Go Unlimited with Magzter GOLD
Get unlimited access to 10,000+ magazines, newspapers and Premium stories for just
Try GOLD - Free
Trump's 5 Bets in US Congress Speech
Hindustan Times Thane
|March 06, 2025
Donald Trump's first address in his second term to the joint session of the US Congress on Tuesday confirmed he is making five big bets straddling politics, foreign policy and the economy.
Prashant Jha letters@hindustantimes.com WASHINGTON: How these play out in the next year is the big question.
Trump's first bet is that he can dramatically downsize the US State and its regulatory apparatus, scale back its services, and reduce its international footprint. His support for the Department of Government Efficiency, praise for Elon Musk and recital of what Trump considered instances of waste, abuse and fraud on Tuesday shows that this remaking of the American State will continue. This stems from an ideological conviction against big government, an economic calculus that this can help reduce the deficit, strategic logic that the US hasn't gained from its commitments abroad, and a worldview that the US needs a far more focused set of interests. That much is now known.
This story is from the March 06, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Thane.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 10,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM Hindustan Times Thane
Hindustan Times Thane
India focus on lineup for semis
Having drawn Australia in semis, the co-hosts still appear to be deciding on their best side
3 mins
October 26, 2025
Hindustan Times Thane
'Earlier machines replaced labour; AI replaces thought'
{ NELL WATSON } RESEARCHER OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; CONSULTANT ON AI GUARDRAILS
2 mins
October 26, 2025
Hindustan Times Thane
Indian exports to China surge in FY25 1st half as traders diversify
THE UPTICK WAS DRIVEN BY ITEMS LIKE PARTS OF TELEPHONE SETS, SHRIMPS, ALUMINIUM AND CAPSICUM
1 min
October 26, 2025
Hindustan Times Thane
That's what they all say…
It’s strange how we have some of the same ideas, all around the world.
2 mins
October 26, 2025
Hindustan Times Thane
ROHIT ADMITS HE IS NOT SURE OF RETURNING TO AUSTRALIA
Rohit Sharma has always cherished playing in Australia and after a challenging ODI series against the old rivals, the former captain on Saturday admitted that there might not be another trip for him and Virat Kohli to their cricketing heartland.
1 mins
October 26, 2025
Hindustan Times Thane
Exit from greylist doesn’t mean terror isn’t funded: FATF to Pak
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global terror funding watchdog, has warned Pakistan that its removal from the ‘greylist’ in October 2022 doesn’t make it immune to money laundering and terrorist financing.
1 min
October 26, 2025
Hindustan Times Thane
ALANA'S 7/18 SETS UP WIN FOR AUSTRALIA VS SOUTH AFRICA
Leg-spinner Alana King’s spellbinding wizardry formed the cornerstone of Australia’s seven-wicket triumph over South Africa as the defending champions concluded the Women’s World Cup league stage firmly on top of the table here on Saturday.
1 min
October 26, 2025
Hindustan Times Thane
Click on all links?
The newest tree of life is a sweeping, elegant thing. We may never have all the dots, but it’s already teaching us... how little we know, how differently life has behaved. And it may finally explain mysteries such as why humans have a chin-and what we might evolve into next
3 mins
October 26, 2025
Hindustan Times Thane
Shots heard around the world: The wonder that was the Windies
ALL BATS ARE OFF
4 mins
October 26, 2025
Hindustan Times Thane
Parents of 'love jihad' accused to be arrested, says Assam CM
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the proposed state law against “love jihad” will include a provision to arrest the parents of the accused.
1 mins
October 26, 2025
Listen
Translate
Change font size