Trump-like bullying in India
While the American President’s intimidation evokes outrage, we seem surprisingly accepting of the dystopian vision that our own leaders’ both subtle and overt form of hegemony predicates
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Donald Trump before a meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on February 25, 2020. PIC/AFP
There’s unanimity in India that New Delhi must not bow to the bullying by President Donald Trump, who threatens to trigger a 50 per cent tariff on us unless we concede to his demands. The United States’s insurmountable might, indeed, inspires Trump to redesign the world order, to perpetuate his country’s hegemony at the expense of weaker nations. As we reel under Trump’s shocks, it’s just the moment to mull how the Centre, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeks to grow its power by pushing and shoving states and social groups, presaging a future as bleak and frightening as Trump’s plan does.
There’s unanimity in India that New Delhi must not bow to the bullying by President Donald Trump, who threatens to trigger a 50 per cent tariff on us unless we concede to his demands. The United States’s insurmountable might, indeed, inspires Trump to redesign the world order, to perpetuate his country’s hegemony at the expense of weaker nations. As we reel under Trump’s shocks, it’s just the moment to mull how the Centre, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeks to grow its power by pushing and shoving states and social groups, presaging a future as bleak and frightening as Trump’s plan does.
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