As Trump 2.0 begins, the world is poised for change — India must find new paths to manage shifts
Trump victory felt like a bit of a fluke, this time, it’s deadly serious. Donald Trump has come in not only with a comprehensive victory, but at the vanguard of a discernible cultural shift in America.
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He’s a more confident leader, with a more committed team, and, given earlier experience, will be able to wield power more effectively. The new president has promised to reverse the decline of America and return to a ‘golden’ age — ‘atmanirbhar America’ meets ‘amrit kaal’. The world is crowded with dreams at present.
Xi Jinping is pursuing a China Dream of the ‘great rejuvenation’, and Narendra Modi is on the path of aViksit Bharat.
Along with great power competition, everybody is prepared to exercise leverage and maximise opportunity. The hedging-balancing and quest for a multipolar world that had started a few years ago is enjoying high noon. This will be a bruiser.
While the first flurry of executive orders by Trump takes aim at immigration and tariffs and opens fossilfuel spigots in the US, India will be watching keenly the unfolding of the US-China relationship under Trump 2.0. Thus far, his cabinet and National Security Council picks have been China hawks — from Mike Waltz to Marco Rubio and down the line. Yet, even before taking oath, he has given TikTok a lifeline, appearing to side with China.
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