Trump victory gives Modi chance to reset India's image with West

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : Analysts and officials believe that the U.S. under Trump will continue a years-long effort to cultivate India as a strategic partner against a more assertive Beijing, an effort that has won India big new investments from U.S. companies like Apple Inc."Trump will continue to view China as the greatest geopolitical challenge and, in that equation, India's long-term value as a strategic partner for the United States will be unchallenged," said Irfan Nooruddin, a professor of Indian politics at Georgetown University.
60% : Modi became one of the first major leaders to congratulate Trump on his "historic" win in Tuesday's election, posting his message alongside photos of the two men holding hands at a rally of thousands of supporters in Houston five years ago.
52% : Trump issued limits on H-1B visas during his first term, and is widely expect to tighten immigration to the U.S. during his second.
49% : In 2019, he pulled India's designation as a developing nation, a status that had allowed the South Asian country to export thousands of products duty-free to the U.S. India retaliated by imposing higher tariffs on several products from the U.S.In a second term, he could push hard for tax breaks and lower import duties for American companies like Tesla Inc. and Harley Davidson Inc., Indian officials said.
43% : "While military co-operation will continue with Trump, the question really is whether the good relations will spill over to the benefit of the broader Indian economy and trade.
36% : "Officials in New Delhi warn that while overall ties may improve, India could see new trade headaches under Trump and reduced cooperation on formerly key areas like technology sharing and defense.
33% : Trump has described Modi as the "nicest human being" while also quickly criticizing India for being the "biggest charger" of tariffs.
33% : "Trump wasn't always easy to deal with for India during his first term.

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