Trump's Tariff War Will Push India Closer to Russia, China: Ex-NSA

FORMER US National Security Advisor John Bolton has warned that punitive tariffs imposed on India could backfire strategically, pushing New Delhi closer to Russia and China, the very outcome decades of American diplomacy have sought to avoid.

- JAYANTH JACOB @ New Delhi

In an interview with CNN, Bolton said: "Trump's tariffs against India are intended to hurt Russia, but they could push India closer to Russia and to China to oppose these tariffs."

He warned that Trump's leniency towards China while taking a heavy-handed approach with India was undermining long-term US interests.