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US WATCH
Diplomacy under TrumpMR Dua
Donald J. Trump
One wonders what
would be
W a s h i n g t o n ' s
diplomacy under new
American President
Donald J. Trump
The president-elect, Trump, has
missed no chance to come down
ruthlessly on the trade deals signed
Barack H. Obama and Vladimir
Putin
Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a
'pro-growth leader' with whom he'll
like to work,' and added, 'I'm a big fan
of Hindus, and a big fan of India—big,
big fan. Let me start by saying right up
front that if elected president, the
Indian and Hindu community will have
a true friend in the White House. That
I can guarantee you.'
Narendra Modi
Is the world's largest democracy. And
it's a naturally ally of the US… I look
forward to working with Prime
Minister Modi, a pro-growth leader. India's economy is growing seven per
cent a year, and we're not growing at
all. Nikki Haley However, there's some consolation. Trump has recognized and rewarded some eminently talented Indian- Americans, such as Nikki Haley (aka Ms. Nimarta Randhawa Haley), twoterm governor of South Carolina, by appointing her as permanent US representative in UN, and inviting Ms. Indra Nooyi, Pepsi Co CEO, to the Strategic and Policy Forum to implement the presidential economic agenda. Indra Nooyi is the only Indian Indra Nooyi Indianorigin executive in the 19-member Forum Since Trump's also besieged by his protectionist promise of bringing jobs back, he'll have to follow the 'hire American, buy American' policy; also 'we love our companies, but don't love them when they go out of our country.' Trump has still to announce many more appointment in the days to come, and may invite more people of the Indian origin in his administration. |