https://www.scmp.com/rss/505879/feed Lin Minwang is a professor and vice dean at the Institute of International Studies at Fudan University, and also deputy director of the university's Institute of South Asia Studies. His main research areas include international relations in South Asia, with a focus on China-India relations, and China's foreign policy. He is the author of two books, Choosing War, and The Belt and Road Initiative and Geopolitics in South Asia. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Lin Minwang Lin Minwang Relations between India and the US have steadily deteriorated since May. Initially, the rift was merely diplomatic: US President Donald Trump claimed credit for averting nuclear war between India and Pakistan, but New Delhi dismissed it. Tensions escalated as Washington hurled harsh words at India, followed by punitive tariffs. While New Delhi has expressed its discontent, it also strives to avoid a slide towards open confrontation. India still struggles to comprehend why the Trump... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3325657/why-india-would-be-strategically-naive-count-us-favour?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3325657/why-india-would-be-strategically-naive-count-us-favour?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Sep 2025 21:30:09 +0000 On “Liberation Day” on April 2 when United States President Donald Trump formally announced an unprecedented tariff policy, Trump highlighted a “discounted” 26 per cent reciprocal tariff on India, saying that despite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi being a great friend, the country supposedly charges the US “52 per cent” in tariffs. In response, the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry said it was studying the implications and stressed that New Delhi valued its partnership with the US.... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3305643/how-indias-diplomatic-gamble-us-failed-pay?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3305643/how-indias-diplomatic-gamble-us-failed-pay?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Apr 2025 21:30:07 +0000 As India conducts the world’s biggest election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appear poised for victory. Modi’s popularity has been attributed to myriad factors, including the BJP’s adept mythologisation of the leader, India’s robust economic trajectory and Modi’s appeal to Hindu nationalism. The performance of diplomacy is another factor. A flurry of visits from leaders of the United States, European countries, Japan and Australia, coupled with Modi’s... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3261918/modis-west-leaning-gambit-risks-making-india-victim-its-own-cleverness?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3261918/modis-west-leaning-gambit-risks-making-india-victim-its-own-cleverness?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 May 2024 01:30:13 +0000 The Covid-19 outbreak in India appears to be under control. Although the number of confirmed cases is still increasing, India’s record in battling the pandemic has been quite a success, considering the size of its population. The World Health Organisation has praised India’s lockdown measures at an early stage. Nevertheless, the government is facing a storm of media criticism, including accusations of unreliable data on infection numbers and the death toll, and on the measures’ adverse impact on... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3083710/vitriol-indian-media-can-only-poison-relations-china-time-when?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3083710/vitriol-indian-media-can-only-poison-relations-china-time-when?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 May 2020 01:30:16 +0000