The U.S. Midterms: Implications and Complications

The U.S. Midterms: Implications and Complications  

Chair: K P Fabian, Distinguished Fellow, Symbiosis University

Speakers: Ranjan Mathai, former Foreign Secretary and High Commissioner to U.K. and Ambassador to France; Manish Chand, CEO, Centre for Global India Insights, Editor, India and the World

The blue tsunami has given the Democrats a majority in the Congress. Will President Trump accept his lame- duck status, cooperate with the Congress to focus on leaving a legacy? If so, what sort of legacy? On the contrary, will he be an 'angry bird' as indicated by his appointing Stephen Miller as the White House Chief of Staff? Trump has conceded that the war with Iran might have taken away votes. Will he resume the war even if his Secretary of war might be impeached? What are the likely consequences to Indo- U.S. relations?