Trump spoke to a number of world leaders yesterday among the first was prime minister Narendra Modi and there's a story here us leaders often reach out to their allies first Joe Biden did that in 20120 he took calls from Justin Trudeau of Canada UK's former prime minister Boris Johnson he was prime minister then Francis macron and the German Chancellor these are America's most important allies Biden spoke to Modi almost 10 days after winning the race but look at Trump's call list on day one it has Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad
bin Salman what does that tell you what experts have always said Trump is not a fan of the traditional Western Alliance he is Keen to expand his Asian Partnerships in his call with Modi Trump was all praised he called India a magnificent country he called Modi a magnificent man and he promised to work for Global Peace we know Trump is a great salesman so don't fall for his pitch look at his policies instead what does a trump presidency mean for India foreign minister J Shankar was asked this question today he listed out four possible impacts
listen to this one uh there was already a reordering of Supply chains uh which was taking place some of it would certainly be somewhat disruptive but we in India perceive it as an opportunity there will be in a way more geopolitical hedging what accompanies the digital aspect of a product or a service or a technology I think will come under greater uh scrutiny even a United States under Donald Trump will make a distinction in in Immigration and Mobility that for them uh economic economically Justified Mobility will have to be fostered we spoke about the rest
of it yesterday so let's turn our Focus to India's neighborhood How Will trump influence this region consider Pakistan first in his first term Trump openly called out islamabad's double game he accused them of harboring terrorists we can no longer be silent about Pakistan's safe havens for terrorist organizations the Taliban and other groups that pose a threat to the region and Beyond we have been paying Pakistan billions and billions of dollars at the same time they are housing the very terrorists that we are fighting but that will have to change and that will change immediately and
this is exactly what India says that Pakistan is supporting terrorism and Trump followed up his criticism with actions in 2018 remember he cut off most military aid to Pakistan he said first crack down on terrorism then we can talk Aid it triggered a lot of backlash in Pakistan Trump's refugees were burnt in Pakistani cities so the generals will not be happy about his comeback especially after the recent reset under Joe Biden Pakistan and the US had resumed military transfers Biden also met prime minister Shabah Sharif in September he was adding momentum to this relationship but
chances are Trump will hit the breaks he's very clear about Pakistan's hypocrisy next we come to Bangladesh Trump has already fired a shot at the interim regime in Daka last week he said that there was total chaos in Bangladesh that Hindus and other minorities are being attacked and looted so Donald Trump is no fan of Muhammad yunas either again very different from Joe Biden the current US president hosted Unice in New York the Democrats absolutely love him Barack Obama gave him a medal of freedom and Bill Clinton hosted him at the Clinton Global initiative in
fact Unice is very close to the clintons will that affect us relations with taka going forward with the normal president maybe not but Trump is known to hold a grudge yunus has already sent congratulatory messages to Trump he says he's looking forward to deepening ties but chances are he will be a worried man because he isn't the only Bangladeshi leader praising Trump guess who else is shik Hina she has released a congratulatory letter for Trump and notice the first line of this letter it says prime minister of Bangladesh now remember Hina fled Daka in August
this year she's public Public Enemy Number One in the country right now but she is still calling herself prime minister political wisdom says Trump will not respond to her nonetheless let's see how it unfolds while Unice is worried the Taliban is cautiously optimistic they're calling for a new chapter in US Afghanistan relations they're hoping for quote unquote realistic policies and what would give them that impression well nothing is off limits for Trump he did strike a deal with the Taliban in 2020 that deal led to the us withdrawal from Afghanistan he also held talks with
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un that too Thrice so don't underestimate Trump's appetite for diplomacy he may do it for the attention but he will do it nonetheless and what about other South Asian countries like Sri Lanka Nepal and the Maldives Biden was investing investing political capital in these countries in South Asia the US hosted the maldan foreign minister in June this year but Trump is unlikely to continue such engagement engagement his last presidency largely focused on India Pakistan and Afghanistan yes we did see occasional trumpisms like offering to mediate the Kashmir issue or mocking India
for building a library in Afghanistan but that's what you get with Trump few filters fewer red lines e
