On 20th January, 2017 President elect Donald Trump will be sworn in as President of USA. There are a lot of expectations and fears about his Presidency.
There is no doubt he is a loose cannon, a maverick and an unpredictable person. He is bound to take America on a roller coaster ride never seen before. He is still talking of building a wall along the Mexican border and make Mexico pay for it. It is rather a tall order.
Trump says he will dismantle Obamacare and replace it with a better health care, I assume he will call it Trump-care. He wants to build good relations with Putin and Russia despite the cyber hacking by Russia of America. He wants NATO to pay its own way rather than depend on America to keep funding it. He wants payment for services provided by America. No free lunch.
Trump is more worried about the threat from China than from Russia. He claims he has got a masterplan to destroy IS. He supports Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel against the resolution passed by the Security Council of the United Nations against building of new settlements on Palestinian land by Israel. He has surrounded himself will like-minded people holding important positions in his administration. He has got rid of all the American ambassadors appointed by the Obama administration. An unconvenenial step. So one can imagine he will be turning tables all around him.
Trump is lucky to have a Republican majority both in the Congress and the Senate, but it will depend how he controls these institutions.
Not only America but the International community should hold their breath, as to what he will be doing after becoming President.
Baldev Sharma
Harrow
