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A Spectacular Diplomatic Disaster
A Spectacular Diplomatic Disaster
September 2, 2025 at 7:42 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 63 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2025/09/02/a-spectacular-diplomatic-disaster/
Paul Krugman: “America has spent decades trying to cultivate good relations with India, which could be a useful counterweight to China. Now we have a nearly complete rupture, with India actually cozying up to China.”
“And what was that about? Apparently Trump, in his bizarre pursuit of a Nobel peace prize, tried to bully Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, into giving him undeserved credit for a cease-fire between India and Pakistan. The two men haven’t talked since.”
Axios: Modi joins hands with Xi and Putin in message to Trump.