
The Donald Trump administration has imposed the most tariffs on India, after which the US-India relations have reached the abyss. Relations are becoming tense due to the comments of American leaders on India. Meanwhile, US political commentator and writer Farid Zakaria has strongly criticized Trump. He says that spoiling relations with India will prove to be a big mistake of their foreign policy.
Farid Zakaria said in a video on Sunday (August 17, 2025) on the social media platform X that the beginning of the US-India relations started during the Bill Clinton Administration. In the last 25 years, these relationships continued to improve. The attitude of Donald Trump has now reversed the policies of the last 5 Presidents of America.
The biggest strategic mistake of President Trump’s second term so far?
Trump’s stunning turn against India.
My take: pic.twitter.com/yX272CVf4z
— Fareed Zakaria (@FareedZakaria) August 17, 2025
‘Bill Clinton visited India in 2000 and took a new initiative’
Zakaria said that in the year 2000, Bill Clinton visited India and took a new initiative. After this, during the tenure of George W. Bush, a lot of work was done to improve relations with India. The Bush administration increased closely to India in view of China’s increasing strength. At that time Bush admitted that India could be the most important retaliation of China. Although India’s nuclear program was becoming a bottleneck in relations, the Bush administration offered a historic nuclear deal, which ended American separation from India.
‘Relationships between Obama and Biden strengthened’
When Barack Obama also carried forward relations with India, Trump also looked at India as an ally in the first term. Which Biden established better cooperation from India in defense and economic sectors. At the time of Biden, India planned to work with the US in making from fighter aircraft to computer chips. Since Donald Trump became President for the second time, things seem much more change.
Donald Trump has tried to make fun of the Indian economy as a dead, while the truth is that India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. India will overtake Germany by 2028 to become the third major economy after America and China.
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