US President Donald Trump recently announced that impose a 50 percent tariff on India. His decision has not only jolted the bilateral relations of the two countries, but has also sparked a big debate within the politics and media of America. 50% Telephone India US President Donald Trump recently announced that impose a 50% tariff on India. His decision has not only jolted the relations between the two countries, but has also sparked a big debate within the politics and media of America. On Saturday, India’s Foreign Minister Jaishankar said that China is the biggest buyer of Russian oil, but no high tariff has been imposed on it. Europe buys the most from Russia, but it is not right to consider them different. If the argument is about energy and who buys more from Russia, then India is behind in both these matters.
Jaishankar noted that no other American President has managed his foreign relations so overtly as Trump, and his policies are under scrutiny both in India and in America. Nikki Haley, a member of the opposing party, has voiced her worries about the state of affairs. On August 20, she published a piece in the American outlet Newsweek. This month’s Haley writes about trade disputes and oil imports from Russia. Tough talks are necessary on issues like these, but we should not reveal the real motive. Our common goal is that America needs a friend like India to face China. Both Haley and Donald Trump are from the Republican Party, but Nikki Haley has openly opposed Trump on many occasions. In a similar vein, the former Secretary of State of the United States, John Kerry, has stated that Trump’s policies are alienating his allies. Kerry, a Democrat, served as the US Secretary of State under President Obama from 2013 to 2017.
Kerry said at the 8 World Leaders Forum held in New Delhi that we are concerned. The tension between President Trump and PM Modi is unfortunate. I think it is not necessary for a great country to always threaten people to show its greatness. The Trump administration has adopted the method of giving orders and putting pressure instead of finding solutions through diplomacy. Former US National Security Advisor John Walton also strongly opposed Trump’s praise of India. In an interview with Pete Walton, Trump directly imposed sanctions on India for buying oil from Russia but not on China, although it also buys oil from Russia. This will create problems for India, China, and it is the Trump administration’s blindness that can push India closer to Russia. This is a mistake of its own making. He referred to Putin’s plan to visit India and PM Modi’s visit to China for the first time since 2018 and said that this could have a negative impact. This was not fully thought through. Balchand was the US National Security Advisor during Trump’s first term but was removed by Trump in 2019. Since then, he has become a staunch opponent of Trump. By the way, questions are being raised in the American media about Trump’s approach to India. Fox News has written that Trump’s tariff is taking India closer to America’s strategic rivals, China and Russia. Fox News wrote that after the imposition of the tariff, New Delhi’s stance seems to be leaning towards the East. In the last few weeks, India’s National Security Advisor went to Moscow. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi recently visited Delhi. Prime Minister Modi is going on a visit to China for the first time in 7 years. Questions are also being raised about whether the Quad will be on time. Yoga Pension wrote that Trump is pushing India towards China. According to an article published in the Youth Times, Prime Minister Modi has not yet tried to push India closer to America. We were moving towards uniting the US and keeping China away, but now there is an attempt to rebuild relations between the Asian giants. Senior CNN journalist Fareed Sarkar criticized Trump’s policies in his program and said that the progress made in the relations between the two countries in the last decades is going backwards. Fareed Sarkar said that if Trump changes his policy again, then whatever damage was to happen has already happened. A perception has been created in India that America is no longer trustworthy.
Can China replace America for India?
On one hand, instability is being seen in India’s trade relations with America; on the other hand, there is a softening in the relations between India and China. India and China are gradually working towards normalizing relations. In such a situation, the question is whether China can replace America for India?
A few days ago, China’s ambassador to India, Sufian, spoke out against the 50% tax that was going to be imposed on India. The silence and compromise on the importance stands with India was called this. This comment about any third country is not a normal thing. Although America has not given any official reaction to the statement of the Chinese ambassador, in such a situation, the question has started arising whether China can replace America for India. After a few days, the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is going to be held in China. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also participate in this meeting. On the one hand, instability is being seen in India’s trade relations with America; on the other hand, a softening is being felt in the relations between India and China. After the clash in the Galvan Valley of Ladakh in the year 2020, there was a decline in the relations between India and China. Since then, China and India have gradually normalized their relations. Professor Alka Acharya is the director of the Institute of Chinese Studies in Delhi. She says that at the level of public sentiments against both China and America, it has to be seen who the people are more against. There has been a border dispute with China for a long time, but despite the friendship between Trump and Modi, it is a shock to many people in India. Trump did not impose as many tariffs on India’s neighboring countries as he imposed 50% on India, so the anti-US sentiment here is less than that of China. Professor Chintamani Mahapatra, founder of Kalinga Institute of Indo-Pacific Studies, believes that America is not the only factor behind the reduction in distance between India and China. He says that for the past few months, there have been continuous talks between India and China. China is economically prosperous and is India’s trading partner. This is a normal process to remove the gap in relations after Galwan. Recently, Chinese Foreign Minister Wangi Yi came on a two-day visit to India. During this, he said that India and China should see each other as partners rather than rivals or threats. India has been trying to maintain separate strategic autonomy till now. On one hand, India is involved in organizations like Quad with America and Western countries, while on the other hand, it is cooperating with China and Russia in BRICS and SOCO. This gives more importance to an autonomous India on the global platform. It becomes influential because India is neither completely with the West nor with China. Now, what will be the effect of the growing proximity with China on India’s position in the Global South? Professor Alka Acharya says that India will now move cautiously. The consequences for China are huge because it has become an economic superpower. But the path of China to lead the Global South is not easy because all the countries of the Global South do not have the same opinion about China. The question is whether China can be an alternative to America for India. Professor Chintamani Mahapatra says that this will never happen. He explains the reason for this is that there will be no rift in the friendship between China and Pakistan, so China cannot replace America either. Under the Multi-Alignment Policy that India has, it is trying to correct its relations with China. Continuous talks are going on between India and China, but questions remain on many issues. Both countries share a border of more than 3000 kilometers, which is not clear yet. The friendship of India-Pakistan and China is also an issue. Apart from this, China’s Belt and Road Initiative is also an issue for India. It is a matter of discussion. In such a situation, now everyone’s eyes are on whether the relations between the two countries will take a new direction after PM Modi’s visit to China.
India’s exports to China broke records! The 18% jump has troubled America
America thought that India-China closeness was just a pretense. But the truth is that India’s exports to China have increased by breaking records. PM Modi’s China visit, 18% growth, and a new surge in the coming months have surprised America. When the enemy’s move is to stop you, then turn this move into your weapon. India has shown the same today. America, which dropped the bomb of tariffs on India, has now backfired, and instead of bearing the blow, India made such a blast in the Chinese market that America was stunned. India’s exports to China have broken records, and America has lost its sleep. Actually, America’s biggest misunderstanding was that India and China can never come together. America had started to feel that the closeness between India and China was just a show to tease America. In fact, India and China are natural enemies, so Washington did not pay attention to it. But now the situation has changed. The news of PM Modi’s China visit has increased America’s restlessness even more. Meanwhile, Donald Trump’s closest advisor and the real brain behind his policies, Peter Never, openly attacked India for the first time. He said in front of the media that India is growing a genius with China and is actually annoying it. The reason for this was not just that the representatives of India and China were meeting together, the real reason has now come to the fore, India’s exports to China have increased rapidly, according to government data, in the first quarter of 2025, April-June, India’s exports to China have grown by a tremendous 18 percent and the special thing is that this growth happened mostly in June when the tension between India and America was at its peak, Trump imposed tariff on India and India immediately opened a back channel and made a deal with China, now China has officially announced that we will welcome Indian products with open heart, that is, this 18% is just a glimpse, the real picture is yet to come, the quarter of July-September will bring record breaking export growth, today it is clear that India has laddus in both hands, if America increases the tariff, then India will compensate for it in the Chinese market, if America bows down, the tariff is removed and then India will get ice in the American market, that is, India is benefiting in every situation and this is the thing that is bothering America the most, Peter Never’s irritation and the tram administration There is a grumbling because they have understood that India is slipping out of their hands.
India’s Exports to China – Record High
| Category | Previous Year (Value in $Bn) | Current Year (Value in $Bn) | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Exports to China | 17.8 | 21.0 | 18% |
| Agricultural Products | 2.3 | 2.8 | 22% |
| Pharmaceuticals | 1.1 | 1.4 | 27% |
| Iron Ore & Minerals | 4.5 | 5.2 | 15% |
| Chemicals & Petrochemicals | 3.2 | 3.7 | 16% |
| Electronics & Machinery | 2.1 | 2.5 | 19% |
India is very important in America’s long-term strategic interests. If India gets closer to China and Russia, then it will be considered the biggest historical mistake of the Trump government, a blunder. Therefore, now American leaders have resorted to flattery. Sometimes they say that India is good, sometimes they praise PM Modi. Actually, all this is an attempt to save face, but India is not the old India. This is the same India that looked America in the eye and said that if you remove the tariff, it is good, otherwise we will become more aggressive and capture the market of China and other countries. India is no longer among those who get scared; it is not among those who bow down; rather, it has become a country that forces America to bow down. Trump thought that by imposing tariffs on India, he would suppress India, but it has backfired. India started moving towards China. China opened its doors for Indian products, and India’s exports increased rapidly. Now, Param has understood that if he does not take action soon, then the India-China rapprochement will deepen, as Peter Never is saying, and it’s Only America that will have to bear the brunt of this loss. The truth is that India’s exports to China broke records. America is left in a state of panic, and the world is seeing that India is now becoming a global power on its own. It is said that if anyone you want to stop starts running faster, then understand that he is the winner. America wanted to stop India, but India ran in the Chinese market in such a way that America was left stunned. America’s worry is justified because India’s victory is now just the beginning.