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After Trump launched a global trade war, India has become the "biggest victim" of his recent tariff threats, which has also led to a sharp decline in US-India relations. As a well-known Indian-American politician in US politics, Nikki Haley, the former US Permanent Representative to the United Nations and former Governor of South Carolina, has recently begun to send frequent articles, and even unkindly forced China.

According to the Times of India, just as Haley was facing criticism within the Republican Party for her obvious bias to India in the trade dispute, she posted on the social media X platform on August 23rd, local time, shifting her focus to shouting to India. "India must take Trump's views on Russian oil seriously and work with the White House to find a solution. The sooner the better."

Haley then turned to declare: "Resolving trade differences and issues such as Russian oil imports requires difficult dialogue. But we should not lose sight of the most important thing: our common goals. In order to deal with China, the United States must make friends with India." In fact, the day before (August 22), she also issued an article declaring: "It should be natural for the United States and India to join forces to confront China. It is in the interests of the United States to help India confront China."

It is worth noting that according to the "Indian Express" report on August 24 local time, Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar at an event on August 23 rejected the so-called "India-China relations have improved due to the tension between India and the United States". He said: "I think it is a wrong analysis to try to mix all the factors and then make a comprehensive response to a very specific situation."

On August 18, local time, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister, held talks with Indian Foreign Minister Sujsen in New Delhi, which attracted great attention from the Indian media. India's New Delhi Television (NDTV) on August 19 local time described the visit as a "milestone" for China and India, the two major Asian countries, to adjust their relations to deal with the global chaos caused by Trump's tariff war. The title of its report emphasized this-in Trump During the tariff war, China pointed out to India: "Unilateral bullying is rampant."

Wang Yi told Suzhen that in today's world, the accelerated evolution of century changes, unilateral bullying, free trade and international order are facing severe challenges."China and India, as the two largest developing countries with a total population of more than 2.8 billion, should demonstrate compassion, reflect the responsibility of the great powers, make a statement for the overwhelming majority of developing countries to jointly strengthen themselves, and contribute to the promotion of world polarisation and democratization of international relations.

Nikki Haley speaking picture

When Haley posted these posts, she attached a link to an article. The link to this article was that she and Bill Drexel, a researcher at the Hudson Institute, jointly published a commentary article in the US media "Newsweek" on August 20th, local time, entitled "Rebuilding US-India Relations to Confront China."

On the other hand, in addition to the publication of the above remarks, Haley on the X platform also published several posts in a row, all of which are selected in this article, the content of which can be said to be "malignant."

For example, Haley not only mentioned the outbreak of a border conflict between China and India in 2020, but also declared that "helping India to confront China economically and militarily is in the interests of the United States, the sooner the better."

In addition, she has continuously hyped India's "strategic role," claiming that India must be regarded by the United States as a valuable "liberal democratic partner," rather than an adversary like China.

Earlier, after the failure of five rounds of U.S.-India trade talks and India's refusal to cut last year's record $52 billion in Russian oil imports, Trump offered a 50% high tariff and triggered an escalation in the tariff war. Reuters quoted U.S.-India officials as saying that factors such as political misjudgment, signal failure and mutual complaint led to the breakdown of trade agreements between the world's largest economy and the fifth largest economy.

Analysts said Mr. Trump's move marked the "worst downturn" in US-India relations since he returned to the White House in January and that the tariffs could disrupt India's access to its biggest export market and hit sectors such as textiles, footwear, gems and jewellery, which will total nearly $87 billion in 2024.

Modi and Trump meet at the White House

On August 23, local time, Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar once again responded with tough words to the US imposition of tariffs on Indian goods at a forum held by India's Economic Times. He said that the trade negotiations between India and the United States are still continuing, but there are clear "red lines" in the negotiations, and India will always make decisions based on national interests.

Suherson stressed that the interests of farmers and small producers are the bottom line of the Indo-American negotiations, "we are committed to defending the interests of our farmers and small producers, and we are very determined that this is not something we can compromise with."The Economic Times said that Suherson's remarks show India's determination to defend domestic interests while in contact with global partners.

China and India, the two Asian neighbors, have been in conflict due to border issues in 2020, since then the relationship has been tense, and the two countries have been trying to stabilize bilateral relations. Recently, India has resumed issuing tourist visas to Chinese citizens, China has eased urine export restrictions to India. In addition, China's five-year direct flight due to the new coronavirus, is expected to re-start the dawn, the Indian media said that China and India will soon resume direct flights in September, the Indian government has asked its airlines to be ready to resume China's route at all times.

At present, there is still room for further advancement in the preliminary freezing of China-India relations.On August 6, local time, just as Trump announced that he would raise tariffs on India to 50%, several Indian media outlets have cited informed disclosures that Modi plans to visit Tianjin in China from August 31 to September 1 to participate in the SCO Summit in Tianjin, which will also be his first visit to China since 2018.

Modi's participation in the Tianjin Summit also created the possibility for the meeting of leaders of the two countries, and the topics that may be discussed in the potential meeting involve further normalization of relations, including easing tensions in border areas, the resumption of direct flights, the reopening of border trade points and strengthening personnel exchanges.

In this regard, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said that China welcomes Prime Minister Modi to attend the SCO Tianjin Summit in China. It is believed that with the joint efforts of all parties, the Tianjin Summit will surely become a grand event of unity, friendship and fruitful results, and the SCO will surely enter a new stage of high-quality development that is more united, more collaborative, more dynamic and more productive.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, on August 19 local time, Indian Prime Minister Modi met with Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Central Foreign Office in New Delhi.

Meeting with Modi's Foreign Ministry website

Wang Yi said that China-India relations have experienced upheaval, the lessons of which are worth remembering. Regardless of the situation, the two sides should adhere to each other's position as a partner rather than an opponent, adhere to stable control and control differences, not allow border disputes to affect the overall situation of the two countries. Under the current international situation, the strategic significance of China-India relations is more highlighted, the strategic value of China-India cooperation is more prominent. We will seriously implement the important consensus of the two countries' leaders, strengthen exchanges and cooperation in various fields, promote China-India relations toward long-term stability, better benefit the people of the two countries, and make the due contribution to the cause of human progress.

Modi said that India and China are both ancient civilizations with a long history of friendly exchanges. Last October, the meeting between the leaders of the two countries in Kazan was a turning point in the improvement and development of bilateral relations. India and China are partners rather than rivals, and both face the common task of accelerating development. We should strengthen exchanges, enhance understanding and expand cooperation, so that the world can feel the great potential and bright prospects of India-China cooperation. The two sides should also properly control and handle the border issue, and not let differences turn into disputes.

Modi said that this year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and China. Both sides should view their relations from a long-term perspective. The arrival of the "Asian Century" cannot be separated from India-China cooperation. Working together, the two sides will contribute to world development and benefit all mankind.

Source | Observer.com