Just a week after Donald Trump took office, India is proactively adjusting to his diplomatic style, focusing on improving economic ties and addressing immigration issues. Indian officials signal a readiness to increase U.S. investment and imports of American resources while also accommodating the return of undocumented Indian nationals. The shifting approach aims to reinforce the U.S.-India relationship, with Trump praising India's leadership and expressing intentions for bilateral cooperation, particularly through preemptive concessions that enable easier negotiations on contentious issues such as tariffs.
A preemptive and proactive policy is always better when it comes to Trump, said Harsh Shringla, India's ambassador to the United States during Trump's first term.
India's posture of appeasement is not unique, but it's very clever, said Milan Vaishnav, director of the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
We have a very good relationship with India, Trump told reporters on Air Force One after his first post-election phone call with Modi on Monday.
By making preemptive concessions on relatively minor issues, governments can allow Trump to put quick wins on the board without enduring too much pain themselves.
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