India’s growing population, economic strength, and position as an English-speaking counterweight to China should make it a perfect partner for America.

So, why isn’t it?

On today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Hanson explains how trade disputes, tariffs, and India’s continued purchases of Russian oil have strained ties. Instead of strengthening bonds with America, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is moving closer to both Russia and China.

“It should be a very profitable relationship, especially for India to have all of its citizens free to come to the United States. And millions apparently do and they get billions of dollars in remittances. They run a trade surplus with us. And we have a lot of commonalities as English-speaking democracies. But we're not. And so, why aren't we? One of the greatest problems is Donald Trump slapped a tariff. And he said, ‘India's tariffs are too high.’ And they replied, ‘Well, if you look at services and the other intangibles that I mentioned, maybe it's not that bad. And we're working on it.’ But Trump really did put high tariffs on India.”

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(0:00) Current US-India Relations

(0:20) The Indian-American Community in the US

(3:03) Trade Disputes and Economic Tensions

(4:05) Tariffs and Russian Oil Controversy

(5:48) Historical Context

(6:53) Future of US-India Relations

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