Posted on 02/12/2025 5:14:24 AM PST by Cronos
As he prepared to go to Washington this week, India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, spoke of building on the warm relations he shared with President Trump during his first term in the White House.
One major focus is trade. Indian officials have said that domestic companies are in talks to increase purchases of American energy supplies, particularly liquefied natural gas. The two leaders are also expected to discuss expanded spending on U.S. defense equipment and potentially announce new deals.
In addition, Mr. Modi can point to recent reductions in Indian tariffs on high-end American motorcycles — namely Harley-Davidsons — and the prospect of lower duties on goods like bourbon and pecans, which are produced mainly in Republican states.
...On another big source of tension, illegal immigration, Mr. Modi has already offered concessions. India accounts for the largest group of illegal migrants to the United States outside Latin America. The Indian government has made clear it will cooperate with Mr. Trump’s deportation drive, even as it caused a political headache for Mr. Modi last week.
..An important area of alignment that could help both leaders claim victories is defense cooperation, particularly weapons spending.
India is the world’s largest importer of military arms, accounting for nearly 10 percent of the global total, according to the Stockholm Institute of Peace Research.
U.S. defense sales to India now approach $25 billion a year, up from almost nothing in 2008. With India expected to spend more than $200 billion over the next decade to modernize its military, according to the Congressional Research Service, purchases from the United States are likely to only grow.
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Dunno. How much off books money are you getting Modi?
Trump doesn’t have anything against India.
Few overstayed visas but otherwise strong relationship.
Indian people are really good developers and computer science talent in general.
Indian food is awesome.
Achari Murg
Perhaps India could actually prosecute their scam call center workers and owners.
The H1B visa program should be terminated.
Importing cheap labor is only making the situation worse by depressing wages and opportunities in the United States.
Also, stripping human capital from developing nations is immoral.
Seriously?
What do you think the US has been doing these past 250+ years?
We are a nation of immigrants, "imported human capital" converting a wilderness into the greatest nation in history.
And you want to declare us "immoral" and send us all back to our "Old Country"?
Are you sick?
Good luck with that, Mr. Modi. Having had 200% plus duties on some of my former products applied by Indian customs, I think a “Come to Krishna” conversation is warranted.
Sorry, but that is a load of misinformed BS.
true
“Modi Hopes a White House Visit Will Keep India Out of Trump’s Sights..says Spokesman for Modi, The New York Times.
It’s instructive that you have to look so far back in history. As it is said, the past is a foreign country.
Today mass immigration is reducing job opportunities and salaries for Americans. STEM careers are promoted on the one hand while on the other hand H1B visas are used to undermine job opportunities and salaries for STEM workers.
H1B visas must be eradicated. Let India keep their STEM workers to help grow India’s economy.
Strangely, no one really accuses Modi of ever pocketing anything. All state gifts are auctioned off and given to girls educataion schemes. The Commies used to make the usual ruckus, aided by their left wing friends in the Indian MSM, but no one really believed it.
Big ticket sales, esp from the US are also govt-to-govt deals, so if there is any corruption, you would be technically accusing Trump of bribing him.
Could you really give the products and the timeframe?
the 200%+ duties were during the earlier Congress regime days when Socialism was their guiding star. Modi became PM in end May 2014.
As an Indian, I couldn't agree with you more. And if you look at the number of Western companies operating their GCCs here, many share this opinion.
As for H1Bs, blame your pols, not the Indians.
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