India will most likely not be affected by the incoming Trump administration, even as the US president-elect's statements on import tariffs caused discomfort.
Addressing a media briefing, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that Donald Trump is a "friend of India" and India-US friendship will only continue to blossom and grow further.
"I think we need not jump the gun. We should let the new government (in the US) come and take charge and express their formal and official views, but to the best of my understanding of the situation and my own experience in working with the Trump administration ... I do not foresee any problem whatsoever," he said.
Earlier this week, Trump launched a tariff of 25% on Canada and Mexico and 10% on China, which will be imposed after he assumes office in January. During his election campaign, Trump had also singled out India, alleging that, among all major countries, it imposes the highest tariffs on foreign products and had vowed to introduce a reciprocal tax if elected to power.
However, Goyal said that PM Modi has worked with three administrations in the US, the Obama administration, the Trump administration, and the Biden administration, and "we will again work with the Trump administration."
"Trump is a friend of India, a friend of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and I am sure this friendship will only continue to blossom and grow further, as is evident from the various comments he has made so far," he added.
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