Denemek ALTIN - Özgür

A Gulf That Was Bridged On Golf Course

The New Indian Express Chennai

|

September 11, 2025

A short conversation between Trump and a private Indian citizen may be behind the recent warming of India-US ties. What happens now will depend on the governments

- K P NAYAR

A Gulf That Was Bridged On Golf Course

Behind a seeming thaw in the atmospherics between India and the US from last week is Washington's biggest secret of the moment—a meeting between President Donald Trump and a private Indian citizen.

The venue of the meeting? Where else, but a golf course! How long did the meeting last? Just over 10 minutes, which is about the duration of the septuagenarian president's normal attention span. The two men did not discuss trade tariffs. It was not a diplomacy pow-wow. They talked about Trump's daughter Ivanka's 2017 visit to Hyderabad. The Indian citizen was very much there. They recalled Trump's visit to Ahmedabad 27 months later. The Indian was present there too, and told Trump that seeing him in person was the greatest moment in the lives of a quarter million people in Gujarat. "A quarter million Indians!" Trump exclaimed. "Explain that to me." There were 132,000 people inside the Narendra Modi Stadium, which was filled to capacity, was the explanation. There were an equal number of people who lined up on the route of Trump's cavalcade wherever he went in Ahmedabad. Trump knows that he cannot get that kind of a crowd in his own country. Or for that matter, anywhere else in the world.

Exaggerating the importance of the 'Namaste Trump' events five years ago, the Indian said it was one of the high points in his life as well. The hype was meant solely to hit its target—Trump's huge ego. The two men briefly talked about real estate projects promoted by the Trump Organization, which entered commercial property development in Pune five months ago for the first time in India. Praise was showered on the vision of Trump's son Eric, who is in charge of the India projects, and whom the Indian has met many times in connection with this real estate business. India is set to have the most number of Trump Towers anywhere in the world outside the US.

The New Indian Express Chennai'den DAHA FAZLA HİKAYE

The New Indian Express

After Trump invite to PM, Kirti Vardhan to attend Gaza peace meet in Egypt

INDIA will be represented by Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh at the Sharm el-Sheikh Gaza peace summit on Monday, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a last-minute invitation from US President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

time to read

1 min

October 13, 2025

The New Indian Express

The New Indian Express

Deepavali rush drives up omni bus fares, passengers feel the pinch

Ticket price nearly double; operators attribute surge to rising fuel and maintenance costs

time to read

2 mins

October 13, 2025

The New Indian Express

TIME FOR A SAMVAD ON THE SANGH

Several facts and facets of the RSS’s extraordinary history remain not properly explained or understood. No wonder it has remained somewhat of an enigma for many

time to read

4 mins

October 13, 2025

The New Indian Express

The New Indian Express

Israel awaits release of the remaining hostages as truce enters crucial phase

Twenty hostages set to be freed today as aid convoys move into Gaza, hope for lasting calm

time to read

2 mins

October 13, 2025

The New Indian Express

SR to bar waitlisted passengers' entry at 4 stns

Chennai Central, Egmore, Kovai Ernakulam among 60 stations identified nationwide for crowd-control measures

time to read

2 mins

October 13, 2025

The New Indian Express

INDIA AND TALIBAN: A PRACTICAL SHIFT AS POWER TURNS

INDIA'S decision to upgrade its Technical Mission in Kabul to a full-fledged embassy marks a significant recalibration of its Afghanistan policy.

time to read

1 mins

October 13, 2025

The New Indian Express

The New Indian Express

Should you invest in realty near new airports?

Property prices around airports have risen sharply in 3-5 years as against average rise in key metro markets

time to read

2 mins

October 13, 2025

The New Indian Express

The New Indian Express

First tri-services exercise held against aerial threat

Prowess of indigenous drone tech, unmanned vehicles on display

time to read

1 mins

October 13, 2025

The New Indian Express

The New Indian Express

BJP, JD(U) get 101 seats each in NDA's Bihar deal, 29 for Chirag

Jitan Manjhi’s HAM Upendra Kushwaha’s RLM will contest six seats each, INDIA bloc leaders say all issues will be resolved amicably

time to read

2 mins

October 13, 2025

The New Indian Express

MTC suspends e-bus conductor and driver for rudeness to passengers

A bus driver and conductor employed on contract to operate the ultra low-floor electric buses under the gross cost contract (GCC) by Ashok Leyland's subsidiary, Switch Mobility, have been suspended following complaints of rude and disrespectful behaviour towards commuters.

time to read

1 mins

October 13, 2025

Listen

Translate

Share

-
+

Change font size