As Trump’s 50% tariffs on Indian goods come into effect, ThePrint takes a closer look at factors that have shaped Indian scepticism towards the US for the last eight decades.
Andrea Benvenuti’s ‘Nehru’s Bandung’ explores a neglected aspect of India’s Cold War diplomacy, starting with Jawaharlal Nehru and Congress’ role in organising the 1955 Bandung Conference.
The Cuban Missile Crisis reshaped international law on missiles, showcasing diplomacy’s power in averting nuclear war and emphasising deterrence over warfare.
The Great Depression was not simply the stock market crash of 1929. It brought profound cultural, social, and political changes to the world, from Minneapolis to Mumbai.
In ‘Crosswinds’, Vijay Gokhale looks at India’s attempt to carve out a place for itself in the Indo-Pacific in the midst of the Cold War and the role China played in it.
Putin and Biden will be in Delhi for G20 in September. Perhaps they can do Modi and the rest of the leaders the courtesy of not letting their egos hijack world agenda?
US Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said the Chinese had been ‘reluctant to engage in discussions around confidence-building or crisis communications, or hotlines.’
Documents released by National Security Archive add weight to long-held theory that US and Soviet Union struck a ‘quid pro quo' to avoid nuclear Armageddon at height of Cold War.
Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.
In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
Good historical summary of Indo-US relations. However the conclusion seems to have been drawn in the 1980s and not in 2025. It’s not eg same elite. In fact India is now ruled by the counter-revolution Hindutva that shuns elitism as far as possible and tries to stick to ground realities as they evolve. PM Modi went as far as any PM would go in trying to deepen Indo-US friendship. Yet if things don’t seem to get better and Trump is contradicting things he himself did in his first term, this latest friction in ties should be read from the stark reality of an end-of-empire moment for America. Super debt is real, social fissures are real and the rise of Asia is a real threat. Within this, India is the world’s fastest growing economy among economies of all sizes. A daring new thesis and re-piecing the puzzle is required to draw any useful meaning out of this moment.
Good historical summary of Indo-US relations. However the conclusion seems to have been drawn in the 1980s and not in 2025. It’s not eg same elite. In fact India is now ruled by the counter-revolution Hindutva that shuns elitism as far as possible and tries to stick to ground realities as they evolve. PM Modi went as far as any PM would go in trying to deepen Indo-US friendship. Yet if things don’t seem to get better and Trump is contradicting things he himself did in his first term, this latest friction in ties should be read from the stark reality of an end-of-empire moment for America. Super debt is real, social fissures are real and the rise of Asia is a real threat. Within this, India is the world’s fastest growing economy among economies of all sizes. A daring new thesis and re-piecing the puzzle is required to draw any useful meaning out of this moment.