The government subtly rebuffed the president’s comments that it would stop buying Russian oil, as it tries to avoid a public fight and end a trade dispute with Washington.

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Washington and Beijing both need a trade win as steep new tariffs and tough import limits on critical minerals loom.

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Washington and Beijing both need a trade win as steep new tariffs and tough import limits on critical minerals loom.

Tariffs and other restrictions between the United States and China are reverberating in unpredictable ways.

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The overthrow of Nepal’s government is the latest in a series of uprisings among India’s neighbors, creating a political churn that complicates its ties.

The unraveling of relations between the United States and India has convinced many Indian officials that the country should return to its difficult balancing act of nonalignment.

Some of President Trump’s pressure tactics appear to have backfired, sending would-be allies into the embrace of China.

Rides in his hulking bulletproof Aurus with the Indian and North Korean leaders offered the Russian leader an ideal setting for deepening ties.

Eurasian leaders eagerly met the Russian leader at a summit this week, as President Trump has helped ease his isolation over the war in Ukraine.

Their display of friendship in China was aimed at projecting an alternative to U.S. global leadership, even as serious differences among them remain.

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.

India must decide whether to go all in with a capricious Trump or hedge its bets through a rapprochement with China.

With the leaders of Russia and India visiting, China’s president will show how he can use statecraft, military might and history to push for global influence.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had been moving to align India with the United States and freeze out China. Now, efforts to rebuild ties between the Asian giants are gaining momentum.