[0] - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/us/politics/trump-greenla...
[1] - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/01/21/revealed-trum...
[0] - https://www.axios.com/2026/01/21/greenland-deal-trump-denmar...
This is the first phase of the deescalation, that will eventually result in basically nothing.
And the world lost two weeks for nothing.
FYI, e.g., US companies Amazon & Walmart already dominate India's eCommerce industry. US company Monsanto had total monopoly on India's cotton agriculture industry by decades of corrupt practices by Monsanto to take over the indigenous cotton seeds varieties, hybridize them (GM crop), patent them, and then charge Indian farmers for using those seeds. Indian govt rejected those farmers and freed Indian cotton industry from Monsanto's stranglehold. PepsiCo has also been doing same shenanigans to Indian potato agriculture.
India is worried that USA wants to decimate Indian indigenous agriculture and control India where it hurts most - its stomach (India has among the most fertile lands in the world. And it has huge agriculture exports. Whoever controls its agriculture, controls India.)
Indian government has been doing a lot of efforts in past decade for "Make in India" initiatives - manufacturing in India. So this is another avenue for foreign players to control India, if Indian government allows uncontolled FDI (foreign direct investments) into it (just like how Amazon and Walmart took over India's eCommerce industry.)
India is rightfully wary of Trump and USA. But it is yet to bend the knee.
When Trump threatened 500% tariffs on India last November, India silently raised tariffs on agri exports to USA, and Trump had to back off. But he's been making the same noises again because India doesn't agree to his bullying demands.
EU should have faced the Trump's 8% tariffs head on. Bullies should be taught their place by the majority.
And yes, Danish minister of defence have talked with Rutte and Rutte have not negotiated on behalf of Greenland or Denmark.
But maybe this rhetoric about a deal is Trumps way to communicate about this off-ramp to his base.
treadump•2w ago
defrost•2w ago
The man is not well, his carers should not let him wander out on stages.