Former US President Donald Trump has vowed that if he wins the 2024 presidential election, he will take US-India relations to the next level. Speaking at a meeting hosted by the Republican Hindu Coalition (RHC) at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, Trump told a gathering of about 200 Indian-Americans that he had a great relationship with Hindus, India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Donald Trump said he will appoint RHC founder Shalabh Kumar as his ambassador to India if is elected. as U.S. President in 2024. RHC on Tuesday released a video of Trump's speech at last Friday's Diwali reception, in which the former president says he has not yet announced whether he will run, but he will and will go ahead.
In order to win in 2024, he has certain obligations to the Native American community. "We had the support of the Hindu people, the great Hindu people on both occasions (2016 and 2020) and great support from India, the people of India."
I fully supported the idea of building a Hindu Holocaust memorial in (Washington) DC. I think it's about time, we're going to do it," Trump said. Trump said he probably would not have won in 2016 had it not been for the support of the Hindu community in the battleground states.
India will return to the next level if he wins the presidential election in 2024. In his remarks, Kumar said Trump has been a great friend of the Hindu community and the RHC is proud of the achievements he has made over the years to strengthen it and strengthening the diaspora in the United States.
"Diwali is a time for all of us to reflect on the triumph of light over darkness and look forward to a new year of prosperity and peace," he said. Under Trump, relations between the United States and India have never been stronger as both sides have nurtured a relationship rooted in confronting common threats from Pakistan and China and in mutual respect and admiration, the RHC said in a statement. India's "Best Friend " at the White House.
India was the only country for which the Trump administration presented a 100-year plan; an honor not accorded even to America's most important allies. Not only did the Trump administration rename the Asia-Pacific region the Indo-Pacific, much to China's concern, and give New Delhi a larger role and space in the entire region, but the United States also clearly stated for the first time that India is a major player in Afghanistan.
In August, when Trump announced his South Asia policy of giving India a key role in pacifying the war-torn nation, it was the first time a US President endorsed New Zealand's position that terrorism originated in Pakistan.