Former Indian diplomat reveals why Trump is unhappy with India
Swarup says Pakistan credited US President, while India denied his mediation role
Monitoring Desk
NEW DELHI: Former Indian ambassador Vikas Swarup has said that US President Donald Trump is unhappy with India ignoring his role in mediating the war with Pakistan in May and this is a major reason for Washington to impose trade tariffs on India.
Vikas Swarup, former India envoy to Canada, in an interview said that Pakistan not only recognized Trump’s role but also nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize, while India took the position that the ceasefire was directly agreed between the DGMOs of Pakistan and India and the role of any external mediator was not accepted.
According to Vikas Swarup, President Trump is also unhappy with India’s joining the BRICS group because he believes it is an anti-American alliance that is trying to bring an alternative currency system to the dollar.
He said the US is putting pressure on India to give more access to the agricultural and dairy sectors and wants to accept the demand for the import of genetically modified commodities, but India has refused to accept the US demands.
Vikas Swarup added this pressure is also a message to Russia because President Trump is also disappointed that he could not convince Russian President Vladimir Putin to accept the ceasefire that Ukrainian President Zelensky had accepted.
