US President Donald Trump is an American businessman and politician affiliated with the Republican Party. He served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021 and was re-elected as the 47th president after winning the November 2024 election.
His first term was defined by a trade war with China, tense exchanges with North Korea, and his controversial push to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border to curb immigration.
At the start of his second term, Trump imposed tariffs on Canada and Mexico, straining relations with America’s closest neighbors despite the NAFTA and USMCA trade agreements. He also stirred controversy with his remarks about Panama’s control of its canal and his reported interest in purchasing Greenland from Denmark—a proposal widely dismissed by Danish officials.
Trump became the first U.S. president to be impeached twice and one of the few to lose a re-election bid before staging a political comeback. He began his career in the family real estate business, later becoming a real estate tycoon and reality TV host before entering politics in 2016. His presidency and post-presidency have been clouded by legal troubles, including multiple felony charges and civil cases. The most infamous controversy remains his alleged role in the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters as Congress was certifying Joe Biden’s victory. In 2024, Trump survived an assassination attempt during a rally while he was campaigning for presidency.
Good historical summary of Indo-US relations. However the conclusion seems to have been drawn in the 1980s and not in 2025. It’s not eg same elite. In fact India is now ruled by the counter-revolution Hindutva that shuns elitism as far as possible and tries to stick to ground realities as they evolve. PM Modi went as far as any PM would go in trying to deepen Indo-US friendship. Yet if things don’t seem to get better and Trump is contradicting things he himself did in his first term, this latest friction in ties should be read from the stark reality of an end-of-empire moment for America. Super debt is real, social fissures are real and the rise of Asia is a real threat. Within this, India is the world’s fastest growing economy among economies of all sizes. A daring new thesis and re-piecing the puzzle is required to draw any useful meaning out of this moment.