“American politicians don’t care about India at all,” said recently the famous economist Jeffrey Sachs during an interview with Hindustan Times, adding that “Trump is doing everything on tariffs, is unconstitutional.”
Sachs comments come in the middle of the ongoing tension of tariffs after Donald Trump recently slapped another 25 % of the “friend” tariff and quoted high business barriers to India, increasing the overall obligation to export to 50 %.
“American politicians don’t care about India at all. Please understand. India will not reap long -term security by standing with the United States in Quads against China. India is a great power that has an independent position in the world.
Trump tariffs
Asked by 50 % of the tariffs that Donald Trump slapped in India, Professor Sachs warned India not to count “a big business relationship”.
“When I was in India in the spring, I said, don’t count on any great business relationship. I think India hopes to be a good partner of the United States, because it would rarely reduce its dependence on China.
Russian-Ukrainian war
Jeffrey Sachs referred to the meeting of Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is to take place in a few days in a few days, said “meeting was a surprise for him”.
Trump, after taking over the office in January 2025, promised the end of the Russian-Ukraine war. Previously, the sweat also said today that the peace agreement between two nations locked in a conflict would probably include the exchange of some territories.
However, Jeffrey Sachs stressed that “the United States has not taken any measures in public that would actually lead to the end of the war in Ukraine.”
“After the Cold War, US policy was to defeat Russia, not living peacefully with Russia. I believe the Russians are right. If this war is to end, it should end by dealing with basic reasons for this conflict,” Sachs added, describing the current conflict between nations as “NATO expansion war”.
Relationships between India and China
When Professor Sachs asked about relations with India and China as a result of borderline clashes, “a good economic relationship between” both nations “would be amazing” for the Indian economy “and good for the” building of a multipolar world that does not depend on the whim of the US “.
Sachs explained that his justification behind the Council said that China was a much larger economy compared to the US, with international trade in the country much greater.
On Friday, China welcomed the planned visit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Tianjin Summit in the organization for cooperation in Shanghai (SCO), which will take place at the end of this month.
(Tagstotranslate) Jeffrey Sachs
