Return of Donald Trump as US President

A triumphant victory for Donald Trump in the Presidential election of America 2024. It was the greatest political electoral combat in recent American history. Kamala has withered. Having visited some parts of America during and before Barack Obama became the President, I have always been for Donald Trump for the good of America, as I perceived.

It may not be important for me personally but I am sure Trump is important for my country. That’s why Trump’s victory is important for me. If America First is Trump’s clarion call, my feeble call is ‘India First’. Above all, Trump’s victory will strengthen our Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s hands further among the comity of nations all over the world.

No adversary would dare, as much as crack a whip of war, border violation, terrorism or illegal immigration with ease as now. I get a gut feeling that the present sudden spurt in Pakistan-promoted terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir too will either end or be only sporadic.

In 2019, when Narendra Modi won for the second time Donald Trump was the President of America. I remember that in September 2019, watching TV in the night, being astounded at the way Prime Minister Narendra Modi was accorded an unprecedented rousing welcome at the NRG Stadium in the “Howdy Modi” event in Houston, Texas. No ordinary honour this to the iconic personality of Narendra Modi. It was, probably for the first time in America, the country’s President was seen participating in a non-official event that any head of a country in the world would envy.

At that time, watching the event on TV, I was mesmerised hearing Modi deliver the welcome speech in immaculate english and Trump responding with all-embracing love for Modi and his country. Trump said he highly valued the three beautiful words in both the American and the Indian Constitution, “We The People.”

What sounded like music to Modi’s ears and of every nationalist Indian’s ears was when Trump said, ‘The radical Islamic terrorism’ should be put an end globally, whatever it takes. There was a standing ovation and long drawn-out applause from the audience.

Now that Trump has won, it is time for Modi to return the honour he received in 2019 to Trump in 2024 by inviting him to India. Hope, Modi will not disappoint American Indians on an occasion like this.

On 19th July 2024 I had written an Abracadabra titled “Waiting for Donald Trump” in two parts. Here, I had spoken of two types of politicians — patriotic politicians and power-seeking politicians. Modi and Trump belong to the category of patriotic politicians.

I had also observed in conclusion about the glory of American Democracy: “In America all whites are not white supremacists nor all non-whites are left liberals.”

This could be the reason for Donald Trump’s triumph in this 2024 Presidential election. Congratulations Mr. Trump.

As a parting shot, delivering his 2020 State of the Union address, Donald Trump said that Modi had launched the “Great Indian Comeback” and under Modi, India’s fortunes are on the rise and India’s future is “blazing bright.” He had further said, “socialism destroys nation, but always remember, freedom unifies souls.” Ratan Tata too had the same opinion about Nehru’s socialism so also  C. Rajagopalachari   about which I had written in this column on Nov. 4, 2024.

The full text of Trump’s speech has many lessons for present day India to learn if it has to reclaim its self-respect and lost dignity.

When Modi became the Prime Minister in 2014 many, born in pre-independence years and had seen the Congress rule for over 60 years, thought that a New Indian Age had begun, an opportunity to correct the historical wrongs had arrived. Sadly, not enough was done. What was done so far seems too little.

Looking at Modi’s 11 years in Office, one gets the feeling that he might well keep under the glass top of his official                     desk the four lines of Robert Frost’s poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” as done by Nehru:

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,  

But I have promises to keep,  

And miles to go before I sleep,  

And miles to go before I sleep.

Is it like Waiting for Godot?

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