India, June 20 -- Donald Trump's return to the White House has reignited familiar fires: nationalist trade wars, stricter immigration, and a cold shoulder to international students and tech collaboration. But beneath the surface of this hardline resurgence lies a quiet irony-by closing its doors, America may be opening new ones elsewhere.

For India, this is not just an economic opportunity. It's a strategic moment to step into the vacuum and shape the next wave of global innovation.

President Trump's administration has wasted no time reviving key pillars of his earlier term. America First has been rebranded with more teeth; targeted tariffs, especially against Chinese goods, are rising again. Restrictions on H-1B and student visas have ...