Trump’s blunder, Modi’s masterstroke: How bullying Bharat backfired

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America has never looked so confused, insecure, and dumbfounded as it did when, in the name of tariffs, it pushed away a friendly nation that was supposed to be the cornerstone of its 21st-century Indo-Pacific strategy (File) Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit 2025 at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Centre in Tianjin, China, September 1, 2025. Reuters Donald Trump, the US President and self-styled dealmaker, has always prided himself on his ability to negotiate hard and dominate the room. His style is...