Former US National Security Advisor Jake Sulivan has said that President Donald Trump has spoiled the US credibility by imposing heavy tariffs against India. Today the US brand is in the toilet. India is getting closer to China.
Trump tarifs on india: US President Donald Trump has imposed 50% tariff on India. Due to this, they are being criticized. Former officials who have fulfilled a big responsibility in the US government are condemning Trump’s decision. In this sequence, former US NSA (National Security Advisor) Jake Sulivan has said that Trump has taken the American brand to the toilet.
China looks more responsible than America
Sulivan said Trump has spoiled the credibility of the American brand. Referring to the tariff imposed on India, he said that China is looking more responsible than the US. During a conversation with Tim Miller at The Bulwark Podcast, Sulivan said,
China has overtaken the US in terms of popularity in many countries. This was not the case a year ago. Now the country is basically saying that the American brand is in the toilet and China looks like a more responsible player.
India can go close to China
Sulivan Obama was the Director of Policy in Administration. He emphasized the dangers of such tariffs. Said that India can get closer to China. He said, “We were working to make deep and sustainable relations with India. China’s challenge was a big challenge. President Trump attacked a large -scale trade against him. Indians are saying that maybe we should go to Beijing and sit with Chinese. Because we have a rescue against America.”
Allies are not considering America as reliable
Former US NSA said that Trump’s steps as a result of now that American allies see him as a big disruptive, which cannot be trusted. Global leaders are now feeling the need to reduce the risk from the US. India is getting closer to China. In the last few months, there has been sweetness in India-China relations. The two countries have come close for the first time after the clashes in Galwan in 2020.
Let us know that Sulivan is one of the dozens of high level officers who have served in the US government in the last few years and have been criticizing Trump’s tariff in recent times. Recently, former External Affairs Minister John Kerry said on Trump’s policies, “The great nation does not show greatness by giving ultimatum to people all the time without any real diplomatic effort.”
Trump has imposed 50% tariff on India on the pretext of importing Russian oil
Significantly, President Trump had imposed 25% mutual tariff on imports from India earlier. After this, 25% additional tariff was applied in the name of importing crude oil from Russia. The total tariff has increased to 50%. Brazil is the only country with India, which has been imposed so much tariff. In response, India has said that oil imports from Russia will not stop importing. India is not going to bow down to pressure.