Putting his ally in the arms of his enemies: the ill-treatment reserved by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, to India had the opposite effect of what was sought. The American president, who used the threat and then the sanction of customs duties to try to keep India from Russia, could well cause New Delhi to bring together with Moscow and Beijing.
The same day of the announcement of penalties of 50 % on Indian products due to imports of Russian gross, on August 6, the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, decided to make a conspicuously turning to Moscow, the historic partner of India and his first supplier of arms.
Faced with the most serious diplomatic crisis since his accession to power in 2014, the Indian Prime Minister has no choice but to find a quick parade in American humiliation. He largely built his legitimacy with the Indians on his international recognition, overplaying his proximity to the greats of this world, starting with Donald Trump. The crisis with the United States and the military confrontation with Pakistan has uncovered the limits of its so-called doctrine “Multi-alignment” or of“Strategic autonomy”, Consisting in multiple contradictory partnerships, without real alliances. India is more isolated than ever on the international scene.
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