Trump Victory: Uncertain Asia Decides To Wait & Watch

Although the Asian leaders have congratulated Donald Trump on being elected as the 45th President of America, almost all the countries in the continent believe that Trump's election poses significant new risks.

India, Pakistan, China, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and other countries in the region have decided to "wait and watch", as these nations are uncertain about their future ties with the US.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to President-elect Trump on Wednesday evening and expressed hope that Indo-US ties would be taken to new heights under the new presidency. However, Indian foreign policy experts are not sure whether bilateral ties will take new shape under Trump's leadership in Washington. Trump has been vocal against outsourcing of jobs. He has also spoken about ending the "abuse" of the H-1B visa (a non-immigrant visa that is designed to allow American...