Ex-US Commerce chief 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.”
“My list of top 20 things that I would be critical of this administration for is pissing off all of our allies. America first is one thing. America alone is a disastrous policy," Raimondo remarked.

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.