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.
Delhi must see opportunity in the new envoy, to be prepared for hurdles, yet be forward-looking and free of preconceived notions that could spoil any chances of a breakthrough.
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Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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.