“Personal failure on ethnic count if…”: Vivek Ramaswamy’s grand plans for trust-based relationship with India
Hindustan TimesVivek Ramaswamy, one of the candidates for the Republican Party nomination has burst onto the scene in recent weeks, gracing even the timelines of folks who normally don’t follow American politics. In recent weeks, Ramaswamy has hit the news for various things: rebutting a CNN anchor over his 9/11 comments, getting Tucker Carlson to call him one of “best versed in policy”, getting Elon Musk’s approval or even playing topless tennis to prep for the first GOP debate. Here are some interesting excerpts from his address: On Russia-China Coupling Calling the Russia-China Alliance the “biggest military threat” that the United States faces, he said that he’d end the Ukraine on terms that “require Vladimir Putin to exit his military alliance with China". He said: “Putin is the new Mao, and while we have a foreign policy establishment in both parties, including Biden, who tries to supplicate to China to get Xi Jinping to drop Vladimir Putin, what we really need to be doing is getting Vladimir Putin to drop Xi Jinping.” On relationship with New Delhi He argued that as part of pulling Russia apart from China, he’d renew commitment to the partnership with India. If I’m not gonna get that done by the end of my first term, I would consider that a personal failure on an ethnic count.” On the American Dream Sharing his tale of being an immigrant, Vivek Ramaswamy said: “My parents came to this country 40 years ago with no money.