Allies do not forget when they are publicly insulted. Future US administrations will find themselves spending enormous diplomatic capital just to bring things back to baseline.
India had called out America’s double standards this week in a stinging rebuke, pointing out the continued trade between Washington DC and Moscow which touched $17.5 billion.
Washington Post underlines West’s ‘frustrations’ over failure to ‘cripple’ Russia’s economy & The Economist notes ‘shift’ in American foreign policy vis-à-vis India & Pakistan.
I don’t believe that the US-India relationship has deteriorated beyond repair. There are ways of handling Trump, even if the Pakistanis have outplayed us this year.
MEA highlights double standards imposed over trade with Russia and maintains that India will take all necessary measures to protect its economic interests.
Pakistani FM credits President Trump & Secretary Rubio for playing ‘pivotal role’ in defusing tensions between India & Pakistan. New Delhi has rejected such narratives.
Ibn Khaldun Bharati’s core claim—that Muslim resistance to ‘Vande Mataram’ reflects an unwillingness to merge into an “organic whole” with Hindus—ignores both historical context and religious concerns.
November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
Much of what you say is true….and some not necessarily; for instance, your opinion that “BRICS standing up to the US is delusional” is at best your opinion. You also seem to imply that till such time we are economically much better off, we should meekly give in to the bully…that too is difficult to agree with!
Much of what you say is true and some is not; you imply that India is too weak to standup to the US and should give in; you say that talk of BRICS being an alternative to the US is delusional; these are defeatist views which give more power to the bully
Much of what you say is true….and some not necessarily; for instance, your opinion that “BRICS standing up to the US is delusional” is at best your opinion. You also seem to imply that till such time we are economically much better off, we should meekly give in to the bully…that too is difficult to agree with!
Much of what you say is true and some is not; you imply that India is too weak to standup to the US and should give in; you say that talk of BRICS being an alternative to the US is delusional; these are defeatist views which give more power to the bully
Politicians do not realise the socialist mess our economy is in. In fact, politicians give two hoots to the economy. Their focus is only on the votes.