To understand Trump better, Indian diplomacy must bridge knowledge gap

Jan 24, 2026 | 17:43 IST

Audiences have found the display of raw assertiveness against the traditional enemy in Dhurandhar appealing

As our trade negotiations with the US face a stalemate, is it time for a more aggressive stance?

It is a widespread belief that trying to anticipate President Donald Trump is akin to forecasting the outcome of a Test match on a viciously turning wicket. Despite this understanding, there is a section of India’s strategic community and business elite that pins the responsibility of the stalemate in India-US trade negotiations on the Modi govt.

The same section that is salivating over Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s telling obituary of the old, rules-based world order may, however, balk at the subtext of his Davos address. The global alignment of the ‘middle powers’ with China is appetising to a Canada that is deeply resentful of Trump’s dismissive and condescending approach to it, but the Carney Doctrine is at odds with India’s national security.

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To understand Trump better, Indian diplomacy must bridge knowledge gap

As our trade negotiations with the US face a stalemate, is it time for a more aggressive stance?

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To understand Trump better, Indian diplomacy must bridge knowledge gap

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