Modi, Lee, and Trump’s Nobel Prize Obsession

What India’s and South Korea’s dealings with Washington tell us about real and imagined U.S. peace initiatives in Asia.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi listens to U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb. 13. September 3, 2025, 6:01 AM Comment icon View Comments ( )

Trump’s Second Term

Ongoing reports and analysis

Although there are striking similarities between the geopolitics of the Indian subcontinent and the Korean Peninsula, the international relations community rarely pays attention to their parallel trajectories. Recent events provide a useful starting point for a comparison: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s troubled dealings with U.S. President Donald Trump contrast sh

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