India's vigorous new foreign policy playbook amid Trump tariff shock

The hefty tariffs slapped by Donald Trump have prompted New Delhi to double down on multipolarity, the new buzzword in international relations. This took PM Modi to rarely visited countries by leaders

Seldom in the last couple of decades — at least not since it shed its inhibitions over engaging with the United States — has India pursued a multipolar outreach to the rest of the world with as much vigour as it has since June this year.

 

In the last four months, as it pressed its strategic autonomy, India has restored its proximity with old ally Russia, that too in the face of US pressure. It has attempted to consolidate a thaw in ties with Beijing, but also proactively engaged with the island-nations of the Indo-Pacific with a shared concern about