DONALD TRUMP’S second term as US president will call for a pragmatic approach by the UK, experts have said, adding that India may yet benefit from the America-China “power struggle”.
V Muraleedharan served as former junior foreign minister in India from 2019 to 2024. He told Eastern Eye India wants to sustain a “strong and healthy” relationship with the US under Trump.
“India’s foreign policy is not tied to the individuals in power in a particular country. We always aim to protect India’s interests, and changes in administration in any country do not alter that approach,” he said.
“Recently, there have been changes in administration in countries such as the UK, Sri Lanka and Japan. However, we continue to maintain strong diplomatic relations with them.
“India’s prime minister Narendra Modi has a good relationship with the US president. This rapport might prove beneficial for the country.”
Muraleedharan was the minister of state for external affairs when Trump visited India in 2020.
He said, “India always wants to maintain a country-to-country and peopleto-people connection.”
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