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Many Trump priorities work for India: Jaishankar

Many Trump priorities work for India: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar during an interaction at Chatham House on March 5, 2025. Photo: X/@DrSJaishankar Citing the shifting geopolitical order, energy, tech and connectivity initiatives, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said that several priorities of U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration were promising for India. “I think we see a President and an administration which, in our parlance, is moving towards multi-polarity. And that is something which suits India,” he said, clarifying that by practicing multi-polarity, the Trump administration was in fact promoting it. “I think, from President Trump’s perspective, the one big shared enterprise that we have is the Quad [Quadrilateral Security Dialogue],” Mr. Jaishankar said, referring to the grouping of India, the U.S., Australia and Japan. Also Read | Jaishankar, British Foreign Secretary discuss Ukraine, Bangladesh, bilateral ties Each Quad member was paying its “fair share”, Mr. Jaishankar said, and so there were no spats about burden sharing. Financial burden-sharing has become a central issue between the U.S. and several European countries in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military alliance. Mr. …