The United States started voting on Tuesday to elect its new President. The election is seen by many as a referendum on Donald Trump's presidency and his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The result forecasts have given a clear edge to Joe Biden. However, Mr Trump has rejected the forecasts, arguing that poll pundits had written him off in 2016 but he managed to defeat his Democrat opponent, Hillary Clinton. On the show, Prannoy Roy discusses the poll projections, electoral equations and the possibility of a 2016-like upset.
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Highlights: Prannoy Roy's Analysis Of Donald Trump vs Joe Biden Battleground
On the show, Prannoy Roy discusses the poll projections, electoral equations and the possibility of a 2016-like upset.
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Updated : November 03, 2020 11:46 pm IST
Nov 03, 2020 23:34 (IST)
Iran Oil For India Again?
Nidhi Razdan
Nidhi Razdan
- The Indo-US relations are strong and will continue. Biden and Harris will be more vocal on human rights, CAA, NRC and Kashmir.
- The fundamental relation is strong.
- Trump has weakened his own alliances - like the NATO. He has offered to buy countries.
- Biden has criticised human right violations in China - in Xinjiang, Hong Kong. He has also called Xi Jinping a thug.
- Iran is important for India not just for oil but also Chabahar - the gateway to Afghanistan.
Nov 03, 2020 23:32 (IST)
Impact Of Kamala Harris
Amitoj Singh
Kamala Harris insisted that she has grown in the African American community. She has gone to Harvard. Did the Trump campaign reach out to Shallabh Kumar for the Indian community? No active campaigning happened and very little money was given to Trump. But the Biden campaign reached out.
Nov 03, 2020 23:29 (IST)
Donald Trump - PM Modi Relations
Walter Andersen
Donald Trump has made the relations (with PM Modi) personal. I have no reason to believe that Mr Biden is unfriendly. But Mr Trump is very unpredictable.
Nov 03, 2020 23:28 (IST)
Human Rights, Kashmir, Freedom of Press
Walter Andersen
The major foreign policy issue of the US with India is on China. Much depends on moves made by China. In the short term, Donald Trump victory will be advantageous while Biden victory will work in the long-run.
Walter Andersen
The major foreign policy issue of the US with India is on China. Much depends on moves made by China. In the short term, Donald Trump victory will be advantageous while Biden victory will work in the long-run.
Nov 03, 2020 23:23 (IST)
US Troops Withdrawal From Afghanistan And The Rise Of Taliban: Impact On India
Shallabh Kumar: I don't quite agree with the President on troops withdrawal. Mr Trump has delivered on all promises made with respect to India. On two issues, Mr Biden is slightly better - H-1B and immigration. Mr Biden talks about illegal immigration. Mr Biden will be a little better on these issues.
Shallabh Kumar: I don't quite agree with the President on troops withdrawal. Mr Trump has delivered on all promises made with respect to India. On two issues, Mr Biden is slightly better - H-1B and immigration. Mr Biden talks about illegal immigration. Mr Biden will be a little better on these issues.
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Nov 03, 2020 23:00 (IST)
India-US Trade, H1-B Visas
Minakshi Ahamed
Minakshi Ahamed
There will be a change because in many ways the Modi government has appreciated the fact they could continue the domestic agenda without interference. Mr Biden was instrumental in getting nuclear deal through the Congress. What Mr Bush was trying to do was set up partnership with India. Joe Biden grasped that and got on board. He led the Senate, who were the Ayatollah of non-proliferation. So Joe Biden was a great friend to India.
Nov 03, 2020 22:54 (IST)
The strategic trajectory of the Indo-US relation will remain unchanged. There is an increasing convergence of the two countries in the Indo-Pacific region because of China.
Donald Trump has been aggressive and unilateralist on the trade side, imposing punitive tariff on China, sending ministerial person to Taiwan. Joe Biden said he would like to work with allies to put pressure on China rather than move unilaterally.
Nov 03, 2020 22:49 (IST)
Mira Shankar: That was an America which was thinking it was evolving into post-racial society with the election of Barack Obama. There was hope, expectation. He had inherited wars overseas and a financial crisis; unemployment rates of 10%, needing a bailout. The sense of crisis is the same but the element of hope has been belied as is the sense that the US has put behind its racial past.
Nov 03, 2020 22:41 (IST)
Which states Joe Biden has win to become the President of the United States
Nov 03, 2020 22:35 (IST)
What states Donald Trump has to win to retain his presidency
To win, he has to win all 20 safe Republican states and two swing states.
Nov 03, 2020 22:26 (IST)
Swing states are on the peripheries.
Nov 03, 2020 22:22 (IST)
The states in the mid-west vote for the Republicans.
Nov 03, 2020 22:20 (IST)
Dr Roy: The Democrats' states are predominantly on the East and West Coast - solid support.
Nov 03, 2020 22:16 (IST)
Dr Roy: The US can be divided into four kinds of states.
Nov 03, 2020 22:13 (IST)
Neha Dewan: Donald Trump just called India filthy on National TV. He suspended H1B - traditional way for Indians to come here. Photo-ops don't help the community. He is allied with dictators and fought with out traditional allies.
Nov 03, 2020 22:11 (IST)
Puneet Ahluwalia:
- People come here because of opportunities. Kamala Harris never identified herself as an Indian American. Never showed up at the first event. She was more about African Americans.
- Donald Trump has had a very successful term. We saw high GDP numbers.
Nov 03, 2020 22:07 (IST)
Neha Dewan:
- We don't want to leave anything to chance. It is not over yet. Millions are still voting. Cannot take a chance.
- We have seen unprecedented number of voters. People are taking this a lot more seriously. Work isn't over till the votes close. People are taking their civic duties seriously.
Nov 03, 2020 22:05 (IST)
Dorab Sopariwala: Donald Trump has gone against every single Republican policy. He is not a Republican or a Democrat - he's Trump.
Nov 03, 2020 22:00 (IST)
Nidhi Razdan:
- This is an election where the entire world is watching what will happen in the next 24-48 hours.
- Donald Trump has undermined a host of bodies: IMF, WHO, Trade pacts. This election will have huge repercussions.
- Joe Biden will be more vocal about Human Rights issues.
Nov 03, 2020 21:55 (IST)
Joe Biden Still Wins If 2020 Poll Has Exactly Same Error As 2016
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