As soon as he took command of America, President Donald Trump made such announcements one after the other, which increased India’s concern. On the other hand, his attitude towards China seems very soft. In an interview on Thursday (January 23, 2025), he said that he is not willing to impose tariffs on China. He suggested that in this way a trade war between the world’s two largest economies can be avoided. However, he has been talking about imposing heavy tariffs on China for a long time.
In an interview with Fox News, Donald Trump said that the biggest power we have for China is tariff, but they (China) do not want that and I also do not want to use it, but for China we have this tremendous power. Is.’ Donald Trump also praised Chinese President Xi Jinping during the interview and said that he is his good friend and the recent conversation with him was also good.
Earlier, during his presidential election campaign, Donald Trump had several times talked about imposing a heavy tax of up to 60 percent on China and on the very second day after becoming President, he had said that he would impose a 10 percent tariff on China. On Tuesday (January 21), Donald Trump said that the decision to impose tariffs on China will be based on whether it is sending fentanyl to Mexico and Canada. Fentanyl is a type of narcotic which is 50 times more powerful and addictive than heroin.
Which decision of Trump increased India’s concern?
As soon as Donald Trump took oath as President, he had warned that he would impose 100% tariff on goods coming from all BRICS countries including India. Although he has said that he will not impose tariffs on China, no such statement has come from his side on BRICS countries till now. At the same time, Donald Trump has planned to take action against foreign citizens living illegally in America, which also includes Indians. Last month, US Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) had made a list of 15 lakh people who are living illegally in America. Of these, 18 thousand people are Indians. In view of the strict attitude of the Trump administration, the Indian government is planning to bring back these Indians.
According to Pew Research, there are 7,25,000 undocumented Indians living in America who have been there for many years so that one day they can get citizenship or their children can become Americans, but Trump’s announcement to end Birthright Citizenship has increased the anxiety of Indians. Had given. Trump had banned the right to grant citizenship on the basis of birth. However, a federal judge has temporarily stopped it, calling it unconstitutional. At the same time, when he talked about sending back the immigrants, the Indians living there became tense. He had said that he would ban immigrants forever. He said that he will declare a national emergency on the US-Mexico border to prevent illegal entry and will also start the process of sending back illegal immigrants.
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