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.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has suggested that an extended tariff truce with China is still possible. That comes as rhetoric between the administration and Beijing grows heated.
President Trump has imposed 50 percent tariffs on most steel and aluminum coming into the United States, and some other countries have followed with steel levies of their own.
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.
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.
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