Strengthening Indo-US Relations: What It Means for India and Global Trade
POLITICS / K. Venkateshwar Rao 9 OCTOBER 2019 The success of Howdy Modi event in Dallas and personal bonhomie shown by Trump and Modi indicate changing equations in Asia and the willingness of the US to join hands with India to check the growing menace of China in international trade and military might. The unprecedented gesture by a US president to join Modi at Houston is not only a recognition of Narendra Modi as a global leader, but it is also a testimony of the economic and political influence of the Indian American community in the US. China, which is in a trade war with the US, might feel the heat, as many US companies, such as Apple and others, have expressed their willingness to set up units in India. The US-China trade war might prove a win-win situation for India both in terms of military power and business. It is a widely acknowledged fact that India remains the only power that can balance China’s economic and military power in the western part of the I...