India Was the Economic Alternative to China. Trump Ended That. NYT | Top Stories Alex Travelli and Hari Kumar 1 September 2025 at 12:00 A lurch in policy has shaken the India-U.S. economic alliance against China, leaving India little choice but to consider reversing its own strategy. © Saumya Khandelwal for The New York TimesConstruction at the site of the Foxconn Apple Project in Bengaluru, India. Foxconn is the main contract manufacturer for Apple, which has become a touchstone for India’s China Plus One approach.
India Was the Economic Alternative to China. Trump Ended That. NYT | China Alex Travelli and Hari Kumar 1 September 2025 at 12:00 A lurch in policy has shaken the India-U.S. economic alliance against China, leaving India little choice but to consider reversing its own strategy.