The Modi-Trump friendship was a defining aspect of US-India relations during Trump's presidency. With the addition of Indian-origin Usha Vance in Trump's administration, questions arise about her influence on shaping the future of these ties. Oneindia's Aarushi Ranjan delves into the dynamics of this relationship and its evolution with veteran journalist Shastri Ramachandaran, exploring whether this marks a new chapter in US-India diplomacy or a continuation of past trends.
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00:00She is as all American as apple pie and McDonald's and she will do what it takes for the US economy
00:10and the US government.
00:12Trump's talk with Chinese President Xi Jinping, his talk was quite controversial.
00:17Yes, no, it has raised a lot of eyebrows, not only in India, we have all kinds of Indians
00:23for all kinds of reasons, same and not so same reasons for which they left Trump.
00:28Was the Indian threat was an indirect threat to India or are Modi and Trump still gonna
00:32have that diplomatic friendship relations?
00:35The relationship between India and US has been one of the best under Joe Biden.
00:40Sir, if we talk about the India-US relations in the upcoming Trump administration, we know
00:49that India and US had like quite a good relations, but looking at the Indian-Americans people
00:55who are in Trump's cabinet this time and also JD Vance's wife Usha Vance is a very
01:00big highlight in India since Trump started running for the office because she is also
01:04an Indian-American.
01:05So what do you think, how is Trump administration gonna have relations with India in the upcoming
01:10days?
01:11There is no such thing as an Indian-American when it comes to somebody who is holding office
01:15in the US.
01:16The person holding the office is a 100% American and he or she will be solely pursuing the
01:23interests of the United States and its government and its territories and there will be no sentimental,
01:29there might be cultural affinity, she might like a particular dish from Andhra Pradesh
01:32or something.
01:33Or might look like one.
01:34Yes, or look like one or like the handicrafts from Andhra, there is a different thing.
01:38But she is as all American as apple pie and McDonalds and she will do what it takes for
01:44the US economy and the US government.
01:47So that's the part of Indian-American which we say is not gonna benefit India in any way.
01:53Yes, now the interesting thing is when Trump came, a lot of Indians liked Trump and there
01:58were some very weird reasons for liking Trump.
02:01There are people in India who worship Trump.
02:02There is a chap in Andhra Pradesh who's got a temple for Trump.
02:05He worships him because his hair is orange and he thinks he is a divine messenger in
02:09the world.
02:10So we have all kinds of Indians for all kinds of reasons, same and not so same reasons for
02:16which they love Trump.
02:17But the relationship between India and US has been one of the best under Joe Biden.
02:24Joe Biden tripped up in many places in international relations including the war in Ukraine where
02:31he had provoked Russia and kind of created so much of bloodshed and loss of life and
02:35the genocide in Palestine where he supported Israel.
02:39But India-US relations had one of their best periods when Joe Biden was the president of
02:45the US first.
02:46And he's had an equally good relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
02:51I was coming to that only, sir.
02:53We say that Modi and Trump has a very good relations and they are friends, we say that.
02:58But Trump last month only gave tariff threat to BRICS countries saying something about
03:04US dollars.
03:05Now BRICS has India also as a very major part.
03:09So what do you think?
03:10This direct threat was an indirect threat to India or are Modi and Trump still gonna
03:15have that diplomatic friendship relations?
03:18See, the business of America is business.
03:22And the biggest businessman of America is Donald Trump especially as president.
03:27He made two trips to India.
03:29What happened on his first trip?
03:31The first trip he came and went, they shut down General Motors in India.
03:35Why?
03:36Because he wants goods made in America to be imported by Indians into India.
03:41The second time he came, he was batting for Harley Davidson motorcycle company.
03:47And when we wouldn't lower the tariff, he shut them down.
03:50So he will look at US business interest.
03:55That will be his primary love.
03:58Whatever his love for Modi will not be second or third.
04:01You can see he likes Modi, he likes the crowd that Modi can get from because Trump loves
04:05crowds.
04:06When Modi visits United States, we see lines of people standing in the queue.
04:13Yes, that Motera stadium and everything.
04:15But at the same time, I would like to say, he must have said many things in the run up
04:20to the election and after that.
04:23But it's not as if he's going to put tariffs on everything tomorrow or the day after.
04:28Everybody has been saying, even the US ambassador to India, who is leaving office, Eric Garcetti,
04:35he has also said that India needs to bring down tariffs.
04:39Everybody wants to get into the Indian market and they want the barriers to be lowered.
04:44And this includes the tariffs.
04:46But it is not possible for India to say lower tariffs for the US alone.
04:50If you lower it, you will lower it for everybody.
04:53So everybody will come in.
04:55Then you can't say you keep out Chinese goods, you keep out European goods or you keep out
05:00American goods.
05:01So tariff cannot be country specific.
05:03You can have certain limited agreements.
05:05So yes, he will be strong on tariffs, first thing.
05:09Second, he may not cut down on defense deals.
05:11Third, and most important thing, that one of the most important, you have to see how
05:15it plays out, is Trump is not going to support things like this Paris accord, you know, to
05:22roll back climate change and it's, you know, the harm it is doing to the ecology and things
05:27like that.
05:28And on energy.
05:29He doesn't believe that we have to put an end to using nuclear power or fossil fuels.
05:36So all this has huge implications for India.
05:39And most important thing is Trump's talk with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
05:45His talk…
05:46Quite controversial.
05:47Yes.
05:48No, it has raised a lot of eyebrows, not only in India, because if he's talking to the Chinese
05:53President, he probably expects that this will make India, you know, India kind of be
06:01acquires more easily to US demands.
06:04Is he backstabbing Modi then because he says on face that he's a friend of Modi, but then
06:09talking to Xi Jinping and you were saying that it could weaken India and US relationships.
06:16No, it need not weaken India.
06:17In one sense, it might actually strengthen India, because if the US is dealing with China,
06:22which is the only country in the world in the position to launch a trade war against
06:25the US, then the government of India and its political leadership can feel freer dealing
06:30with China.
06:31But…
06:32Yeah, that could be an angle.
06:33Yes, exactly.
06:34So, the question is, if Trump is talking to China, what happens to acquire them?
06:39What is its focus?
06:41And how will it affect India?
06:43Because we have a lot of issues with China, issues which we have to negotiate.
06:47If you can't stay, India and China cannot succeed if they are hostile and don't have
06:54a working relationship.
06:55And as we saw, even during the four and a half years after Galwan, trade was flourishing,
07:00it was rising year after year, throughout the four years.
07:03So, you can see that both countries are interdependent in many ways.
07:07We are very much looking forward to see what India-US relations are going to be under Trump
07:12administration.
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