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Trump's tariffs backfire: India moves closer to China, strengthening BRICS unity

45 minutes Posted Aug 16, 2025 at 11:08 pm.

Donald Trump's contradictory policies

(CLIP) Trump threatens BRICS

Brazil pushes back

USA tries to use India against China

Goal of Trump's tariffs on India

(CLIP) EU chief on US trade deal

India buys Russian oil

Europe buys Russian oil from India

India's trade surplus with USA

(CLIP) Trump trade advisor Peter Navarro

US trade with China

China restricts rare earth exports

US trade with India

India improves relations with China

Vietnam moves closer to China

BRICS expands to global majority

History of US-China relations

Kissinger's triangular diplomacy

Kissinger: divide Russia & China

(CLIP) Trump: divide Russia & China

Closest Russia-China relations ever

India-US-China relations

India: 3rd-largest economy on Earth

India & Non-Aligned Movement

India-USSR/Russia relations

India moves toward USA

Rise of Narendra Modi, BJP, RSS

US-India relations grow closer

Modi allies India with Israel

Modi: from banned to loved in USA

Trump's India policy

India's role in BRICS

India's foreign policy

India opposes dedollarization

BRICS' internal contradictions

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The US government has tried for years to recruit India for its new cold war on China, but Donald Trump's aggressive tariffs have backfired, encouraging New Delhi to improve its relations with Beijing, strengthening unity in BRICS. Political economist Ben Norton explains the complex history of the foreign relations of the US, India, China, and Russia.

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