Ahead of Indian PM Modi's meeting with Trump, New Delhi frets over possible US-China deal
As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the rounds in Washington on Thursday – ahead of meeting with US President Donald Trump late in the day – analysts said that while New Delhi was confident about reaching a trade agreement, it remained uneasy about the prospect of a 'grand deal' between China and the US.
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Mukesh Aghi of the United States-India Strategic Partnership Forum said New Delhi officials had voiced a particular concern: 'While we focus on driving this relationship closer with the US, will Trump make a deal with China and leave us hanging as far as India goes?'
He added there was 'overall optimism' in India about reaching a deal with Trump, but also 'some sense of trepidation'.
Aghi also noted that while India doesn't want to 'burn bridges' with China, it expects Beijing to remain 'aggressive and assertive in the region'.
Hours before his talk with Modi, Trump told reporters that he looked forward to speaking with Chinese President Xi Jinping, with whom he said he had 'a good relationship'.
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'When things straighten out, which I hope will be in the not-too-distant future, the meeting I want to have first is a meeting with China,' Trump said.
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