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India, which maintains good relations with Iran and has strategic interests in that country, has walked the trapeze wire regarding the issue of its nuclear programme.
Trump’s latest National Security Strategy signals US retrenchment and transactionalism—reading in Beijing as strategic space to push harder on India
Afghanistan has eroded US power and credibility. A transactional America will now encounter transactional friends
Japan’s ties with the US face uncertainty under Trump, with trade disputes, security tensions, and shifting global alliances. Concerns over US reliability are pushing Japan to strengthen regional partnerships, maintain economic ties with Washington, and cautiously re-engage with China
From PEPFAR to “health-for-minerals,” Donald Trump’s Africa policy signals a shift from humanitarian leadership to extractive transactionalism
Operation Sindoor exposed both the resilience and fragility of India-US ties as Washington recalibrated its regional priorities
As Trump 2.0 redefines transatlantic ties, Europe faces reduced US support, political rifts, and pressure to take charge of its security and China policy
NSS 2025 signals a shift away from universal commitments towards transactional alignments and an assertion of national interest
Though Trump’s economic diplomacy bodes well for African self-reliance, the future of the US-Africa alliance remains shaky
If the BJP has a long-term economic vision for India, it needs to shun acting in a purely transactional manner in the near term.
