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As Donald Trump returns to power in the US after a thumping win, Modi gains an ally, but India faces economic and diplomatic risks.

The fears have come true. Over the past few weeks, a section of the populace in the US has been gripped by apprehensions that Donald Trump will be back as president. And back he is after a win in an election that was nowhere as close as was forecast by various pollsters.
Soon after midnight on Tuesday, it was clear that vice-president Kamala Harris had lost the election, making her the second woman to lose to Trump. The biggest shocker was that in addition to America’s electoral college, Trump even won the popular vote, which rankles and bewilders most of my …

Influence cannot be manufactured through diaspora networks, carefully branded events or political donations. It requires honesty and credibility.
Chinese diplomats to India are saying all the right things for Indian ears, but Beijing’s policy actions are moving in the opposite direction.
The country's fighter jet roadmap rests on imported propulsion, leaving its military plans hostage to cost shocks, delays and geopolitics.