India is one of the latest countries to be targeted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff crusade, which has dampened relations following decades of rapprochement. Although the U.S. has utilized India as a counterweight to China for the past 25 years, recently strained relations with New Delhi have potentially shifted geopolitical dynamics temporarily in favor of China. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited New Delhi this week as tensions with China have eased, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit China at the end of the month for the first time in seven years. India’s diplomatic upheaval with the U.S. could force New Delhi to either fortify its policy of “multi-alignment” or abandon it altogether.
Trump’s Tariffs Push New Delhi Closer to Beijing, Testing U.S.-India Ties – The Soufan Center
