared for surprises, as President-elect Trump is also highly unpredictable.
Donald Trump has a great rapport with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During the run-up to the polls, Trump called PM Modi the “nicest human Being”. PM Modi and President Trump did take part in the joint events of Howdy Modi in Houston and Namaste Trump in Ahmedabad.
Donald Trump is the first world leader of his stature to openly speak about the plight of Hindus in Bangladesh. He also assured that he would protect Hindu Americans against the anti-religion agenda of the radical left and strengthen the partnership with India and PM Narendra Modi.
Ahead of PM Modi’s visit to the US for a Quad summit, Trump himself announced that Modi was coming to meet him, without either side officially confirming the meeting. Later, the meeting could not happen due to logistical reasons, but this shows the personal connection that the two leaders have, where one is talking about meeting the other without official confirmation.
Trump has been elected as President at a time when New Delhi desperately needed one who is a friend of India in the White House. Attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh or Canada are of paramount importance for Prime Minister Modi. Since the ouster of Sheikh Hasina, India has been raising this issue. In fact, when PM Modi spoke to President Joe Biden, he did raise the concerns of Hindus in Bangladesh, which unfortunately did not find a place in the American readout. Initially, for the first few days when footage and images came of atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh, many called it the work of the “Indian disinformation factory”, but lately, the world has woken up and started speaking about it. Chief adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government Muhammad Yunus was given a red-carpet welcome by America during his first visit to the UNGA in New York. The Clinton Global Initiative recognised Yunus during his September visit to the United States, where former president Bill Clinton openly supported Yunus and the student protesters against Sheikh Hasina’s government. Yunus had also met businessman George Soros’s son, Alexander. Yunus, during his visit to the US, did not meet Trump or any other Republican leader. Experts also say the return of Trump could also see the revival of Sheikh Hasina, which would be in India’s interest. Sheikh Hasina, before her ouster, also alleged that the US was interested in building a base on St Martin’s Island.
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