India’s Pragmatic Pivot Toward China

By improving business ties with Beijing, New Delhi is advancing its economic interests amid uncertainty from Washington.

Indian Army vehicles line a military camp in eastern Ladakh, near the border with China, on May 19, 2024. August 4, 2025, 11:56 AM Comment icon View Comments ( )

On July 30, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he was imposing 25 percent tariffs on goods from India. This trade war escalation comes amid New Delhi’s efforts to improve its economic ties with China as well as accusations that such moves reflect India’s “ submission ” to Beijing.

There have indeed been striking shifts in the triangular dynamic between the United States, China, and India. Trump has given some signals of moving closer to China, prompt

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