The U.S. Wooed India for 30 Years. Trump Blew That Up in a Few Months

'Indian resentment will burn for a long time.'

'..For the first time in decades, the United States is the common foe of almost every political faction in India.

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..Mr. Trump has jeopardized the bilateral relationship and dismantled, almost overnight, Mr. Modi’s meticulously crafted image as a globally venerated statesman — something his rivals in the Indian political opposition have been unable to do.

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..in the long run, with the world’s fourth-largest economy, a vast domestic market and strong global trade and investment links, India is likely to withstand the blow anyway. Sooner or later there will be an effort to repair the relationship with the United States. But the trust that took 30 years to build will not easily be restored. Indian resentment will burn for a long time.'

- Kapil Komireddi, The U.S. Wooed India for 30 Years. Trump Blew That Up in a Few Months, August 31, 2025



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''American values matter only if Americans live up to them at home .. No nation, not even the sole superpower, can consistently get what it wants in a world where so many other governments can shrug off US pressure.'

- Source, 2015