How Trump 2.0 Immigration Policies Could Strain Modi’s US Strategy
This article, published prior to Prime Minister Modi’s visit to the US this week, gives insights into several issues that were discussed. The issue of immigration was on the agenda and this meeting gave both sides the opportunity to turn conflicts over immigration into mutually beneficial solutions. Agenda topics included H-1B visa and undocumented Indians in the US.
The proposed Trump 2.0 immigration policies directly challenge the people-to-people connections that form the foundation of bilateral ties — widely recognized as a defining pillar of the U.S.-India relationship. There is a real risk that backlash over perceived unfairness or mistreatment of Indian citizens will undermine popular support for the United States and pressure Prime Minister Modi to reduce cooperation on trade and other areas of U.S. and bilateral interest.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi invites US Universities to Open Campus in India
It appears that President Trump and Prime Minister Modi had productive meetings this week in DC. Trade and tariffs were the primary topics of the visit, but education was also touched upon. Prime Minister Modi would welcome US universities to open campuses in India, providing more opportunities for Indians to study at home.
During the joint press conference, Mr. Modi also said, “The Indian community in America is an important link in our relationship. To deepen our people-to-people ties, we will soon open new Indian consulates in Los Angeles and Boston.” He also said, “We have invited American universities and educational institutions to open offshore campuses in India.” International student enrollment in the United States in 2023 showed a substantial increase from the calendar year 2022.
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ACE, AAU, APLU, Others File Legal Challenge to Trump Administration’s Cut to Life-saving NIH Research
Similar to President Trump’s first term, we have anticipated a number of lawsuits over executive actions. The funding freeze impacting the National Institute of Health (NIH) will not only impact invaluable live-saving research, it will also impact universities and the professors and students participating in these projects. We anticipate this to be one of the many lawsuits to come over the next four years.
Besides harming the ability of research universities to continue doing critical NIH research that seeks out new and more effective approaches to treating cancer, heart disease, and dementia, among others, and translating basic science into cures, this cut would also undermine universities’ essential training of the next generation of biomedical and health science researchers. The loss of this American workforce pipeline would be a blow to the U.S. economy, to American science and innovation, to patients and their families, and to our nation’s position in the world as a leader in medical research.
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