Javaria Tareen
The ideas that US President Donald Trump had expressed in his election rallies finally began to be expressed after his extraordinary victory, and after his inauguration on January 20, he practically began to issue orders on it, and the process of taking steps in this regard is still ongoing.
Looking at the agenda of the US President, it can be said that this is a new Economic Order being given, under which the US is changing its old policy, which was called the political order, into an economic order. Although under the old order, only the interests of the US were taken into account, its way of working was to change governments in the countries of the developing world, make people of its choice rulers and use immense wealth for this. The US fought many wars from World War I to the Ukraine-Russia war, there are wars in which US presidents were directly involved and many such wars in which they remained behind the scenes. After World War II, there was a long war between the US and Russia, the Cold War, which destroyed world peace more than traditional wars. The US people cannot be proud of the efforts made by the US to assert its power in the world, but the shame felt by its future generations is less. The United States also committed the cruel act of dropping the atomic bomb on Japan, and its president apologized to the Japanese people for it, but it is impossible to erase the stains on the pages of history.
The US President now wants to economically undermine the world with his economic order, a major reason for this is the opposition to American policies in American society. The massacre of Palestinian children and the unjustified support of Israel put those who talk about human rights in America in trouble, and then the way university teachers and students protested forced American decision-makers to think that it is no longer easy to control the world with wars and deadly weapons. This should reduce military measures and restore its lost credibility in the economic field, because many other countries in the world are advancing far in the economic field and America has turned into a consumer society.
According to 2023 statistics, the United States was and still is the largest importer in the world, while it ranked second in exports. In 2020, the United States imported $2810 billion in goods and services, which suggests that the United States is the largest market for goods and services from countries around the world.
American decision-makers had no better man to use this situation to their advantage than Donald Trump, whose first term was also good for business and was also liked by traditional Americans.
The style and commentary of the American election have been made in such a way that Donald Trump has defeated the Military establishment and has come to power through the power of the people. I think the style of work of the American ruling forces is so technical that they succeed in creating a situation where their president is considered the most popular leader of the people. In reality, Donald Trump will not embarrass the American establishment, but rather the tradition of working together will be maintained.
The political order does not seem to be completely rolling back, which is reflected in the visits of the Israeli Prime Minister and the Indian Prime Minister to the US. Donald Trump’s announcements regarding Palestine have been completely rejected. It has also been announced that the Indian Prime Minister will be given modern weapons. It is true that Donald Trump is committed to the policy of ending the Russia-Ukraine war, the reason for this is that his allied European Union countries cannot afford to fight a long war. Russia has the support of North Korea and China, so it can still maintain this war for a long time. But President Putin will not reject President Trump’s offers and will prefer to end the war being fought in his neighborhood.
It is clear that President Donald Trump will be able to increase US revenue and bring in a large investment that will provide a large number of jobs. Illegal immigrants are being expelled, but the path for those who go to the US legally will be cleared because the US will continue to need manpower around the world. President Trump’s current actions has started to have an impact on Pakistan, especially the projects that were going on with US aid have stopped, but the good news is that the position of Pakistani people who were benefited through aid has started to be revealed and the purification of Pakistani society can also be done in the same way.
There is a clear message for those who continue to consider America as their final resting place, which has been expressed by Elon Musk. He has said in one of his statements that America should stop interfering in other countries of the world and focus on its own country. Now efforts to select people approved by Pakistan will also be stopped. The people of Pakistan should demand that America declassify the papers related to Pakistan so that the people of Pakistan can expose the real faces of their rulers.
In view of President Donald Trump’s economic order, Pakistan must also face reality and respect the opinions of its people and dare to make decisions on the merits for political stability before implementing the economic pact. So far, no real progress has been made in Pakistan in this way.
The economic order for Pakistan has given a clear message that no money will be received in the name of aid in the future, while Pakistan also exports most of its goods to the United States, but now it will have to find new markets. Pakistan should rely on its overseas citizens, they are a valuable asset. They can bring a huge investment to Pakistan. The government of Pakistan has knocked on the doors of many of its friends, but has not yet received the kind of reception that was expected, now Pakistan will have to rely on Pakistanis.
It is a shame for Pakistan that the IMF is monitoring our system. Its review mission met with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and questioned him in this regard. It is important for the government of Pakistan to reduce its unproductive expenditures and develop its economic order for the survival of the next generation.
