When Modi Meets Trump On June 26

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    • Publish Date: Jun 22 2017 6:26PM
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    • Updated Date: Jun 23 2017 9:07AM
When Modi Meets Trump On June 26

As PM Narendra Modi embarks on an official visit to Washington next week, Times NIE takes you on a trip of Indo-US relations  


Narendra Modi, roughly three years ago, had first visited the US to meet then US President Barack Obama. Since then, India and the US have emerged as promising allies.  US has openly come out in support of India’s NSG bid and fight against terrorism. Even on a personal level, the two heads had claimed to have shared an extraordinary camaraderie. However, on June 26, when Modi travels to Washington for his first encounter with the new President, Donald J Trump, it will be interesting to note how Trump meets and greets his foe’s best friend. 

Turbulent history: Looking at its bitter past, the two countries have worked hard to come ‘together’. The relationship between India and the US which was already soured in the Cold War era was later pushed to new lows when India tested its nuclear warfare in 1974 and 1998. America imposed several sanctions on India, but India refused to budge or give up to the bullying tactics of America. 

US vs India vs Russia: What has also contributed to the worsening of Indo-US relations in the past is America’s inclination towards Pakistan, and India’s unquestionable solidarity with Russia (which has bothered the US). It would be important to note that even when the US and USSR were the only superpowers, and India had not officially aligned with any of these two countries, its closeness to Russia was too apparent. Obviously, America didn’t quite like that. 

The wars have tales to tell: While America supported India during the Indo-China war in 1962 (which India lost), Pakistan gained support of America during the 1971 war. In fact, then US President Richard Nixon (1969-74) not only helped Islamabad with money and military, but it also deployed its aircraft carrier in the Bay of Bengal to indirectly threaten India. 

Did You know: Right after Independence, India had rejected America’s offer to solve the Kashmir issue with Pak.  

Different leadership, different tenors: While Presidents John F Kennedy (1953-1960) and Lyndon Johnson (1963-69) backed a constructive bond with India, the 40th president of America, Ronald Reagan (1981 to 1989) didn't quite like the idea of India getting close to US. Ties with US improved under President Jimmy Carter (1977-81) when India under the leadership of Prime Minister Morarji Desai led an anti-Soviet Union stance. 

Did you know: Declassified documents have revealed that President Ronald Reagan had warned Pakistan of an Indian military strike on nuclear sites in 1984 in a letter written to then Pakistani President and dictator General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. 

Why, in the modern world, India and US became important to each other:  When Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao (1991-96) introduced massive economic reforms in the 1990s and opened the Indian market to global companies, India suddenly became a hotbed for every company and country. Every country wanted a piece of the pie, and America didn’t want to be left out either. The ties, for obvious reasons, flourished... until the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government conducted Pokhran tests in 1998. Pakistan followed with tests too, and fearing that it would lead to a nuclear arms race in the region, the US, which was then led by Bill Clinton (1993 to 2001), imposed economic sanctions on India. However, India which had become a money-minting market, remained unaffected, and the Clinton government had to withdraw the sanctions within two years. Subsequently, Clinton visited the country in March  2000. Several treaties were signed then. Interestingly, America also supported India in the Kargil war by pressuring Pakistan to withdraw its troops.

Post 9/11, things changed: Till the time India was the only nation to be affected by terrorism, no one agreed that terrorism was a global issue. It was only after the 9/11 attack and the December 13 terror strike on Indian Parliament in the same year, that the two countries decided to work together on countering terrorism. The relationship also flourished during the Manmohan Singh-George W Bush regime. It was during this period that the landmark Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative was signed.  

India-US under Obama: When power switched from Bush to Obama, the relationship took a slight hit because there was no progress made. However, Obama supported India’s bid for a UN security council berth, signed trade deals worth $15 billion dollars and had proposed India as a trusted power. With Trump succeeding him, let’s see how things progress. Fingers crossed.

India-US under Trump: It's been okay till now, but it would be important to note that Trump, while quitting the Paris Agreement, blamed New Delhi of trying to extract "billions and billions and billions" of dollars in foreign aid from the developed world to sign up for the climate accord.

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Annada Dash KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA ONGC PANVEL

This is quite interesting, lets see what happens next...

Hemalatha.G Sethu Bhaskara Matriculation Higher Secondary Scho

Wow! Let''s wait and see!

Himanshi Dhawan Saffron Public School

I hope that the epitome of unity in diversity will strengthen its bilateral ties with the current Super power of the world.

Sharmeen Khan PADUA HIGH SCHOOL-MANKHURD

Lets all hope that ties gain more strength. The meeting will surely be an interesting and revealing one.

Aadrit Banerjee Apeejay School Salt Lake

Hoping that the ties will get more firm and many new innovations will rise from this acquaintance of India and the US. May both the nations join hands and give the world an inspiring call to wake up and stop terrorism.

Dilsher Singh Chatha Bhavan Vidyalaya Panchkula

I hope the ties are worth it. It''s very important for both the nations . Well fingers-cross.

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