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Mainstream, Vol 63 No 11, March 15, 2025

Indo-US relations under the Trump Presidency 2.0 | P. S. Jayaramu

Saturday 15 March 2025, by P S Jayaramu

March 10, 2025

Undoubtedly, dealing with the United States under Trump 2.0 is the biggest challenge that Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces. Though it has been widely reported and perhaps believed that Modi enjoys a special personal relationship with the US President Donald Trump, it must be recognised that dealing with Trump in his second Presidency is a very formidable task for Modi and External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. There are multiple reasons for it. Firstly, Trump has returned to the White House armed with a big popular mandate. Secondly, Trump