Ex-US Commerce chief slams Trump’s ‘America alone’ policy, says US ‘making a big mistake with India’

Gina Raimondo slams Trump’s ‘America alone’ policy, says US ‘making a big mistake with India’

Former US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has criticised the Trump administration over its diplomatic approach toward India and international relations, saying the government’s current policies are harming America’s position on the world stage.

Raimondo mentioned that "We are making a big mistake with India" while speaking at an online event organised by the Harvard Kennedy School last week.

During the discussion, Raimondo listed what she described as the administration’s most serious mistakes. She said the government has “pissed off all of our allies" and described America’s “America alone" policy as “disastrous.”

Former US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, warning that his administration’s handling of international alliances is isolating the United States.

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Raimondo stressed that a strong America requires solid partnerships with Europe, Japan, and Southeast Asia. “I wish that we would have much stronger commercial relationships with Europe," she said, citing ASML, a Dutch semiconductor company, as an example.

Raimondo, who served under President Joe Biden before Trump’s return to office, expressed concern that Washington’s increasingly confrontational trade and diplomatic approach was damaging key partnerships, particularly with India, one of America’s most important strategic allies in Asia.

The former commerce secretary also warned that more could be done to strengthen ties with Japan, Korea, and other parts of Asia.

This comes as relations between the US and India have strained after Trump doubled tariffs on Indian goods to 50 per cent, along with additional duties on India’s purchase of Russian crude oil. India has described these measures as “unfair, unjustified, and unreasonable,” while continuing to import Russian oil despite US pressure.

Trump also claimed that, during a recent phone conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Indian leader had agreed to cut Russian oil imports, a claim the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) firmly denied.