A major US weekly said that, if the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump wins the elections and occupies the White House next January, Trump's investments in real estate overseas, including in Indian cities of Gurgaon and Pune, could have implications on America's foreign policy.

"That is a chilling example of the many looming conflicts of interest in a Trump presidency," the weekly noted.

"If he plays tough with India, will the government assume it has to clear the way for projects in that 'aggressive pipeline' and kill the investigations involving Trump's Pune partners? And if Trump takes a hard line with Pakistan, will it be for America's strategic interests or to appease Indian government officials who might jeopardize his profits from Trump Towers Pune?" the weekly asked.

The weekly mentioned that, several Indian political leaders including from the both BJP and the Congress have established close relationship with the Trump family as a result of its real estate investment in Gurgaon and Pune.

The conflicts between the interests of the Trump Organization and American foreign policy are starker in India, Newsweek said.

"It would be extremely difficult for a foreign politician to make that call if he were speaking to the son of the president of the United States," Newsweek said.

"Last month, scandal erupted over the development, called Trump Towers Pune, after the state government and local police started looking into discrepancies in the land records suggesting that the land on which the building was constructed may not have been legally obtained by Panchshil," it said.

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