He’s talking about sanctions like it’s some breaking news. Ever since the Ukraine war began, many in the West have toyed with the idea of sanctioning India and China over Russian oil, nothing new there.
No one has ever even hinted at any kind of military stand off between both nations. Anyone dreaming about it is smoking some wild stuff.
The truth is, the US and India are natural strategic allies. The only reason that relationship hasn’t fully matured is because the US wants to lead while India is expected to follow like a loyal subordinate. But India is a proud, sovereign nation, it won’t bend the knee to anyone. That’s where the friction lies. Our pride rubs the Americans the wrong way after all they’re not used to seeing it given majority of their so called allies are always on their knees to please them.
And frankly speaking you also have Pakistan, a rent-a-state with a begging bowl in one hand and its military bases on lease with the other. As long as Washington has that cheap fallback in the region, it feels less urgency to treat India as an equal partner.
India, however, has made its terms clear: access to advanced tech, fair treatment in global economic policies, and respect for its strategic autonomy in exchange for its vast consumer base and defence sector. A fair deal. But the US, as usual, wants more while offering less.
The game here is patience. India knows it holds a long-term winning hand. And Washington knows it too, that’s why it’s been trying to break India’s will before it’s too late to dictate terms. But time is not on America’s side. Every delay only weakens its negotiating position.
India’s growing ties with Russian and French defence firms are steadily neutralizing America’s leverage on its so called “cutting-edge” military tech. Newsflash, India has better missiles already, the S400s work much better than THAAD and F35 export variant is very overrated. We have survived without much of the American stuff for decades and now not only do we have a road map for self reliance we also have equally lucrative options in the global market.
That being said, the relation is far from a break up. Both nations share a lot of similar values. There is a lot of respect despite the disagreements. Trump goes out of his way to not talk nasty and casually about India and PM Modi reciprocates. Both nations remain engaged in business, cultural ties, joint training’s etc. India also continues to be the loudest BRICS voice against de-dollarization. Washington hears it loud and clear. Both nations know they desire deeper ties with each other. Only a matter of time the negotiators manage a break through.
I think you overstate your hand.
Trump was elected on the basis of Americans being furious about immigration. Do you think the mood here is only about Mexicans and Venezuelans?
Many Americans are fed up with Indians taking IT jobs via the H1B system, ghost postings intended to hire more from India and bring them into the USA, and so on.
We are a welcoming people overall, but we despise it when other countries abuse our systems. I know the system personally. At the start of my career I did many tax returns for people working here in the US from TCS and Cognizant.
Indians are welcome to come here of course, they are welcome to work here as long as they are competent, but the pushback is in progress. The current system will not continue, and not even having Kash Patel, Tulsi Gabbard, and Vivek Ramaswamy in senior Republican leadership will help that process. India is fortunate that our current ire is directed at China and the Mexican border and not India.
As far as similar values, I once again find myself disagreeing with you. America was founded on Christianity. Our founding fathers endorsed Christian values. The Puritans came to America with the intent of creating a Christian colony. While we have no official state religion, many of the decision makers and leaders have always had a strong Christian background. You even see this today with our large Christian influence in our politics. Our Secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth is a strong Christian. So is our Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee. Even the Democrats, scumbags that they are, have had some Catholic history in their past. Even our support and care for Israel is couched in our Christian belief system.
Compare this with Modi proclaiming that "hot sindhoor runs through my veins", and even your own statements about Sanatan and the representation of Modi as a Priest-king of some kind. Perhaps it was not so at founding, but your viewpoint, and the viewpoint of India, is of a Hindu nation.
Our God is the Lord Jesus Christ, and He has immensely blessed our nation despite our many shortcomings because from the very start we chose to make Him our foundation through the many generations of American history. We went from a ragtag confederation that defeated the most powerful country on earth to the most powerful country ourselves in less than 200 years. Do you think it was perhaps mere chance? No amount of Sanatani willpower will ever overcome our Lord. He will cause us to fall when we abandon him completely. He may grieve for our many sins in these times, but He still desires repentance and a renewed relationship.
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