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THREAD after #TrumpIndiaVisit on #US-#India relations, and the importance of power, perceptions, and constituencies 1/
Go back a decade. Till about 2010-11, there were v positive perceptions of India in DC
- economy beating expectations
- defense rels incl deals progressing (C-130, P-8, C-17)
- diplo ties ↑ (bilat Asia dialogue, US-I-Japan trilat, Quad)
- PM Manmohan Singh respected globally 2/
- economy beating expectations
- defense rels incl deals progressing (C-130, P-8, C-17)
- diplo ties ↑ (bilat Asia dialogue, US-I-Japan trilat, Quad)
- PM Manmohan Singh respected globally 2/
Then, over next few yrs, perceptions of India changed
- econ growth flagging
- India seen as more reluctant on defense & diplo side
- Iran differences
- Corruption scandals
- PM Singh earlier seen as doer now seen as disappointment 3/
- econ growth flagging
- India seen as more reluctant on defense & diplo side
- Iran differences
- Corruption scandals
- PM Singh earlier seen as doer now seen as disappointment 3/
US-India defense deals since 2015 short #thread
Sept. 2015: 22 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and 15 CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopter for estimated $3billion.
#TrumpInIndia #TrumpIndiaVisit
Sept. 2015: 22 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and 15 CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopter for estimated $3billion.
#TrumpInIndia #TrumpIndiaVisit
(Included in the seal above deal are 812 AGM-114L-3 Hellfire Longbow missiles, 542 AGM-114R-3 Hellfire-II missiles, 245 Stinger Block I-92H missiles .)
July 20 2016: $1 billion follow-on order for 4 Poseidon 8I Neptune planes. #TrumpInIndia
July 20 2016: $1 billion follow-on order for 4 Poseidon 8I Neptune planes. #TrumpInIndia
Nov. 2016: Deal for 145 M777 howitzers from BAE Systems at cost of around $750 million
2017- No deals AFAIK
2018- No deals AFAIK
2017- No deals AFAIK
2018- No deals AFAIK
It’s happening. “Tiny Dancer” is now blasting in the stadium as Trump makes his way here, which means the @TeamTrump rally playlist has taken over.
Trump left the stadium to “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.” #NamasteTrump
Hello #India. Namaste, Trump. Here’s American media coverage of President Trump’s touchdown in India, in fast forward. 1st Fox, then CNN which didn’t cut to coverage, then MSNBC. #resistance may hate Trump but indeed in India it’s a #ModiTrumpCard. #TrumpIndiaVisit
Very smart move going to Mahatma Gandhi’s ashram as a 1st stop. Usually you see the only photo shoot of dignitaries at the Taj Mahal.
Fox coverage through the tour, complete with Indian music. Modi gives tour of the spinning wheel, symbol of India’s freedom from the British Empire, and return to made in India cotton. CNN starts coverage. A poor hoarse MSNBC @BillNeelyNBC. Have some ginger and honey tea, Bill!
Dear @NH_India this is an UNACCEPTABLE headline! Would Nehruji be happy with this? @NH_India, @INCIndia you must not allow this language . Be critical of #TrumpInIndia but not this way. President Trump is our guest & why are we running down India? #TrumpIndiaVisit ! 
I am going to request @INCIndia and @INCIndia volunteers who love the @INCIndia is this language about our country acceptable? If @NH_India allows such language are you okay with it? You need to be honest for the sake of our country & the party we support & vote .
Extremely happy and glad that @NH_India took off the headline after I spoke to many senior @INCIndia leaders who were very very upset. I hope this mistake won't be repeated .
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#TrumpIndiaVisit
Outside Sabarmati Ashram, kids from a nearby school have been sitting with India and US flags since 8 AM. An exasperated student tells me, "We had to come. Teacher told us to."
A bystander I spoke to wants Modi to be PM for 25-30 years. "If that happens, there won't be any need for Indian leaders to travel abroad. Everyone will come to us. We will have the dollar, they will have rupees," he proclaimed.
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#TrumpInIndia
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#TrumpInIndia
Crowd roars as Trump's plane is seen landing in Ahmedabad on the giant screen installed at Sabarmati Ashram.
#TrumpIndiaVisit
#TrumpInIndia
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This is a thread of strange, wonderful things spotted during the #TrumpIndiaVisit - that's just about to kick off.
Exhibit 1
Exhibit 1
#TrumpStrangeThings
Exhibit 2
Some might say #TrumpIndiaVisit will be all about masking the reality - on trade, slums, and faces.
Exhibit 2
Some might say #TrumpIndiaVisit will be all about masking the reality - on trade, slums, and faces.
#MaruAmdavad awaits President @realdonaldtrump!
@POTUS @FLOTUS @Scavino45
@narendramodi @vijayrupanibjp
@AmdavadAMC @vnehra @DanScavino @WhiteHouse
#NamasteTrump
@POTUS @FLOTUS @Scavino45
@narendramodi @vijayrupanibjp
@AmdavadAMC @vnehra @DanScavino @WhiteHouse
#NamasteTrump
Bringing India and America together at the world's Biggest Cricket Stadium
#TrumpModiMeet #TrumpIndiaVisit
#Trump #TrumpInIndia #moditrump
#TrumpModiMeet #TrumpIndiaVisit
#Trump #TrumpInIndia #moditrump
THREAD So I know all the attention is on India-US relations thanks to #TrumpIndiaVisit, but there's something interesting playing out w/ India-China related to the tweet below that is worth following... 1/
A few days ago, @MEAIndia announced that India would be sending one of its C17 military transport aircraft to China on February 20 w/ medical supplies & on its return it would evacuate additional Indians & possibly others from neighborhood. 2/
@MEAIndia Then there were some reports of delays & yesterday an official Indian source acknowledged them (which in & of itself is interesting cuz Delhi usually downplays differences): "China is deliberately delaying grant of clearance for the evacuation flight" 3/
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