2016 US Elections: Trump Vs Clinton

The US presidential election is still few days away, and none can predict  100%, who will enter the White House as the next president, as both Republican Candidate “Donald Trump” and democratic candidate “Hillary Clinton” are trying to use every single possible campaigning strategy to grab the chair.

As per the survey conducted by different agencies till third week of Oct “Hilary Clinton” being ahead by 5 to 11% margins against her counterpart “Donald Trump”, which is huge. Many of the US elections are won on margins of less than 2%.

Earlier, some opinion polls put Trump ahead  but after the leaked of a 2005 video tape which containing his obscene comments on women and the revelations that he avoided paying taxes for 18 years that put a question mark over his suitability for the post of US President .

Now it’s “Clinton”, she too is facing serious allegations over the mishandling of classified emails as secretary of state ahead of the Polls in the last moment, which is a political gift to Trump to make a new strategy against his counterpart and comeback in the race.

Recent opinion poll till 1st Nov conducted by ABC news, that put Donald trump ahead of the democratic rival by the margins of (45-46)1 point that gives some relief to Trump and more dreadful to Clinton. Now it’s very pleasant to predict, who will be the real winner of the White House as both rivals are showing their final leg of strength to attract voters.

India is also closely observing the presidential election to understand how bilateral ties between the two countries would progress. Else, One thing is clear from the Republican and Democratic campaigns, the next President of the United States will impact the trading partners of America and their respective economies.

What might a Trump presidency look like for India-US relations? Most of what Trump has said about India, and about its neighbors, suggests that he would lift the Indo-US relationship out of its rut. As president, he could well disrupt the balance of power in Asia, shifting it in favor of India.

While Clinton is a known quantity to Indian government officials: First Lady for eight years, US senator for another eight, then secretary of state for four. All the while she has been a friend of India.

Finally, whoever will be the next American President as the world community is also anxiously waiting to see how the new US administration will respond to important international issues, including China’s assertive posturing in the South China Sea, the crises in Syria, Ukraine and Iraq, the menace of terrorism and others?