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India-USA Relations: After Donald Trump becomes the President of America for the second time, people’s eyes are on how India-America relations will be in his second administration. India has started playing on the front foot regarding bilateral relations with America. Foreign Minister S. at Donald Trump’s swearing-in ceremony. Jaishankar participated and met top officials of his administration.
Jaishankar was sent as India’s special envoy as Prime Minister Modi did not attend the inauguration ceremony. External Affairs Minister Jaishankar met National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and then attended the Quad meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi. Soon after this, a bilateral meeting took place between Jaishankar and Marco Rubio.
Donald Trump gave importance to India
According to Hindustan Times report, the importance of India in Trump’s strategy is evident from the fact that Marco Rubio’s first multilateral meeting was the Quad meeting and Secretary Rubio’s first bilateral meeting was with India. In the same report, quoting top sources, it was told that the Trump administration has decided to further strengthen relations with India by giving a clear message in the Indo-Pacific region through the Quad meeting and bilateral meeting with Minister Jaishankar.
The relations of the previous administration will be further enhanced
It is believed that Trump will take forward the India-US bilateral relations achieved during his previous administration. They are ready to take big steps in technology, defense and security, trade and commerce as well as economic relations. At the same time, the Quad meeting was a review of the previous steps taken by the group. Secretary Rubio reminded his three counterparts that it was President Trump who initiated the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Dialogue in 2017.
Secretary Rubio clearly indicated that President Trump intends to move forward on the Quad. If sources are to be believed, Foreign Minister Jaishankar’s talks with his American counterparts have been quite positive. Both countries are committed to moving forward on the basis of mutual interest and mutual security.
