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Snapshot of the day

November 6, 2024

Siddharth Varadarajan

Belying predictions of a tight race, Donald Trump has convincingly defeated Kamala Harris to become the 47th President of the United States. He will take charge in the third week of January 2025 and the world had best brace itself for some big changes in American foreign policy. Trump is likely to abandon the (inadequate) efforts the US has been making to combat climate change. That’s bad news for India. His approach to trade is expected to be more protectionist. Relations with China are going to get