Adani, export controls, and beyond: Can India-US relations overcome its hurdles under Donald Trump?
India-US strategic relationship with a solid docket of achievements — ‘from the seabed to the stars, and beyond’, to quote the White House’s lyrical drafters. There’s much to celebrate and much to anticipate as Donald Trump takes office on Monday.
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Over the last four years, India and the US have made qualitative and quantitative leaps, especially in tech and defence, making the partnership one of the (few) ‘bright points’ for an administration entangled in two wars and faced with a mismatch between ambitious rhetoric and stark reality from Africa to Latin America.
The relationship grew robustly despite hurdles. There was a constant flow of visits by top officials (except VP Kamala Harris), a successful G20 summit, initiation of India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), growth of Quad, an agreement to establish a national security semiconductor fabrication plant, a joint effort to map Earth, and a mission to the International Space Station.
China is seen as the major reason for the growth in ties. But there’s another equally important propeller. Beyond strategic compulsions, it’s the people-to-people links that create abridge of ideas and influence. Look around and the presence of Indian Americans in both the outgoing Biden administration and the
