WorldPublished: 28 October 2026 at 08:11

India turns wary of Trump ahead of US midterm elections

An Al Jazeera feature says India's view of US President Donald Trump has soured. New Delhi may hope midterm losses will leave him chastened.

India's attitude toward US President Donald Trump has become more sceptical, according to a feature published by the international news network Al Jazeera on 28 October. The piece is framed around the upcoming US midterm elections, in which Americans vote for members of Congress partway through a presidential term.

The source notes that seven years ago Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi publicly backed Trump. New Delhi may now hope that losses for the president's side in the midterms will leave him chastened and more cautious.

The available excerpt of the article does not spell out the specific disputes between the two countries, so they are not described here. The full text would be needed to identify which issues lie behind India's change of mood.

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