Simmering rivalries cast a shadow over Global South solidarity
Analysis of BRICS and SCO expansion, economic initiatives, and internal challenges amid shifting global power dynamics.
Analysis of BRICS and SCO expansion, economic initiatives, and internal challenges amid shifting global power dynamics.
After incendiary remarks strained ties with India, President Trump attempted damage control, affirming the “special relationship” despite disappointment over India’s Russian oil purchases, threatening a 50% tariff.
India News: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will represent India at the Brics virtual summit convened by Brazil, focusing on Trump’s tariffs and multilateralism.
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick anticipates India will apologize and negotiate with President Trump, drawing parallels to Canada’s trade concessions.
Howard Lutnick said India will engage in negotiations with President Donald Trump within the next couple of months, describing New Delhi as the ‘vowel’ between Russia and China in the BRICS grouping.
Lutnick said that India does not want to open its market, stop buying from Russia, and leave the BRICS grouping.
US President Donald Trump’s tariffs and rhetoric have driven India toward China and Russia, reshaping global alliances.
Amid U.S.-China rivalry and Russian aggression, Southeast Asian countries are strengthening European partnerships to preserve strategic autonomy.
Analysis of deteriorating US-India relations under Trump’s second term and India’s strategic recalibration toward BRICS nations.