IINA: Rapidly Growing Distrust of the U.S. in India and the Crisis in India-U.S. Relations --The Limits of Trump-Modi Friendship

By Toru Ito, Professor, Department of International Relations & Graduate School of Security Studies, National Defense Academy of Japan

Two days before the new tariffs were scheduled to take effect by the U.S., President Trump demonstrated explicit dissatisfaction with India's stance on tariff negotiations, leading to a unilateral imposition of tariffs. Trump had always professed a firm friendship with Indian Prime Minister Modi since his first term in office, and Modi welcomed Trump's re-election more than anyone else. In February of this year, Prime Minister Modi was one of the first to be invited to the White House.