Business magnate Donald Trump, now the President-elect of the US, has had a close association with India’s real estate sector.
In an exclusive interview with BusinessLine in August 2013, he had said there is tremendous long-term potential for India. Trump, who was then gearing up for the Republican presidential nomination, also said he was bullish on India.
“We believe that India holds great potential on many levels and are excited about the many opportunities here,” he said while speaking about his partnership with domestic real estate developers.
In a separate interview with BusinessLine in 2014, his son Donald Trump Jr had said: “With Modi’s election (as Prime Minister), we have someone with a pragmatic, pro-business approach who is regulating the market in a way that isn’t filled with corruption. That is a mindset which can solve and bridge a lot of (India’s) infrastructure issues.”
“The Indian market is very complicated in its own way but there still are some commonalities, be it through the history or language. So for us, India will also be a big part of our emerging market strategy,” he added.