The re-election of former US President Donald Trump has offered the perfect mix of continuity and unpredictability. There are many changes that differ from his first term, and new challenges with the two ongoing wars in the world and a rising and assertive China. His outlook on India-US relations is also being closely monitored.
There are countless questions in everyone’s mind to understand his spectacular victory, his path to the White House, his agenda in the second term.
Was Trump’s victory a surprise? What does his cabinet selection mean? What will Trump’s immigration agenda mean for Indians? Will Trump’s America First policy mean tariffs and trade barriers for India? What will be the impact of China’s stubborn behavior? Will the Quad survive? Will Trump be able to stop Russia?ukraine war? Will Trump be able to bring peace to West Asia?
To answer and explain some of these questions, in the latest session of Express Explained.Live on November 28, “Trump 2.0: What it means for India and the world”, Indian Express has invited Arun K Singh, former Indian Ambassador to the US, who has been a keen observer and insightful analyst of the developments in US politics and India-US bilateral relations over the years.
Singh will talk to Shubhajit Roy, Diplomatic Editor of The Indian Express.
Singh was India’s ambassador to Washington DC 2015-16 and before that as Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of India, Washington DC from October 2008 to April 2013. He was also India’s Ambassador to Israel (from April 2005 to September 2008) and France (from April). 2013 to April 2015). Previously, he led the United Nations Policy Division and the Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran Division between 2000 and 2005.
Explained.Live is a unique series of explainer conversations hosted by The Indian Express. Expert guests at the Explain.Live session include former Indian Ambassador to China Gautam Bambawale, former Foreign Secretary Shyam saranFormer Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pinak Ranjan Chakraborty, former Indian Ambassador to Russia DB Venkatesh Verma, former Foreign Secretary and Indian Ambassador to China Vijay Gokhale, former Deputy NSA Pankaj Saran, former Indian Ambassador to UAE Navdeep Suri and former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan TCA. Raghavan and others.