Donald Trump’s barbed posts on India’s Russia ties reflect more than bluster—they expose Washington’s unease with New Delhi’s growing autonomy. Beneath the tariff tantrums lies a deeper anxiety: India’s rise as a trade, tech, and defence powerhouse beyond U.S. control.
Read MoreAt the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, the warmth of Prime Minister Modi’s embrace with Vladimir Putin went beyond optics. It symbolised a recalibrated Eurasian diplomacy where India balances West–Russia tensions while deepening strategic stakes in the SCO and BRICS.
Read MorePrime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Japan and China underscores a simple reality—India is not a pawn in Washington’s tariff games but a sovereign power shaping Asia’s strategic balance. The U.S. may grumble, but New Delhi chooses autonomy.
Read MoreOnce again, Peter Navarro has chosen rhetoric over reason, branding India a “laundromat” for Russian oil. What he ignores is India’s sovereign right to energy security and strategic autonomy—an economic and geopolitical necessity Washington cannot dictate or diminish.
Read MorePeter Navarro’s attempt to club India with China in Trump’s tariff narrative is both misleading and myopic. India’s trade posture is rooted in strategic autonomy, not opportunism—New Delhi has consistently resisted being reduced to a pawn in Washington’s equations.
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