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Tanvi Madan breaks down China’s expanding and complex relationships with India and Russia on “This Is Not A Drill” with Gavin Esler.
I think China is still mindful of where the US may sit, and they’re also trying to improve relations with the United States…But in terms of being a useful partner to the US and pressing..."
Backlash is already brewing…South Korean companies, particularly those in the EV battery and auto industry, may be reluctant to pursue further investments in the US.
Allies are receiving mixed signals. The South Korea case has made countries like Japan and even EU nations nervous. The Trump administration probably wanted shock value to teach other..."
There probably wasn’t any coordination in terms of how to address the part where we want to revive American manufacturing, and get foreign investors to invest billions in the U.S., but..."
[Mr. Ishiba’s resignation has set off a] profound leadership crisis in Japan. [The risk is that Japan returns to] the politics of indecisiveness, [with a revolving door of prime..."
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Tianjin for the SCO summit marked a cautious step toward Sino-Indian re-engagement, balancing strategic autonomy with unresolved tensions...
President Trump likes to back his allies into a corner and then use that leverage to extract concessions.. Even if he succeeds in doing so with Prime Minister Modi, it could leave..."
The idea that Modi would accept a cease-fire under U.S. pressure or that he needed or sought mediation — it doesn’t just go against his personality….It goes against Indian diplomatic..."
What Mr Trump seems to want is the ability to say he has pushed India into something.
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