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The conversation of the president of the United States with Prime Minister Modi about the seventh day of the old in office also means that the United States, under Trump 2.0, believes that India and the United States are the two driving forces in the region.
In Diwali, Donald Trump had raised the issue of atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh, a concern raised for the first time by Prime Minister Modi on the global stage. (PTI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with the president of the United States, Donald Trump, on Monday in the first conversation between the two leaders after Trump assumed the position of the Oval office. Previously, Prime Minister Modi had marked Trump to congratulate him for his victory after the results of the elections.
With Monday’s call, the prime minister became the first leader of the Indo-Pacific region to talk to Trump. The conversation of the president of the United States with Prime Minister Modi on the seventh day of the old in office also means that the United States, under Trump 2.0, believes that India and the United States are the two driving forces in the region.
During his first term, Trump redefined the American commitment in the Indo-Pacific region. During the visit of Prime Minister Modi to the USA. In 2017, the Indo-Pacific term was used, instead of Asia Pacific, pointing to China. The change in the nomenclature was significant. This new term assumed that India and USA. As two anchors on both sides of the strategic space. The presence of foreign ministers from quad member countries at Trump’s inaugural ceremony also says a lot about the strategic importance of this group in the president’s second mandate.
In addition to diplomatic ties, Prime Minister Modi and President Trump have a great personal relationship. On the one hand, while Trump described India ‘King Tariff’, on the other, he always appreciated the union of his and Prime Minister Modi in public.
In a podcast interview, Trump called Modi the “more pleasant human being” and a “total murderer.” When Prime Minister Modi was scheduled to visit us in September, Trump himself announced that the Indian prime minister was going to “meet” when this meeting was not scheduled, once again highlighting the link between the leaders.
In Diwali, Trump had raised the issue of atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh, a concern for the first time by Prime Minister Modi on the global stage. Trump also said he would work to strengthen ties with Prime Minister Modi and India.
You cannot forget the Mega ‘Howdy Modi’ event in Houston in 2019, which was the culmination of the efforts of Prime Minister Modi to court the Indian diaspora. In an interview, Trump also remembered having shared the stage with Prime Minister Modi at the event and said it was “beautiful” to see a stadium full encouraging Narendra Modi.
Exviating his friend’s virtues, Trump said: “I said [to Modi]“Let me help, I am very good with those people. I was talking about a certain country; I can probably guess the country. “Then he cited the firm response of Prime Minister Modi.” He said: “I will do it, I will do anything necessary, we have defeated them for hundreds of years,” Trump recalled.
Before Prime Minister Modi, Trump mainly spoke to the leaders of the countries of the Middle East, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, who is an old ally and the president of El Salvador, since Trump wants illegal immigrants. The agreement, known as a “safe agreement in the third country”, would allow the United States immigration officials to deport non -saving migrants to El Salvador, blocking them to request asylum in the United States.
In addition to these, he had conversations with the king of Bahrain, the king of Jordan and Mohammad Bin Salman of Saudi Arabia.