The biggest achievement of Modi’s visit to America is being told on purchase in defense sector, although everything is not right below the surface
Within a month of Donald Trump’s US President’s President’s President, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to America was to strengthen his personal relations with Trump and measure water in his second term. Like other countries of the world, India also knows that Trump is ready to throw all the strength and domination in his project of ‘Maga) (Maga) today. The entire cabinet of the Trump administration has not been appointed yet, so the US has not signed any agreement with India, but the leaders of the two countries have definitely drawn an ambitious blueprint of bilateral relations. This includes the purchase of more equipment from the US. Trump is pushing that India bought more and more oil, gas and defense equipment, as well as providing more access to American products. Being the largest trading partner of India, the fees implemented by the US will affect India’s exports. It may be that it maintains a balance of trade between the two countries.
Before the meeting with Trump, Modi met businessman Alan Musk. America’s new National Security Advisor Michael Waltz and Pravasi Indian businessman Vivek Ramaswamy also met Modi, who is in the race for the post of Governor of Ohio. Tulsi Gabbard, the new director of the US Intelligence Department, met Modi as soon as he reached Washington. It is believed that their relationship with Modi is good.
Aparna Pandey of Hudson Institute, Washington says, “Prime Minister Modi’s tour was productive both symbolic and real. Looking at the symbol form, he was a fourth foreign leader and he too of the country who is not a strategic partner of America who can meet Trump so soon. In the real sense, India may have to fight the impact of the US fees and remove the barriers in the way of reaching the market, but the promise to maintain a continuous partnership on the technology front and the sale of other defense equipment including F-35 is important.
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When Trump announced a fee on his business partners, Modi met him a few hours after that. This fee will come into effect in April. The fee barriers in India are very harsh. Trump said this in response to a reporter’s question in a joint press conference held after Modi talks. He said that American companies face difficulties in selling their goods in India due to high fees and the US will now turn in turn. India feared this move, perhaps then it had already reduced the fee on American companies in this year’s budget. Despite this, Trump did not give any concession to India. These fees will be shocks for India as America is the largest export market for India’s goods and services. Trump also wants India to buy more oil and gas from it. This can prove to be expensive for India.
Some people are in awe due to Trump’s mention of India’s high fee and the duty of themselves. Retired Ambassador KP Fabian says, “What does it mean to pay a charge?” This was never heard in international trade. The exports done by India and the US to each other are different, then how will it work? ” He asks, “For example, India levies a 30 percent fee on Harley Davidson and exports to American motorcycles with a weak engine.” So will America impose 30 percent fee on it? Or will this arrangement be proportional? ” He insists that the Tijarti system in favor of the surplus or business balance was finished by Adam Smith himself, who is called the father of modern economics.
Immunity
The biggest achievement of this tour is by the US offering the sale of F-35 fighter aircraft to India. At a joint press conference, Trump said, “From the beginning of this year we are going to increase India several billion dollars of military sales. We are also making way for India to provide F-35 fighter aircraft. ”This is a proposal that may take several years to land on the ground. It is a high cost and fighter aircraft will have to match with the Indian technical system which is traditionally molded by Russian technology. India is still buying defense equipment from Russia, although India has also bought equipment from America, France and Israel in the past Bisek years. More important than this, six additional P81 for India is to complete the purchase of sea patrol aircraft which the Indian Navy uses for maritime monitoring in the Indian Ocean.
A joint statement released at the end of Modi’s visit said, “President Trump and Prime Minister Modi have launched a new initiative” US-India Compact (Catalizing Opportunities for Military Partnership, Accelerated Commerce and Technology) for the Twenty French. ” Under this initiative, the two leaders have agreed to the result -focused agenda, whose initial results will come to see this year, which will reveal the trust of two -way benefits.
Trade agreement
Modi and Trump want to increase Indo-US trade by $ 500 billion by 2030. A free trade agreement was discussed during Trump’s first term. Now both leaders are ready to start it. The first round of compromise negotiations on mutual beneficial, multiple bilateral trade agreement (BTA) are to be held by the end of 2025.
A joint statement states, “To carry forward this innovative, wider BTA, the US and India will adopt an integrated path to deep and strengthen bilateral trade in the goods and service sector and work towards integrating the market access, reducing the fee and non-fee barriers and integrating the supply chain on a deeper level.”
Prime Minister Modi has invited Trump to come to India, saying, “I thank you for your friendship and determination to India.” The people of India still remember your journey of 2020 and they hope that President Trump will come to him once again. On behalf of 140 crore Indians, I invite you to come to India. ”
Despite the warm performance from both sides, Prime Minister Modi did not appear in his natural style. “It was a strange spectacle with my thought, Professor of International Relations at Griffith University in Australia and Fellow Ian Hall of Australia-India Institute at Melbourne University. Both people showed considerable attachment to the public level but there was some tension below the surface. Nevertheless, it seems that India played properly and indicated flexibility in many areas without expressing his determination to many special deals. This time will tell that India will actually buy oil or F35 or cars from America. My guess is that even if this happens, it is not going to happen so soon. ”
