New York : US President Donald Trump should definitely get a Nobel Prize, according to a former Pentagon official. Not for his self-proclaimed peace initiatives, but for unwittingly bringing India and Russia closer, said Michael Rubin in pointed remarks dripping with sarcasm. Rubin said the Russian president’s visit to India looked extremely positive from Moscow’s perspective.
I would actually argue that Donald Trump deserves a Nobel Prize for bringing India and Russia together the way he did,” Rubin said. He then questioned how many agreements signed during the visit would translate into genuine cooperation, and how many were propelled by India’s unhappiness with how Trump has treated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India more broadly.
But if you’re the 65 percent of Americans who dislike Donald Trump, what we are seeing now is the result of Donald Trump’s gross incompetence, he added, accusing the former president of reversing US–India ties and making decisions influenced by flattery or even alleged bribery attempts by Pakistan, Turkey and Qatar. Rubin said many in Washington are flabbergasted at how Trump undermined strategic alignment with India, calling it a disastrous bribe that will leave the US with a long-term strategic deficit.
He argued that Trump will never admit fault, instead spinning India’s Russia outreach as proof of his foreign-policy instincts. Responding to Putin’s pledge of uninterrupted fuel supplies to India, Rubin said Americans often fail to understand India’s basic strategic needs. Indians elected Prime Minister Modi to represent Indian interests, he said. India is the most populous country, soon to be the world’s third-largest economy, and it needs energy.
He called Washington’s position hypocritical, pointing out that the US also buys from Russia when alternatives are limited. “If we don’t want India to purchase Russian fuel, what are we going to do to provide fuel at a cheaper price and in the quantities India needs?” he asked.
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