Conventional wisdom holds that the US presidential election will have limited impacts for US-India relations because there is strong bipartisan support in Washington for partnership with New Delhi. In effect, the relationship will be fine, no matter who wins, South Asia Analyst Micheal Kugelman writes for Foreign Policy.
In recent years, technology and clean energy have become major areas of bilateral cooperation. That could change if Donald Trump returns to the White House, given the hard line that he has taken on export controls and his not-so-enthusiastic views about renewables. If elected, Kamala Harris would likely mirror the views of her current boss on technology and clean energy, meaning that they would remain central areas of focus.
Areas of tension could change, too. Trump’s frequent complaints about India’s tariff policies—including those he has voiced on the campaign trail—suggest that trade could become contentious, as it was during his administration. But his views on the war in Ukraine—he is much less critical of Moscow than Harris is—could make Russia less of a minefield for the US-India relationship.
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