Former National Security Adviser John Bolton warns that President Trump’s tariffs may push India further away from the US and into deeper alliances with Russia and China. Bolton explains that India’s reaction to Trump’s tariffs, particularly without imposing similar punishments on China, which purchases more fuel from Russia, is incandescent. There is also talk of Putin coming to India later this year, and Prime Minister Modi of India going to China for the first time since 2018. The US and China engaged in a high-stakes trade war earlier this year, where tariff rates soared to triple digits, resulting in market scares and consumer anxiety. Trump has shied away from engaging in another war with leaders in Beijing with tariffs over its dealings with the Kremlin. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was notably close to Trump during his first term, but his tone has become more pointed over the country’s high tariff rates.
Bolton suggests that Trump’s tariffs may increase India’s proximity to Russia and China. ThuyTruongSpa 667
