01551nam a22001337a 4500 531412 531412 250827b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Baru, Sanjaya 56476 Trade Policy and National Security: The Geoeconomic Challenge of Trumpism USI Journal 155(640), Apr-Jun, 2025: p.250-262 This article traces the historical evolution and contemporary resurgence of protectionist trade policy in the United States (US), particularly under the trump and Biden administrations. it explores how trade, technology, and investments of geoeconomic statecraft, especially in the context of rising US-China rivalry. The article argues that India, while benefiting from strategic convergence with the US, faces new economic risks, including tariff threats and transactional expectations. Against this backdrop, it emphasises the imperative for India to strengthen its emphasises technological, and human capital- to safeguard strategic autonomy. The narrative of ' Rising India', historically driven by gross domestic product growth, now requires a redefinition grounded in manufacturing capacity, defence self- reliance, and global competitiveness. Drawing lessons from both western and East Asian experiences, the article highlights the need for integrated development in research and development, education, and export oriented industrialisation to support national security and global standing. This is the essence of India's geoeconomic grand strategy. - Reproduced USI Journal AR 0 0 ddc 0 0 406609 IIPA IIPA 2025-08-27 AR137147 2025-08-27 AR