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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0:00 Donald Trump's contradictory policies

0:39 (CLIP) Trump threatens BRICS

1:05 Brazil pushes back

1:40 USA tries to use India against China

3:58 Goal of Trump's tariffs on India

5:34 (CLIP) EU chief on US trade deal

5:52 India buys Russian oil

7:46 Europe buys Russian oil - from India

9:10 India's trade surplus with USA

9:48 (CLIP) Trump trade advisor Peter Navarro

9:57 US trade with China

11:18 China restricts rare earth exports

12:03 US trade with India

13:35 India improves relations with China

15:41 Vietnam moves closer to China

16:35 BRICS expands to global majority

17:28 History of US-China relations

19:40 Kissinger's triangular diplomacy

20:47 Kissinger: divide Russia & China

21:21 (CLIP) Trump: divide Russia & China

21:37 Closest Russia-China relations ever

22:30 India-US-China relations

24:07 India: 3rd-largest economy on Earth

25:41 India & Non-Aligned Movement

27:03 India-USSR/Russia relations

28:39 India moves toward USA

29:50 Rise of Narendra Modi, BJP, RSS

31:22 US-India relations grow closer

32:59 Modi allies India with Israel

33:40 Modi: from banned to loved in USA

34:49 Trump's India policy

35:50 India's role in BRICS

37:59 India's foreign policy

38:52 India opposes dedollarization

42:21 BRICS' internal contradictions

45:05 Outro