The power that resides in the hands of the new president Donald  Trump is huge he will effect each and every single human being by his decision making.
  1. US might start a trade war with China and would ask a “us vs them” question to all the friends. That is bad for India. The latter doesn’t want to pick and choose sides. It needs to maintain friendly relations with all.
  2. Trump could potentially reduce US-India trade by putting more barriers.
  3. Majority of Indians in US are skilled workers which cannot be replaced by US workers. Trump is not against  legal immigration of skilled workers. He is against illegal immigration. Illegal immigrants work for less money and pulls down average wage in US for non-skilled jobs. This affects US white people a lot. Trump is of 100% right in this issue about illegal immigration.
  4. US have to compete with china on labor wages, US products cannot be competitive if they cannot get cheap labor. So India comes as a natural ally in this regard. If Trump plans to compete with China it will definitely help Indian and Vietnamese economies.
  5. H-1B VISA-  With his speeches on how Indian, Chinese and other migrants are stealing American jobs it can be assumed that sharp decline in H-1B visa for India will follow.