For the first time in two decades, the Trump administration’s actions, statements, and coercive tone have made relations with Washington a combustible domestic political issue in India. In the United States, meanwhile, issues that directly touch India are among the most partisan and explosive in American politics, including immigration and deportation, H1B visas for tech workers, and technology sharing and co-innovation with foreigners. Several core understandings that enabled closer U.S.-India relations may also be at serious risk
Carnegie’s vice president for studies Evan A. Feigenbaum was the deputy assistant secretary of State handling U.S.-India ties at the end of the George W. Bush administration—a time when many people in both countries worked hard to depoliticize relations. With the Trump administration announcing a doubling of tariffs on India to 50%—tying it with Brazil for the highest rate in the world—that moment is now being reversed. In a new piece for Carnegie’s Emissary, Feigenbaum explores the faltering relationship between India and the United States, arguing that the re-politicization of U.S.-India relations is a slow-motion catastrophe.
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