Will take US-India ties to subsequent stage once more: Trump

Former US President Donald Trump has vowed that he’ll take America’s relationship with India to the following stage once more.

Washington,UPDATED: Oct 28, 2022 00:27 IST

Former US President Donald Trump. (File photograph)

By Press Trust of India: ormer US President Donald Trump has promised that he’ll take America’s relationship with India to the following stage once more if he wins the presidential election in 2024.

In a Diwali speech organised by Republican Hindu Coalition (RHC) at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, Trump, 76, advised a gathering of about 200 Indian-Americans that he shared an amazing relationship with Hindus, India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

He mentioned he would nominate RHC founder Shalabh Kumar as his ambassador to India if he will get elected because the US president in 2024.

A video of Trump’s speech on the Diwali reception final Friday was launched by RHC on Tuesday, through which the previous president says that he has not but introduced if he’ll run, but when he does, and goes on to win in 2024, he has sure commitments in direction of the Indian American group.

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“We had support from the Hindu population, the great Hindu people both times (2016 and 2020) and great support from India, people from India. I fully endorsed the idea of building a Hindu Holocaust memorial in (Washington) DC. I think it’s time… We are going to get that done,” Trump mentioned.

His remarks got here days forward of the essential mid-term polls on November 8.

Trump mentioned he in all probability wouldn’t have received in 2016 however for the help from the Hindu group within the battleground States.

He vowed that he’ll take America’s relationship with India to the following stage once more if he wins the presidential election in 2024.

In his remarks, Kumar mentioned Trump has been a powerful pal to the Hindu group and the RHC is pleased with the achievements it has made all through the years to empower and embolden the diaspora in America.

“Diwali is a time for all of us to reflect upon the victory of light over darkness, and to look towards a new year of prosperity and peace,” he mentioned.

Under Trump, US-India relations had by no means been stronger, as either side fostered a relationship rooted in dealing with widespread threats from Pakistan and China and with respect and admiration for one another, the RHC mentioned in an announcement. Indo-US relationship made nice strides in 2017, with President Trump protecting his electoral promise of being the “best friend of India” contained in the White House.

India was the one nation for which the Trump administration got here out with a 100-year plan; an honour not accorded to even America’s high allies.

Not solely did the Trump administration rechristened the Asia Pacific area as Indo-Pacific, a lot to the anxiousness of China, giving a better position and house for New Delhi in your entire area, but additionally for the primary time the United States said in clear phrases that India is a key participant in Afghanistan.

As Trump introduced his South Asia Policy – giving India a key position in bringing peace within the war-torn nation – in August, for the primary time a US president aligned himself with New Delhi’s place that terrorism emanates from Pakistan.

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Oct 28, 2022