Are U.S. tariffs bringing India and China together?
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President Xi and Prime Minister Modi greeted each other warmly at the SCO summit in China last weekend. Rick Rossow and Henrietta Levin join Will to discuss how real the China-India rapprochement is, if it’s really because of President Trump’s tariffs, and what it means for the United States.
- Richard Rossow, “After New Tariffs, Trust Between the United States and India Is Running Low,” CSIS, August 6, 2025.
- Henrietta Levin, "China Showcases Global Ambitions at Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit," CSIS, September 3, 2025.
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Chief of Staff, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department; and Senior Fellow, Middle East Program