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New Delhi: After making the most historic comeback in American politics, experts around the world generally believe that many policies of Donald Trump's second term can cause upheaval in the current global order.

Apart from the Ukraine-Russia war to the ongoing conflict in West Asia, Trump's policies on the role of organizations like the World Trade Organization (WTO) and environmental protection may be completely different from the current Joe Biden government. But as far as India is concerned, policymakers here will keep an eye on two major policies of Trump.

First, the new government's policy to stop China's aggressive activities in the Indo-Pacific region and second, to end America's dependence on Chinese-made equipment.

Trump's victory opens the way to end the Ukraine war

Experts say that both the above policies of the Trump administration will only benefit India. Leading strategic expert Brahma Chellaney says that Trump's victory has opened the way to end the Ukraine war and at the same time it will again work to instill mutual respect in relations with India. US relations with India had become strained due to interference by people within the Biden administration.

India-US relations will deepen

Taranjit Singh Sidhu, who was the ambassador to the US until last year, told a media channel that the relationship between India and the US will deepen in Trump's second term. Especially in the strategic area. This partnership will become stronger in many areas. It must also be remembered that the first US policy in the Indo-Pacific region was issued by Trump in his first term and India will always have an important role in it.

Former Foreign Secretary Kanwal Sibal says that Trump's economic policy will have the biggest impact on India. He has been calling India the country with the highest duty, from imposing 10-20 percent more import duty on products coming from every country. Future US policies in this regard will be important. Foreign Ministry officials say that the Quad has been formed in view of the increasing activities of China.

Despite the border dispute, bilateral relations between India and China have their own meaning

If we look at the last three years, cooperation within the Quad has become multidimensional, while on the other hand China has become more aggressive than before in the Indo-Pacific region. In such a situation, the activity of the Quad will definitely increase. But the relationship between India and America is not just China-centric. Despite the border dispute in recent years, bilateral relations between India and China have their own meaning.

After America, China is India's second largest trading partner. In such a situation, India will see what are the economic policies of the new American government regarding China? If Trump bans the import of Chinese products as per his promise, then it will have a positive impact on the economic relations between India and America.

Trump supports the policy of establishing a China-free supply chain

Ajay Srivastava, President of GTRI, an agency that does research on international trade, says that Trump's government can take steps like reducing tariffs on products in India, but if he starts a trade war against China, then it will benefit America.

Any effort by Trump to stop Chinese imports will benefit Indian entrepreneurs. Trump is a supporter of the policy of establishing a China-free supply chain and he cannot do this without India's help. America will need Indian cooperation in everything from the supply of expensive minerals to semiconductors.

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